| Petar Ratkov | |
| Birth Date: | 2003 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Currentclub: | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | DIF Belgrade |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | TSC |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | TSC |
| Caps1: | 76 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Serbia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Serbia U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Serbia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 8 September 2024 |
Petar Ratkov (; born 18 August 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Serbia national team.[1]
On 18 June 2023, Ratkov signed for reigning Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year contract.[2]
Ratkov is of mixed Bulgarian and Croatian descent. He holds both Serbian and Bulgarian citizenships which made him able to represent Serbia or Bulgaria; he was also eligible to play for Croatia through his mother's aforementioned descent. In September 2023, he declined a call up for Bulgaria, committing himself to the Serbian national team.[3] [4]
Ratkov was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
Issue number 375 of the CIES Football Observatory puts Ratkov in the 79th place of 100 best performing U21 outfield players from 32 European leagues according to players’ performance compared to teammates, the employer team’s sporting level, as well as that of opponents, covering eight different game areas: air defence, ground defence, recovery, distribution, take on, chance creation, air attack and shooting. Ratkov is the third-youngest player on the list at the age of 18.6, the only Serbian player on the list, and his game profile is characterized as a target man shooter.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| TSC | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 81 | 17 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 24 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||