Date of Birth: June 2, 1993
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 187 lbs
Hometown: Olpe, Germany
Country: Germany
Acquired
Orange County SC signed Patrick Rakovsky on December 22, 2020.
Professional Experience
2021 (OCSC): Appeared in 28 matches earning 11 clean sheets and 82 saves. Won USL Championship Fan’s Choice Save of the Month in August. Made momentum shifting penalty kick save in OCSC’s 3-1 USL Championship Final win.
2019-2020 (FC Lahti): As the starting keeper for two seasons with Finnish premiership side FC Lahti, Rakovsky racked up 54 appearances and 19 shutouts.
2018 (Lierse SK): Rakovsky started in all 17 matches for the second-tier Belgium side, allowing only 24 goals.
2012-2017 (FC Nurnberg): When Rakovsky joined Nurnberg in 2011, the club was playing in the German Bundesliga. Rakovsky appeared in eight matches, tallying three shutouts for FC Nurnberg first team and against some of the best clubs in football.
2008-2011 (FC Schalke 04): Rakovsky spent his first four professional years as a starter for Schalke 04’s U-17 and U-19-Bundesliga teams.
International Experience
Rakovsky played with the German National team starting at a young age, from the U-15 to the U-20 level, tallying 18 caps. As a U-19 in 2012, Rakovsky was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal by the German Football Administration.