Andrei Rațiu
Right-Back · Nr. 2
Romania
International
Age
28
Height
183 cm
Weight
74 kg
Country
Aiud, Romania
Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Career
2023
Rayo Vallecano
2021–2023
Huesca
2020–2021
ADO Den Haag
2020–2020
Romania U23
2019–2021
Villarreal
2019–2020
Romania U21
2017–2021
Villarreal B
2016–2018
Villarreal C
2010–2016
Villarreal
0000–2010
Andorra
Biography
Andrei Florin Rațiu (Romanian pronunciation: ; born 20 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Romania national team.
Raised in Spain from the age of six, Rațiu progressed through the Villarreal youth academy but did not make his debut for the first team. After a loan spell at Dutch club ADO Den Haag from 2020 to 2021, he moved to Huesca. Two years later, he was transferred to Rayo Vallecano, where he made his La Liga debut.
Rațiu made his senior international debut for Romania in September 2021, in a 2–0 win over Iceland. He represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2024.
Raised in Spain from the age of six, Rațiu progressed through the Villarreal youth academy but did not make his debut for the first team. After a loan spell at Dutch club ADO Den Haag from 2020 to 2021, he moved to Huesca. Two years later, he was transferred to Rayo Vallecano, where he made his La Liga debut.
Rațiu made his senior international debut for Romania in September 2021, in a 2–0 win over Iceland. He represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2024.
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