Andrei Rațiu's reaction, after being included in the Laliga season's team, alongside Lamine Yamal and Mbappe
Andrei Rațiu had an excellent season in Rayo Vallecano's shirt, and his evolutions were not echo in the Spanish press. He was included in the team of the season in Laliga, along with big names of international football, such as Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha or Jude Bellingham.
After the vote was completed, the Madrilenă group was awarded Andrei Rațiu, the moment when the tricolor international received the distinction and was applauded by all his colleagues, being posted on the club's social networks. “Thank you to all those who voted” was the message transmitted our defotbalist, after finding out that he is the best right defender in Laliga, equal to Jules Junde, from Barcelona.
The best footballers in season 2024/25 in Laliga
*Attackers: Kylian Mbappé (Real), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
*Extreme Right: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Vinicius Jr. (real)
*Extreme Left: Raphinha (Barcelona)
*Offensive midfielder: Jude Bellingham (Real), ISCO (Betis)
*Central midfielder: Federico Valverde (Real), Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico)
*Left midfielder: Alex Baena (Villarreal)
*Defensive midfielder: Pedri (Barcelona)
*Central defender: Antonio Rüdiger (real), Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Vivian (Bilbao)
*Right defender: Jules Koundé (Barcelona), Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano)
*Portari: Joan García (Espanyol), Thibaut Courtois (real).
Andrei Rațiu smiles after an excellent season in Spain. Photo Facebook Rayo Vallecano
It is not the only distinction received by the Romanian footballer, at the end of a season in which he played 35 games for Rayo, marking twice and offering three assists. He took 9th place in a ranking of players with the most dribbling, from the Top 5 championships. He is the only defender in this hierarchy only Lamine Yamal, Dodi Lukebakio, Vini Jr. and Kylian Mbappe have dribble more this season than Rațiu in Laliga.
Top 10 successful dribbles in the first 5 European championships
1. Lamine Yamal 149
2. Jeremy Doku 107
3. Mohammed Kudus 89
4. Dodi Lukebakio 84
5. Vinícius Júnior 82
6. Florian Wirtz 81
7. Kylian Mbappe 78
8. Jamie Gittens 77
9. Andrei Rațiu 75
10. Jamal Musiala 72
*According to Sofascore
The journalists from Spain have written that Rațiu will be one of the players that Villalaal will transfer during the Mercato period this summer. The “yellow submarine” owns 50% of the player's rights, with a redemption option of 7 million euros.
