Vadim Rață

Vadim Rață

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Argeș Pitești
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)
2024–2025	Universitatea Cluj	22	(0)
2025–	Argeș Pitești	22	(0)
International career‡
2009–2010	Moldova U17	3	(0)
2011–2012	Moldova U19	9	(2)
2013–2014	Moldova U21	24	(0)
2015–	Moldova	61	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025

Vadim Rață (born 5 May 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Argeș Pitești 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 6 February 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		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	Divizia Națională	25	1	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		26	1
	2012–13	Divizia Națională	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	Divizia Națională	16	0	1	0	1 [b]	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 [b]	0	1 [c]	0	27	4
	2017	Divizia Națională	18	1	3	0	4 [b]	0	—		25	1
	Total		43	5	3	0	5	0	1	0	52	5
Milsami Orhei	2018	Divizia Națională	27	3	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		28	3
Chindia Târgoviște	2018–19	Liga II	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	2019–20	Liga I	32	2	1	0	—		2 [d]	0	35	2
	2020–21	Liga I	36	0	2	0	—		1 [e]	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	Liga I	33	1	3	1	—		1 [e]	0	37	2
	2023–24	Liga I	36	1	4	0	—		—		40	1
	Total		107	10	12	2	—		1	0	120	12
FCSB	2022–23	Liga I	2	0	—		1 [f]	0	—		3	0
Universitatea Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	22	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
Argeș Pitești	2025–26	Liga I	22	0	3	1	—		—		25	1
Career total			418	28	26	3	9	0	5	1	458	32

1. Includes Moldovan Cup, Cupa României
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Moldovan Super Cup
4. Appearance in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
5. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
6. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 13 November 2025

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
	2025	8	0
Total		61	3

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rață goal. ^[4]

List of international goals scored by Vadim Rață

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

• 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