Andrei Florin Rațiu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej floˈrin ˈrat͡sju]; 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 be deployed as a right winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrei Florin Rațiu | ||
Date of birth | (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Aiud, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Huesca | ||
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– | Huesca | 39 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Romania Olympic | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Romania | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
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 0–2 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]
On 4 August 2021, Rațiu signed a three-year contract with Huesca, recently relegated to Segunda División.[10]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 107 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 September 2022 | Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
SD Huesca – current squad | |
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Romania men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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