Vadim Rață

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.

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(s)	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	2	(0)
International career‡
2009–2010	Moldova U17	3	(0)
2011–2012	Moldova U19	9	(2)
2013–2014	Moldova U21	24	(0)
2015–	Moldova	56	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

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 18 July 2025

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	Divizia Națională	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	Divizia Națională	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	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	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	Divizia Națională	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		36	1	4	0	–		–		40	1
	Total		107	10	12	2	–	–	1	0	120	12
FCSB	2022–23	Liga I	2	0	–		1	0	–		3	0
Universitatea Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	22	0	1	0	–		–		23	0
Argeș Pitești	2025–26	Liga I	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Career total			398	28	23	2	9	0	5	1	435	31

1. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 6 June 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	3	0
Total		56	3

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 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