# Vadim Rață

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.

## Club career
### FCSB

On 12 August 2022, Rață joined Romanian Liga I club FCSB.

### Return to Voluntari

On 6 September 2022, just after 3 games played for FCSB, Rață returned to Voluntari, agreeing to a three-year deal.

## 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2010–11 | Divizia Națională | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2011–12 | Divizia Națională | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2012–13 | Divizia Națională | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Total | Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 2 |
| Tiraspol (loan) | 2013–14 | Divizia Națională | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 |
| Tiraspol (loan) | 2014–15 | Divizia Națională | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Tiraspol (loan) | Total | 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 |
| Zaria Bălți | 2017 | Divizia Națională | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| Zaria Bălți | Total | 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 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2019–20 | Liga I | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2020–21 | Liga I | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Total | Total | 84 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 89 | 5 |
| Voluntari | 2021–22 | Liga I | 38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 43 | 9 |
| Voluntari | 2022–23 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Voluntari | 2023–24 | Liga I | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 1 |
| Voluntari | Total | 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 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 394 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 431 | 31 |
* ↑ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Moldova | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 53 | 3 |
    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 | 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