Jakub Rzeźniczak

Jakub Rzeźniczak
Personal information
Full name Jakub Rzeźniczak
Date of birth (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Łódź, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
ŁKS Łódź
1996–2003 Widzew Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Widzew Łódź 11 (0)
2004–2017 Legia Warsaw 249 (12)
2006–2007 → Widzew Łódź (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2019 Qarabağ 25 (1)
2019–2023 Wisła Płock 90 (3)
2023–2024 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 16 (0)
International career
2004–2008 Poland U21 16 (0)
2008–2014 Poland 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Jakub Rzeźniczak (born 26 October 1986 in Łódź) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Besides Poland, he has played in Azerbaijan.[1]

Career

Club

Earlier in his career he played as a centre-back. During his first couple of seasons at Legia he struggled with consistency, and was eventually loaned out to Widzew Łódź where he spent the 2006–07 season. He returned to Legia the next season and eventually became a regular starter.

On 6 July 2017, Rzeźniczak signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[2] Rzeźniczak was released by Qarabağ at the end of his contract.[3]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rzeźniczak returned to Poland and signed a one-year contract with Wisła Płock.[4]

On 19 June 2023, Rzeźniczak joined II liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[5] In the autumn round of the 2023–24 II liga season he made 16 appearances, registering 1 assist, and also served as the team captain.[6] On 30 December 2023, the club issued an announcement stating that Rzeźniczak was given a free hand to look for a new team.[7] On 9 January 2024, Kotwica unilaterally terminated the player's deal, citing his breach of the contract and the Polish Football Association's Code of Ethics.[8] In November 2024, Rzeźniczak won a court ruling against Kotwica for unjust termination, obligating the club to pay the player arrears of wages with interest.[9]

International

Rzeźniczak was formerly a regular member of the Poland U21 team. He has earned nine caps for the senior national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2023.[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Widzew Łódź 2003–04 Ekstraklasa 11 0 — — — 11 0
Legia Warsaw 2004–05 Ekstraklasa 18 0 9 0 1[b] 0 — 28 0
2005–06 Ekstraklasa 16 0 5 0 2[b] 0 — 23 0
2007–08 Ekstraklasa 21 0 5 0 — 3[c] 0 29 0
2008–09 Ekstraklasa 23 1 3 1 4[b] 0 6[d] 0 36 2
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 23 0 3 0 3[e] 0 — 29 0
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 22 1 6 0 — — 28 1
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 15 0 6 0 7[e] 0 — 28 0
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 12 1 3 0 4[e] 0 1[f] 0 20 1
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 29 4 2 0 11[g] 1 — 42 5
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 31 5 6 0 13[h] 0 0 0 50 5
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 20 0 5 0 10[e] 1 1[f] 0 36 1
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 19 0 1 0 6[i] 0 1[f] 0 27 0
Total 249 12 54 1 61 2 12 0 376 15
Widzew Łódź (loan) 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 25 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 27 0
Legia Warsaw II 2014–15 III liga, group A 1 0 — — — 1 0
2015–16 III liga, group A 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 — — — 2 0
Qarabağ 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League 14 0 2 0 11[i] 0 — 27 0
2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League 11 1 1 0 9[j] 0 — 21 1
Total 25 1 3 0 20 0 — 48 1
Wisła Płock 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 21 1 1 0 — — 22 1
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 25 0 0 0 — — 25 0
Total 90 3 2 0 — — 92 3
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 2023–24 II liga 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Career total 418 16 60 1 72 2 13 0 563 19
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Ekstraklasa Cup
  4. ^ Five appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup, one appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ a b c Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  7. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  10. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Legia Warsaw
Qarabağ

References

  1. ^ Wychodziłem na boisko z przeczuciem, że coś odpierdolę weszlo.com
  2. ^ "Yakup Jezniçak rəsmən "Qarabağ"ımızda". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Üç futbolçu ilə yollar ayrıldı". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ fk. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ Jakub Rzeźniczak piłkarzem Wisły Płock, przegladsportowy.pl, 11 June 2019
  5. ^ "Jakub Rzeźniczak zawodnikiem Kotwicy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Rzeźniczak wywołał aferę, a teraz jeszcze takie wieści. Co za cios". Sport.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Decyzje kadrowe Kotwicy Kołobrzeg". Kotwica Kołobrzeg (in Polish). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Jakub Rzeźniczak wyrzucony z klubu! Gruba afera". Sport.pl (in Polish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  9. ^ Hulbój, Adrian (24 November 2024). "Media: Rzeźniczak wygrał w sądzie. Padła kwota". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Poland – J. RZEŹNICZAK – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Jakub Rzeźniczak". 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2017.