Andrei Rațiu

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Andrei Rațiu
Personal information
Full name Andrei Florin Rațiu
Date of birth (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Aiud, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 2
Youth career
Águaviva
0000–2010 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)
2021–2023 Huesca 72 (3)
2023– Rayo Vallecano 8 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Romania U21 3 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 6 (0)
2021– Romania 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Andrei Florin Rațiu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej floˈrin ˈrat͡sju]; born 20 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Romania national team.

Club career[edit]

Early career and Villarreal[edit]

Born in Aiud, Alba County, Rațiu moved to Aragon, Spain at the age of six[1] and joined Villarreal'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 Alzira.[3] Rațiu scored his first senior goal on 14 September 2016, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of Elche Ilicitano.[4]

After being regularly used with the C-side, Rațiu made his debut for the reserves on 17 December 2017, replacing Darío Poveda late into a 3–2 home win against Peña Deportiva in the Segunda División B championship.[5] He was definitely promoted to the B-team in August 2018,[6] being regularly used afterwards. He made his first team debut the following 18 April, starting in a 2–0 derby loss at Valencia for the season's UEFA Europa League.[7]

On 4 August 2020, Rațiu was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag for the campaign.[8] He returned to his parent club the following 29 January, after 12 appearances.[9]

Huesca[edit]

On 4 August 2021, Rațiu signed a three-year contract with Huesca, recently relegated to Segunda División.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 21 May 2022, netting his team's second in a 3–2 home win over Real Sociedad B.

Rayo Vallecano[edit]

On 26 August 2023, Rațiu agreed to a five-year deal with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.[11] He made his debut on 1 November, in a 6–0 Copa del Rey thrashing of Atlético Lugones in which he also scored.[12] Four days later, he played the full 90 minutes in a goalless league away draw at Real Madrid.[13]

International career[edit]

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.[14] On 26 September 2022, Rațiu scored his first goal in a 4–1 defeat of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[15] which had already won its UEFA Nations League group at that point.

The next year, Rațiu totalled five appearances in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, including a start in the final 1–0 victory over Switzerland, as Romania won Group I undefeated.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 31 March 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental 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 30 1 — — 30 1
2019–20 Segunda División B 21 0 — — 21 0
2020–21 Segunda División B 8 0 — — 8 0
Total 60 1 — — 60 1
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 10 0 2 0 — 12 0
Huesca 2021–22 Segunda División 34 1 0 0 — 34 1
2022–23 Segunda División 38 2 1 0 — 39 2
Total 72 3 1 0 — 73 3
Rayo Vallecano 2023–24 La Liga 8 0 4 1 — 12 1
Career total 150 4 7 1 1 0 158 5
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2021 5 0
2022 5 1
2023 5 0
2024 1 0
Total 16 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rațiu goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Andrei Rațiu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 September 2022 Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 4–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conoce a Andrei con Cantera Grogueta" [Know Andrei with Cantera Grogueta] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Valencia quality too much for Villarreal in downpour at Mestalla". Marca. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Andrei moves on loan to ADO Den Haag". Villarreal CF. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Andrei returns home". Villarreal CF. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Ratiu, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Ratiu, new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Atlético Lugones vs Rayo Vallecano - Copa del Rey" (in Spanish). La Liga. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Reacția lui Rațiu, după ce l-a ridiculizat pe Bellingham și l-a ținut "în lesă" pe Vinicius. Cu cine a făcut schimb de tricouri" [Rațiu's reaction, after he ridiculed Bellingham and kept Vinicius "on a leash". Who did he exchange shirts with?] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Iceland v Romania game report web". FIFA.com. 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Romania - Bosnia and Herzegovina | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  16. ^ "VICTORIE cu Elveția și mergem la EURO 2024 de pe primul loc în grupă!" [WIN against Switzerland and we go to EURO 2024 from first place in the group!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  17. ^ Andrei Rațiu at Soccerway
  18. ^ a b "Andrei Rațiu". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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