Luka Racic
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luka Racic[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Greve, Denmark[2] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rosenborg | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2018 | Copenhagen | ||
2018–2019 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Brentford | 6 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022 | → HB Køge (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Sønderjyske | 25 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Slaven Belupo | 9 | (0) |
2024 | Volos | 7 | (0) |
2024– | Rosenborg | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (0) |
2020 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:04, 23 August 2024 (UTC) |
Luka Racic (born 8 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.
Racic is a graduate of the F.C. Copenhagen academy and began his senior career in England with Brentford in 2018. Following his promotion into the first team squad in 2019, he appeared sparingly before returning to Denmark to join Sønderjyske in 2022. Following short-lived spells with Slaven Belupo and Volos, Racic returned to Scandinavia with Rosenborg in 2024. Racic represented Denmark at youth level.
Club career
[edit]F.C. Copenhagen
[edit]A central defender, Racic began his career in the F.C. Copenhagen academy and was an unused substitute during two first team matches in the 2016–17 season.[4][5][2] He departed the Parken Stadium in July 2018.[4]
Brentford
[edit]On 5 July 2018, Racic moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.[4] He was a part of the B team's 2019 Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad and injuries in the first team squad allowed him to make two late-season first team appearances.[6][7][8] In October 2019, Racic signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad.[9] He finished the 2019–20 season with seven appearances and one goal, but he did not feature during Brentford's unsuccessful playoff campaign.[10][11]
Down the central defensive pecking order, Racic joined newly-promoted League One club Northampton Town on a loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season.[12] He made 10 appearances before a back injury led to the termination of the loan in January 2021.[13] Racic returned to match play with the B team in mid-April,[14] but he did not win a call into a matchday squad before the end of Brentford's promotion-winning season.[2][15] Despite being named in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad for the first half of the 2021–22 season,[16] Racic played exclusively for the B team during the first half of the campaign.[2][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] He joined Danish 1st Division club HB Køge on loan in January 2022 and made 14 appearances and scored two goals during the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[2][24]
Returning to the Community Stadium for the 2022–23 pre-season, Racic made one first team friendly appearance,[25] but was not given a squad number ahead of the start of the regular season.[26] He departed the club following the cancellation of his contract on 1 September 2022.[27][28] Racic made 9 appearances and scored one goal during four years with Brentford.[28]
Sønderjyske
[edit]On 1 September 2022, Racic transferred to Danish 1st Division club Sønderjyske for an undisclosed fee and signed a contract running until the end of the 2022–23 season.[29] He made 27 appearances and scored two goals during a 2022–23 season in which the club narrowly missed promotion back to the Superliga.[2][30][31] Racic was unable to agree to a contract extension and departed the club when his contract expired.[32]
Slaven Belupo
[edit]On 26 June 2023, Racic signed a two-year contract with Croatian League club Slaven Belupo.[33] He made 11 appearances prior to the termination of his contract by mutual consent on 9 January 2024.[34]
Volos
[edit]On 9 January 2024, Racic signed an undisclosed-length contract with Super League Greece club Volos.[35] He made just seven appearances during the remainder of the 2023–24 season,[2] in which the club narrowly avoided relegation.[36] In June 2024, it was reported that Racic had negotiated with the club to make himself available on a free transfer during the off-season transfer window.[37]
Rosenborg
[edit]On 13 August 2024, Racic signed an 18-month contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Rosenborg on a free transfer.[38]
International career
[edit]Racic was capped by Denmark between U16 and U21 level.[39] He was a part of the Danish 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and made three appearances at the tournament.[40]
Personal life
[edit]Racic is of Montenegrin descent and his uncle's brother is goalkeeper Filip Đukić.[41]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
F.C. Copenhagen | 2016–17[2] | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 2018–19[8] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20[10] | Championship | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2020–21[42] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
HB Køge (loan) | 2021–22[2] | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
Sønderjyske | 2022–23[2] | Danish 1st Division | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
Slaven Belupo | 2023–24[2] | Croatian League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Volos | 2023–24[2] | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Rosenborg | 2024[43] | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 68 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 5 |
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
[edit]Brentford B
- Middlesex Senior Cup: 2018–19[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Luka Racic at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Luka Račić". NK Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Brentford B sign Luka Racic". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Jammerbugt FC vs. F.C. København 1–6 | 26/10 2016 17:30 | DBU Pokalen". F.C. København. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "🗣 "Beating Man United at any level is incredible and to do it with the B team was definitely special"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luka Racic in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Luka Racic pens new long-term deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luka Racic in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Luka Racic makes loan switch to Northampton Town". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Luka Racic returns from Northampton Town loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Brentford B 3 Ebbsfleet United 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Brentford 2 Swansea City 0". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Eastleigh vs Brentford on 20 Aug 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic Under-23s vs Brentford on 29 Sep 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Brentford vs Barnet on 13 Oct 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Woking FC vs Brentford on 05 Nov 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Pafos FC vs Brentford on 14 Nov 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Broadfields United vs Brentford on 23 Nov 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Oxford United XI vs Brentford on 14 Dec 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Luka Racic joins HB Køge on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Report: Boreham Wood 0–2 Brentford". Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "2022/23 Squad Numbers Confirmed". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023". The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Luka Racic Departs". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Ravn, Jacob (1 September 2022). "SønderjyskE Fodbold henter forsvarstalent i Brentford FC". SønderjyskE (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Summary – Superliga – Denmark – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Summary – 1. Division – Denmark – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Tak for indsatsen til Luka Racic". Sønderjyske Fodbold. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Luka Račić novi je igrač Slaven Belupa". NK Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Luka Račić više nije igrač Slaven Belupa". NK Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Στον Βόλο ο Luca Racic". Βολος Π.Α.Ε. (in Greek). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Tables – Super League 1 – Greece – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Dansker vil væk fra kaos: Hvad jeg havde frygtet". Tipsbladet.dk. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Racic klar for Rosenborg". Rosenborg (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Luka Racic national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- ^ Luka Racic – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "Račić uskoro, moguće u reprezentaciji Crne Gore". RTCG – Radio Televizija Crne Gore – Nacionalni javni servis (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Luka Racic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Luka Racic at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
External links
[edit]- Luka Racic national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Luka Racic at Soccerbase
- Luka Racic at Soccerway
- Luka Racic – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Luka Racic at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Danish people of Montenegrin descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- People from Greve Municipality
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- HB Køge players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- English Football League players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Danish 1st Division players
- Footballers from Region Zealand
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Croatian Football League players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Super League Greece players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Rosenborg BK players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Eliteserien players