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	4	(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 August 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 August 2025

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	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			400	28	23	2	9	0	5	1	437	31

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 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, 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