Vadim Rață

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

Vadim Rață

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Voluntari
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–	Voluntari	45	(2)
International career^‡
2009–2010	Moldova U17	3	(0)
2011–2012	Moldova U19	9	(2)
2013–2014	Moldova U21	24	(0)
2015–	Moldova	43	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

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 12 November 2023

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	Moldovan Super Liga	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	Moldovan Super Liga	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	Moldovan Super Liga	15	2	0	0	–		–		15	2
Speranța Nisporeni (loan)	2015–16	Moldovan Super Liga	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Zaria Bălți	2016–17	Moldovan Super Liga	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	Moldovan Super Liga	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		16	1	3	0	–		–		19	1
	Total		86	10	11	2	–	–	1	0	98	12
FCSB	2022–23	Liga I	2	0	–		1	0	–		3	0
Career total			354	28	21	2	9	0	5	1	389	31

1. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 20 November 2023

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
Total		43	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

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Divizia Națională: 2011–12, 2012–13

Zaria Bălți

• Moldovan Cup runner-up: 2016–17
• Moldovan Super Cup runner-up: 2016

Milsami Orhei

• Moldovan Cup: 2017–18

Chindia Târgoviște

• Liga II: 2018–19

Voluntari

• Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22

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.

External links

• Vadim Rață at Soccerway
• Vadim Rață at National-Football-Teams.com