Vadim Rață

Vadim Rață
Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Cluj
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2010	Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
2010–2016	Sheriff Tiraspol
2013–2015	→ Tiraspol (loan)
2015	→ Zaria Bălți (loan)
2016	→ Speranța Nisporeni (loan)
2016–2017	Zaria Bălți
2018	Milsami Orhei
2019–2021	Chindia Târgoviște
2021–2022	Voluntari
2022	FCSB
2022–2024	Voluntari
2024–	Universitatea Cluj
International career‡
2009–2010	Moldova U17
2011–2012	Moldova U19
2013–2014	Moldova U21
2015–	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Vadim Rață (born 5 May 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj and captains the Moldova national team.

Club career

On 12 August 2022, Rață joined Romanian Liga I club FCSB.^[1]

On 6 September 2022, just after 3 games played for FCSB, Rață returned to Voluntari, agreeing to a three-year deal.^[2]

Rață made his debut for the Moldova national team on 14 February 2015, being replaced by Alexandru Onică at half time in a 1–2 friendly loss to Romania B in Aksu, Kazakhstan.^[3]

As of match played 2 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheriff Tiraspol	2010–11	Divizia Națională	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
	2011–12		25	1	0	0	1	0	–		26	1
	2012–13		10	1	2	0	–		–		12	1
	Total		48	2	2	0	1	0	–	–	51	2
Tiraspol (loan)	2013–14	Divizia Națională	25	2	1	0	0	0	–		26	2
	2014–15	Divizia Națională	16	0	1	0	1	0	–		18	0
	Total		41	2	2	0	1	0	–	–	44	2
Zaria Bălți (loan)	2015–16	Divizia Națională	15	2	0	0	–		–		15	2
Speranța Nisporeni (loan)	2015–16	Divizia Națională	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Zaria Bălți	2016–17	Divizia Națională	25	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	27	4
	2017	Divizia Națională	18	1	3	0	4	0	–		25	1
	Total		43	5	3	0	5	0	1	0	52	5
Milsami Orhei	2018	Divizia Națională	27	3	0	0	1	0	–		28	3
Chindia Târgoviște	2018–19	Liga II	15	1	–		–		–		15	1
	2019–20	Liga I	32	2	1	0	–		2	0	35	2
	2020–21	Liga I	36	0	2	0	–		1	1	39	1
	Total		84	5	3	0	–	–	3	1	89	5
Voluntari	2021–22	Liga I	38	8	5	1	–		–		43	9
	2022–23		33	1	3	1	–		1^[a]	0	37	2
	2023–24		36	1	4	0	–		–		40	1
	Total		107	10	12	2	–	–	1	0	120	12
FCSB	2022–23	Liga I	2	0	–		1	0	–		3	0
Universitatea Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Career total			382	28	22	2	9	0	5	1	418	31

As of match played 11 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Moldova	2015	3	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	2	1
	2020	9	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	9	0
	2023	9	1
	2024	4	0
Total		47	2

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2019	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	France	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	10 September 2023	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Sheriff Tiraspol

Zaria Bălți

Milsami Orhei

Chindia Târgoviște

Voluntari

^ Mihaitalazarica (12 August 2022). "Bine ai venit, Vadim Rața!" (in Romanian). FCSB. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ Mihaitalazarica (6 September 2022). "Bine ai revenit , Vadim Rață!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Romania 2-1 Moldova". European Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
^ "Vadim Rață". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 November 2019.