Petar Ratkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Ратков; 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]
_21.jpg) Ratkov with Salzburg in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | DIF Belgrade | ||
| 2020–2021 | TSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | TSC | 76 | (16) |
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 34 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Serbia U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2023– | Serbia U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– | Serbia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024 | |||
Career
editOn 18 June 2023, Ratkov signed for reigning Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year contract.[2]
International career
editRatkov 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.
Style of play
editIssue 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]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 December 2024[6]
| 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[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 24 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 8 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "RATKOV PETAR". FK TSC website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Serbisches Sturmtalent verstärkt unsere Roten Bullen" [Serbian storm talent strengthens our Red Bulls]. www.redbullsalzburg.at/de (in German). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Сръбски нападател е отклонил предложението на Кръстаич да заиграе за България
- ^ "HRVATI, BUGARI... ŽELEO SAM SAMO SRBIJU: Petar Ratkov prvi put govori o reprezentaciji! Otkriva i ko mu je od kolega IDOL!". Kurir (in Serbian). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Best performing youngsters: Bukayo Saka at the top". football-observatory. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Petar Ratkov at Soccerway
External links
edit- Petar Ratkov at Soccerway
- Petar Ratkov at WorldFootball.net