Andrei Rațiu

Andrei Florin Rațiu (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 play 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
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 26 (0)
National team‡
2019–2020 Romania U21 3 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 6 (0)
2021– Romania 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2022

Club career

Born in Aiud, Rațiu moved to Aragon, Spain at the age of six[1] and joined Villarreal CF'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 UD Alzira.[3]

Rațiu scored his first senior goal on 14 September 2016, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of Elche CF Ilicitano.[4] After being regularly used with the C-side, he made his debut for the reserves on 17 December 2017, replacing Darío Poveda late into a 3–2 home win against SCR Peña Deportiva in the Segunda División B championship.[5]

Rațiu was definitely promoted to the B's in August 2018,[6] being regularly used afterwards. He made his first team debut the following 18 April, starting in a 0–2 loss at Valencia CF for the season's UEFA Europa League.[7]

On 4 August 2020, Rațiu was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag for the season.[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 SD Huesca, recently relegated to Segunda División.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 December 2021.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe 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
Total 00001010
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 1002000120
Total 1002000120
Huesca 2021–22 Segunda División 1900000190
Total 1900000190
Career total 8712010901
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 25 March 2022.[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202150
202210
Total60

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. "Iceland v Romania game report web". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  12. Andrei Rațiu at Soccerway
  13. "Andrei Rațiu". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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