Luka Racic

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Luka Racic
Personal information
Full name Luka Racic[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Greve, Denmark[2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Volos
Number 2
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 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 00:33, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Luka Racic (born 8 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Volos.

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. Racic transferred to Croatian club Slaven Belupo in 2023. 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 conract 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]

International career[edit]

Racic was capped by Denmark between U16 and U21 level.[36] He was a part of the Danish 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and made three appearances at the tournament.[37]

Personal life[edit]

Racic is of Montenegrin descent and his uncle's brother is goalkeeper Filip Đukić.[38]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 21 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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[39] 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 2 0 1 0 — — — 3 0
Career total 62 5 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 73 5
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Brentford B

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Luka Racic at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Luka Račić". NK Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Brentford B sign Luka Racic". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Jammerbugt FC vs. F.C. København 1–6 | 26/10 2016 17:30 | DBU Pokalen". F.C. København. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ "🗣 "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.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Luka Racic in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Luka Racic pens new long-term deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Luka Racic in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Luka Racic makes loan switch to Northampton Town". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Luka Racic returns from Northampton Town loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Brentford B 3 Ebbsfleet United 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Brentford 2 Swansea City 0". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  16. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Eastleigh vs Brentford on 20 Aug 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Charlton Athletic Under-23s vs Brentford on 29 Sep 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Brentford vs Barnet on 13 Oct 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Woking FC vs Brentford on 05 Nov 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Pafos FC vs Brentford on 14 Nov 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Broadfields United vs Brentford on 23 Nov 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Oxford United XI vs Brentford on 14 Dec 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Luka Racic joins HB Køge on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Report: Boreham Wood 0–2 Brentford". Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  26. ^ "2022/23 Squad Numbers Confirmed". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023". The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Luka Racic Departs". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  29. ^ Ravn, Jacob (1 September 2022). "SønderjyskE Fodbold henter forsvarstalent i Brentford FC". SønderjyskE (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  30. ^ "Summary – Superliga – Denmark – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  31. ^ "Summary – 1. Division – Denmark – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Tak for indsatsen til Luka Racic". Sønderjyske Fodbold. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  33. ^ "Luka Račić novi je igrač Slaven Belupa". NK Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  34. ^ "Luka Račić više nije igrač Slaven Belupa". NK Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  35. ^ "Στον Βόλο ο Luca Racic". Βολος Π.Α.Ε. (in Greek). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  36. ^ Luka Racic national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  37. ^ Luka Racic – UEFA competition record (archive)
  38. ^ "Račić uskoro, moguće u reprezentaciji Crne Gore". RTCG – Radio Televizija Crne Gore – Nacionalni javni servis (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  39. ^ "Games played by Luka Racic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links[edit]

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