Andrei Florin Rațiu (born 20 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Huesca and the Romania national team. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Florin Rațiu | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Aiud, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Huesca | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Águaviva | |||
| –2010 | Andorra | ||
| 2010–2016 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Villarreal C | 65 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Villarreal B | 58 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Huesca | 26 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Romania | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2022 | |||
Club careerEdit
Born in Aiud, Rațiu moved to Aragon, Spain at the age of six[1] and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup from Andorra CF.[2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 20 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against UD Alzira.[3]
Rațiu scored his first senior goal on 14 September 2016, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of Elche CF Ilicitano.[4] After being regularly used with the C-side, he made his debut for the reserves on 17 December 2017, replacing Darío Poveda late into a 3–2 home win against SCR Peña Deportiva in the Segunda División B championship.[5]
Rațiu was definitely promoted to the B's in August 2018,[6] being regularly used afterwards. He made his first team debut the following 18 April, starting in a 0–2 loss at Valencia CF for the season's UEFA Europa League.[7]
On 4 August 2020, Rațiu was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag for the season.[8] He returned to his parent club the following 29 January, after 12 appearances.[9]
On 4 August 2021, Rațiu signed a three-year contract with SD Huesca, recently relegated to Segunda División.[10]
International careerEdit
Rațiu made his debut for the Romania national team on 2 September 2021, in a 2–0 win over Iceland in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. He started the game and was substituted after 68 minutes.[11]
Career statisticsEdit
ClubEdit
- As of match played 19 December 2021.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 28 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Huesca | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
InternationalEdit
- As of 25 March 2022.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Conoce a Andrei con Cantera Grogueta" [Know Andrei with Cantera Grogueta] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Cine este Andrei Raţiu, românul titular în premieră în sferturile Europa League? Este dorit de Real Madrid" [Who is Andrei Raţiu, Romanian starting in the quarterfinals of the Europa League? He is a Real Madrid target] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Jornada 1. – UD Alzira, 2; Villarreal CF C, 2" [Matchday 1. – UD Alzira, 2; Villarreal CF C, 2.] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal C continúa intratable y supera al filial ilicitano" [Villarreal C remain unstoppable and overcome the ilicitano reserves] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal B doblega a la Peña Deportiva por 3–2" [Villarreal B bend down Peña Deportiva by 3–2] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal B mantiene su apuesta por jugadores de la casa" [Villarreal B keep their bet on home-grown players] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Valencia quality too much for Villarreal in downpour at Mestalla". Marca. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Andrei moves on loan to ADO Den Haag". Villarreal CF. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Andrei returns home". Villarreal CF. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Andrei Ratiu, potencia y talento joven para el lateral azulgrana" [Andrei Ratiu, power and young talent for the blue-and-red full-back] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Iceland v Romania game report web". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
- ^ Andrei Rațiu at Soccerway
- ^ "Andrei Rațiu". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External linksEdit
- Andrei Rațiu at BDFutbol
- Andrei Rațiu at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)