Petar Ratkov (; born 18 August 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for

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club Red Bull Salzburg and the Serbia national team.

Career

On 18 June 2023, Ratkov signed for reigning

champions Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year contract.

International career

Ratkov is of mixed Bulgarian and Croatian descent. He holds both

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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. Ratkov was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.

Style of play

Issue 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.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratkov, Petar 2003 births Living people Serbian people of Bulgarian descent Serbian people of Croatian descent Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FK TSC players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Serbian SuperLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria UEFA Euro 2024 players