Luka Racic

Luka Racic (born 8 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the F.C. Copenhagen academy and represented Denmark at youth level.

Luka Racic
Personal information
Full name Luka Racic[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999
Place of birth Greve, Denmark[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 32
Youth career
2014–2016 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Copenhagen 0 (0)
2018– Brentford 6 (1)
2020–2021 → Northampton Town (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Denmark U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 12 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2020 Denmark U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:52, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

F.C. Copenhagen

A central defender, Racic began his career in the F.C. Copenhagen academy and was an unused substitute during two first team matches in the 2016–17 season.[4][5][6] He departed the Parken Stadium in July 2018.[4]

Brentford

On 5 July 2018, Racic moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.[4] He was a part of the B team's 2019 Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad and injuries in the first team squad allowed him to make two late-season first team appearances.[7][8][9] In October 2019, Racic signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad.[10] He finished the 2019–20 season with seven appearances and one goal, but he did not feature during Brentford's unsuccessful playoff campaign.[11][12] Down the central defensive pecking order, Racic departed on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season,[13] but a back injury saw the loan terminated in January 2021.[14] Racic returned to match play with the B team in mid-April,[15] but he did not win a call into a matchday squad before the end of Brentford's promotion-winning season.[6][16] Despite failing to win a call into a first team squad during the first month of the 2021–22 season,[6] Racic was named in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad on 10 September 2021.[17]

Northampton Town (loan)

On 21 August 2020, Racic joined newly-promoted League One club Northampton Town on a season-long loan.[13] He made 10 appearances before the loan was terminated in January 2021.[14]

International career

Racic has been capped by Denmark between U16 and U21 level.[18] He was a part of the Danish 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and made three appearances at the tournament.[19]

Personal life

Racic is of Montenegrin descent and his uncle's brother is goalkeeper Filip Djukic.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
F.C. Copenhagen 2016–17[21] Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Brentford 2018–19[9] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2019–20[11] 4 1 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 7 1
Total 6 1 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 1
Northampton Town (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 6 0 1 0 2 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 0
Career total 12 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Brentford B

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. Luka Racic at Soccerbase
  3. "Luka Racic – Defender – Brentford B". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. "Brentford B sign Luka Racic". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. "Jammerbugt FC vs. F.C. København 1–6 | 26/10 2016 17:30 | DBU Pokalen". F.C. København. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. Luka Racic at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. "🗣 "Beating Man United at any level is incredible and to do it with the B team was definitely special"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. "Games played by Luka Racic in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. "Luka Racic pens new long-term deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. "Games played by Luka Racic in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  12. "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. "Luka Racic makes loan switch to Northampton Town". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. "Luka Racic returns from Northampton Town loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. "Brentford B 3 Ebbsfleet United 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  16. "Brentford 2 Swansea City 0". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  17. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  18. "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  19. Luka Racic – UEFA competition record (archive)
  20. "Račić uskoro, moguće u reprezentaciji Crne Gore". RTCG – Radio Televizija Crne Gore – Nacionalni javni servis (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  21. "Games played by Luka Racic in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  22. "Games played by Luka Racic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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