Vadim Rață

Vadim Rață
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-05) 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 Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 34 (2)
2010–2016 Sheriff Tiraspol 48 (2)
2013–2015 → Tiraspol (loan) 41 (2)
2015 → Zaria Bălți (loan) 15 (2)
2016 → Speranța Nisporeni (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Zaria Bălți 43 (5)
2018 Milsami Orhei 27 (3)
2019–2021 Chindia Târgoviște 83 (4)
2021–2022 Voluntari 42 (8)
2022 FCSB 2 (0)
2022–2024 Voluntari 65 (4)
2024– Universitatea Cluj 16 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Moldova U17 3 (0)
2011–2012 Moldova U19 9 (2)
2013–2014 Moldova U21 24 (0)
2015– Moldova 53 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 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

FCSB

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

Return to Voluntari

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

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
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 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 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 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 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
Career total 390 28 23 2 9 0 5 1 427 31
  1. ^ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 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 10 1
Total 53 3
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 qualifying
2. 10 September 2023 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
3. 10 September 2024 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  San Marino 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

Zaria Bălți

Milsami Orhei

Chindia Târgoviște

Voluntari

References

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


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