Patrick Rakovsky

{{short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Patrick Rakovsky

| image = Patrick Rakovsky FCN 2013-2.jpg

| caption = Rakovsky in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Olpe, Germany

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Phoenix Rising

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SC Bleche-Germinghausen

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = FC Schreibershof

| youthyears3 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs3 = Dukla Prague

| youthyears4 = 2000–2003

| youthclubs4 = Sparta Prague

| youthyears5 = 2003–2004

| youthclubs5 = Slavia Prague

| youthyears6 = 2004–2007

| youthclubs6 = Sparta Prague

| youthyears7 = 2007–2011

| youthclubs7 = Schalke 04

| years1 = 2011–2017

| clubs1 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| caps1 = 39

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2017

| clubs2 = 1. FC Nürnberg II

| caps2 = 55

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = Lierse

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Lahti

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Orange County SC

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = Phoenix Rising

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Germany U15

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam2 = Germany U16

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam3 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2010

| nationalteam4 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam5 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps5 = 5

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam6 = Germany U20

| nationalcaps6 = 5

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| club-update = 11:31, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Patrick Rakovsky (born 2 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

Rakovsky joined Orange County SC of the USL Championship in December 2020 from Finnish club Lahti.{{cite web |url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/1138088 |title=ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGN FORMER GERMAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL, PATRICK RAKOVSKY |website=www.orangecountysoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222180107/https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/1138088 |archive-date=22 December 2020}} In 2021, Rakovsky and Orange County won the 2021 USL Championship Final.

On 17 January 2023, Rakovsky signed with Phoenix Rising FC.{{cite web |title=Rising FC inks goalkeeper Patrick Rakovsky |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1255609 |website=USLChampionship.com |date=17 January 2023 |publisher=USL Championship |access-date=17 January 2023}}