Andrei Rațiu

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

Andrei Rațiu
Personal information
Full name Andrei Florin Rațiu
Date of birth (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998
Place of birth Aiud, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back, winger
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Romania U21 3 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 6 (0)
2021– Romania 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023

Club career

Early career / Villarreal

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]

Huesca

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

Rayo Vallecano

On 26 August 2023, Rațiu agreed to a five-year deal with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.[11]

International career

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.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 May 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2017–18 Segunda División B 10——10
2018–19 Segunda División B 281——281
2019–20 Segunda División B 210——210
2020–21 Segunda División B 80——80
Total 581——581
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 10020—120
Huesca 2021–22 Segunda División 34100—341
2022–23 Segunda División 38210—392
Total 72310—733
Rayo Vallecano 2023–24 La Liga 0000—00
Career total 140430101444
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 12 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202150
202251
202330
Total131
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rațiu goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Andrei Rațiu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 September 2022Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina3–14–12022–23 UEFA Nations League B

References
  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. "Iceland v Romania game report web". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  13. Andrei Rațiu at Soccerway
  14. "Andrei Rațiu". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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