Luka Racic
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luka Racic
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|5|8}}
| birth_place = Greve, Denmark
| height = 1.89m{{Cite web |title=Luka Račić |url=https://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/ekipa/luka-racic/ |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=NK Slaven Belupo}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Rosenborg
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Rosenhøj
| youthyears2 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs2 = Copenhagen
| youthyears3 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs3 = Brentford
| years1 = 2019–2022
| clubs1 = Brentford
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Northampton Town (loan)
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → HB Køge (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Sønderjyske
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Slaven Belupo
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = Volos
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Rosenborg
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U17
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam5 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2020
| nationalteam6 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 1 June 2025
}}
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
= F.C. Copenhagen =
A central defender, Racic began his youth career with Rosenhøj.{{Cite web |title=Spiller: Luka Racic |url=https://www.rbkweb.no/spiller/racic |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=RBKweb}} He transferred to the F.C. Copenhagen academy in 2014 and was an unused substitute during two first team matches in the 2016–17 season.{{Cite web |title=Jammerbugt FC vs. F.C. København 1–6 {{!}} 26/10 2016 17:30 {{!}} DBU Pokalen |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/kamp/26-10-16/jammerbugt-fc-fc-kobenhavn |access-date=5 July 2018 |website=F.C. København |language=en}}{{Soccerway|id=441235|accessdate=17 December 2019}} He departed the Parken Stadium in July 2018.{{Cite news |title=Brentford B sign Luka Racic |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-sign-luka-racic_290437 |access-date=5 July 2018 |language=en-gb}}
= Brentford =
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. 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.{{Cite web |title=🗣 "Beating Man United at any level is incredible and to do it with the B team was definitely special" |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/december/beating-man-united-at-any-level-is-incredible-and-to-do-it-with-the-b-team-was-definitely-special/ |access-date=17 December 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}{{Soccerbase season|id=101241|season=2018|accessdate=10 September 2018}} In October 2019, Racic signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad.{{Cite web |title=Luka Racic pens new long-term deal |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/october/luka-racic-contractpromotion/ |access-date=21 October 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} He finished the 2019–20 season with seven appearances and one goal, but he did not feature during Brentford's unsuccessful playoff campaign.{{Cite web |title=Brentford 1 Fulham 2 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/august/match-report-for-brentford-vs-fulham-on-04-aug-20/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Luka Racic makes loan switch to Northampton Town |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/august/luka-racic-joins-northampton-town/ |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} He made 10 appearances before a back injury led to the termination of the loan in January 2021.{{Cite web |title=Luka Racic returns from Northampton Town loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/january/luka-racic-returns-from-northampton-town-loan/ |access-date=3 January 2021 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} Racic returned to match play with the B team in mid-April,{{Cite web |title=Brentford B 3 Ebbsfleet United 1 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/april/match-report-for-ebbsfleet-united-vs-brentford-on-21-apr-21/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} but he did not win a call into a matchday squad before the end of Brentford's promotion-winning season.{{Cite web |title=Brentford 2 Swansea City 0 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/match-report-for-brentford-vs-swansea-city-on-29-may-21/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} Despite being named in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad for the first half of the 2021–22 season,{{Cite web |title=2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/2247219 |access-date=10 September 2021 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}} Racic played exclusively for the B team during the first half of the campaign.{{Cite web |title=Eastleigh vs Brentford on 20 Aug 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-and-match-highlights-eastleigh-0-brentford-b-1-591991 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Charlton Athletic Under-23s vs Brentford on 29 Sep 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-and-match-highlights-charlton-athletic-under-23s-1-brentford-b-1-600708 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Brentford vs Barnet on 13 Oct 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-and-highlights-brentford-b-3-barnet-0-602567 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Woking FC vs Brentford on 05 Nov 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-and-match-highlights-woking-fc-3-brentford-b-1-608483 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Pafos FC vs Brentford on 14 Nov 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/pafos-fc-5-brentford-b-1-609895 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Broadfields United vs Brentford on 23 Nov 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-and-match-highlights-brentford-b-11-broadfields-united-0-611531 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Oxford United XI vs Brentford on 14 Dec 21 – Match Centre |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-and-match-highlights-oxford-united-xi-2-brentford-b-3-615338 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Luka Racic joins HB Køge on loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/january/luka-racic-joins-hb-koge-on-loan/ |access-date=31 January 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
