| Vadim Rață | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Universitatea Cluj |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sheriff Tiraspol |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Clubs1: | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol |
| Years2: | 2010–2016 |
| Caps2: | 48 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Clubs2: | Sheriff Tiraspol |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Clubs3: | → Tiraspol (loan) |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Clubs4: | → Zaria Bălți (loan) |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | → Speranța Nisporeni (loan) |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Clubs6: | Zaria Bălți |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Clubs7: | Milsami Orhei |
| Years8: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps8: | 83 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Clubs8: | Chindia Târgoviște |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Voluntari |
| Caps9: | 42 |
| Goals9: | 8 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | FCSB |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Voluntari |
| Caps11: | 65 |
| Goals11: | 4 |
| Years12: | 2024– |
| Clubs12: | Universitatea Cluj |
| Caps12: | 5 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Moldova U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Moldova U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Moldova U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam4: | Moldova |
| Nationalcaps4: | 47 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 12 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Vadim Rață (born 5 May 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj and captains the Moldova national team.
On 12 August 2022, Rață joined Romanian Liga I club FCSB.[1]
On 6 September 2022, just after 3 games played for FCSB, Rață returned to Voluntari, agreeing to a three-year deal.[2]
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 9 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 379 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 415 | 31 | |||
| 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 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 2. | 10 September 2023 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |||
Sheriff Tiraspol
Zaria Bălți
Milsami Orhei
Chindia Târgoviște
Voluntari