Luka Racic

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Luka Racic
Personal information
Full name Luka Racic [1]
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Greve, Denmark [2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rosenborg
Number 4
Youth career
2014–2018 Copenhagen
2018–2019 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Brentford 6 (1)
2020–2021 → Northampton Town (loan) 6 (0)
2022 → HB Køge (loan) 14 (2)
2022–2023 Sønderjyske 25 (2)
2023–2024 Slaven Belupo 9 (0)
2024 Volos 7 (0)
2024– Rosenborg 7 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Denmark U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 12 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2020 Denmark U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:43, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Luka Racic (born 8 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Contents

Racic is a graduate of the F.C. Copenhagen academy and began his senior career in England with Brentford in 2018. Following his promotion into the first team squad in 2019, he appeared sparingly before returning to Denmark to join Sønderjyske in 2022. Following short-lived spells with Slaven Belupo and Volos, Racic returned to Scandinavia with Rosenborg in 2024. Racic represented Denmark at youth level.

Club career

F.C. Copenhagen

A central defender, Racic began his career in the F.C. Copenhagen academy and was an unused substitute during two first team matches in the 2016–17 season. [4] [5] [2] He departed the Parken Stadium in July 2018. [4]

Brentford

On 5 July 2018, Racic moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year. [4] He was a part of the B team's 2019 Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad and injuries in the first team squad allowed him to make two late-season first team appearances. [6] [7] [8] In October 2019, Racic signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad. [9] He finished the 2019–20 season with seven appearances and one goal, but he did not feature during Brentford's unsuccessful playoff campaign. [10] [11]

Down the central defensive pecking order, Racic joined newly-promoted League One club Northampton Town on a loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season. [12] He made 10 appearances before a back injury led to the termination of the loan in January 2021. [13] Racic returned to match play with the B team in mid-April, [14] but he did not win a call into a matchday squad before the end of Brentford's promotion-winning season. [2] [15] Despite being named in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad for the first half of the 2021–22 season, [16] Racic played exclusively for the B team during the first half of the campaign. [2] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] He joined Danish 1st Division club HB Køge on loan in January 2022 and made 14 appearances and scored two goals during the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [2] [24]

Returning to the Community Stadium for the 2022–23 pre-season, Racic made one first team friendly appearance, [25] but was not given a squad number ahead of the start of the regular season. [26] He departed the club following the cancellation of his contract on 1 September 2022. [27] [28] Racic made 9 appearances and scored one goal during four years with Brentford. [28]

Sønderjyske

On 1 September 2022, Racic transferred to Danish 1st Division club Sønderjyske for an undisclosed fee and signed a contract running until the end of the 2022–23 season. [29] He made 27 appearances and scored two goals during a 2022–23 season in which the club narrowly missed promotion back to the Superliga. [2] [30] [31] Racic was unable to agree to a contract extension and departed the club when his contract expired. [32]

Slaven Belupo

On 26 June 2023, Racic signed a two-year contract with Croatian League club Slaven Belupo. [33] He made 11 appearances prior to the termination of his contract by mutual consent on 9 January 2024. [34]

Volos

On 9 January 2024, Racic signed an undisclosed-length contract with Super League Greece club Volos. [35] He made just seven appearances during the remainder of the 2023–24 season, [2] in which the club narrowly avoided relegation. [36] In June 2024, it was reported that Racic had negotiated with the club to make himself available on a free transfer during the off-season transfer window. [37]

Rosenborg

On 13 August 2024, Racic signed an 18-month contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Rosenborg on a free transfer. [38]

International career

Racic was capped by Denmark between U16 and U21 level. [39] He was a part of the Danish 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and made three appearances at the tournament. [40]

Personal life

Racic is of Montenegrin descent and his uncle's brother is goalkeeper Filip Đukić. [41]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
F.C. Copenhagen 2016–17 [2] Danish Superliga 0000—00—00
Brentford 2018–19 [8] Championship 200000——20
2019–20 [10] Championship412010—0071
Total612010—0091
Northampton Town (loan) 2020–21 [42] League One 601020—1 [c] 0100
HB Køge (loan) 2021–22 [2] Danish 1st Division 142————142
Sønderjyske 2022–23 [2] Danish 1st Division25220———272
Slaven Belupo 2023–24 [2] Croatian League 9020———110
Volos 2023–24 [2] Super League Greece 7010———80
Rosenborg 2024 [43] Eliteserien 50————50
Career total72580300010845
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Brentford B

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