Returning to the Community Stadium for the 2022–23 pre-season, Racic made one first team friendly appearance,{{Cite news |title=Report: Boreham Wood 0–2 Brentford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/gallery/report-boreham-wood-0-2-brentford-646119 |access-date=5 August 2022 |language=en-gb}} but was not given a squad number ahead of the start of the regular season.{{Cite web |title=2022/23 Squad Numbers Confirmed |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/2022-23-squad-numbers-confirmed |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} He departed the club following the cancellation of his contract on 1 September 2022.{{Cite web |title=Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023 |url=https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/agents/intermediaries/intermediary-transactions-2022-2023.ashx |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=The Football Association |page=2}} Racic made 9 appearances and scored one goal during four years with Brentford.{{Cite web |title=Luka Racic Departs |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/luka-racic-departs-brentford |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
= Sønderjyske =
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.{{Cite web |last=Ravn |first=Jacob |date=1 September 2022 |title=SønderjyskE Fodbold henter forsvarstalent i Brentford FC |url=https://soenderjyske.dk/fodbold/soenderjyske-fodbold-henter-forsvarstalent-i-brentford-fc/ |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=SønderjyskE |language=da-DK}} He made 27 appearances and scored two goals during a 2022–23 season in which the club narrowly missed promotion back to the Superliga.{{Cite web |title=Summary – Superliga – Denmark – Results, fixtures, tables and news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/denmark/superliga/20212022/regular-season/r63694/ |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web |title=Summary – 1. Division – Denmark – Results, fixtures, tables and news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/denmark/1st-division/20222023/promotion-round/r69989/ |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Soccerway}} Racic was unable to agree to a contract extension and departed the club when his contract expired.{{Cite web |title=Tak for indsatsen til Luka Racic |url=https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/tak-for-indsatsen-til-luka-racic/ |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Sønderjyske Fodbold}}
=Slaven Belupo=
On 26 June 2023, Racic signed a two-year contract with Croatian League club Slaven Belupo.{{Cite web |title=Luka Račić novi je igrač Slaven Belupa |url=https://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/luka-racic-novi-je-igrac-slaven-belupa/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=NK Slaven Belupo}} He made 11 appearances prior to the termination of his contract by mutual consent on 9 January 2024.{{Cite web |title=Luka Račić više nije igrač Slaven Belupa |url=https://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/luka-racic-vise-nije-igrac-slaven-belupa/ |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=NK Slaven Belupo}}
= Volos =
On 9 January 2024, Racic signed an undisclosed-length contract with Super League Greece club Volos.{{Cite web |date=9 January 2024 |title=Στον Βόλο ο Luca Racic |url=https://www.volosfc.com/archives/20146 |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Βολος Π.Α.Ε. |language=el}} He made just seven appearances during the remainder of the 2023–24 season, in which the club narrowly avoided relegation.{{Cite web |title=Tables – Super League 1 – Greece – Results, fixtures, tables and news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/greece/super-league/20232024/relegation-round/r75616/tables/ |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=Soccerway}} 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.{{Cite web |date=18 June 2024 |title=Dansker vil væk fra kaos: Hvad jeg havde frygtet |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/dansker-vil-vaek-fra-kaos-hvad-jeg-havde-frygtet |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=Tipsbladet.dk}}
= Rosenborg =
On 13 August 2024, Racic signed an 18-month contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Rosenborg on a free transfer.{{Cite web |title=Racic klar for Rosenborg |url=https://www.rbk.no/nyheter/racic-klar-for-rosenborg |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=Rosenborg |language=nb-no}} He made seven appearances during the remainder of the 2024 season.
International career
Racic was capped by Denmark between U16 and U21 level.{{DBU player|id=7500}} He was a part of the Danish 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship squad and made three appearances at the tournament.{{UEFA player|id=250097335}}
Personal life
Racic is of Montenegrin descent and his uncle's brother is goalkeeper Filip Đukić.{{Cite web |title=Račić uskoro, moguće u reprezentaciji Crne Gore |url=http://www.rtcg.me/sport/fudbal/250014/racic-uskoro-moguce-u-reprezentaciji-crne-gore.html |access-date=18 August 2019 |website=RTCG – Radio Televizija Crne Gore – Nacionalni javni servis |language=Montenegrin}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 1 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Croatian Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| F.C. Copenhagen
|0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Brentford
|2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 |
| 2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=101241|season=2019|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|Championship |4 |1 |2 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |7 |1 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!6 !1 !2 !0 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !0 !0 !9 !1 |
| Northampton Town (loan)
|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=101241|season=2020|accessdate=21 August 2020}} |6 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |10 |0 |
| HB Køge (loan)
|14 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |14 |2 |
| Sønderjyske
|Danish 1st Division |25 |2 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |27 |2 |
| Slaven Belupo
|9 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |11 |0 |
| Volos
|7 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |8 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Rosenborg
|7 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |7 |0 |
| 2025
|Eliteserien |5 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!12 !0 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !0 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !16 !0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!79 !5 !12 !0 !3 !0 !0 !0 !1 !0 !95 !5 |
Honours
Brentford B
- Middlesex Senior Cup: 2018–19{{Cite web |title=Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/april/match-report-for-harrow-borough-vs-brentford-on-16-apr-19/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603053045/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/april/match-report-for-harrow-borough-vs-brentford-on-16-apr-19/ |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=16 April 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{DBU player|id=7500}}
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway|441235}}
- {{UEFA|250097335}}
- {{NFF|4083064}}
{{Rosenborg BK squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Racic, Luka}}
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