Rafał Grzelak

For the Polish football defender, see Rafał Grzelak (footballer, born 1988).

Rafał Grzelak
Grzelak with Arka Gdynia in March 2013
Personal information
Full name Rafał Grzelak
Date of birth (1982-06-24) 24 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Łódź, Poland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Orzeł Łódź
Widzew Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 ŁKS Łódź
2000–2001 Ruch Chorzów 24 (3)
2001–2002 MSV Duisburg 15 (4)
2002–2003 Widzew Łódź 14 (0)
2003 Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski 13 (2)
2003–2004 Lech Poznań 26 (0)
2004–2006 Pogoń Szczecin 45 (4)
2006–2008 → Boavista (loan) 28 (5)
2006–2008 Boavista 9 (1)
2008–2011 Skoda Xanthi 40 (7)
2009–2010 → Steaua București (loan) 6 (0)
2010 → Steaua II București (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Widzew Łódź (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 Ruch Chorzów 4 (0)
2013 Arka Gdynia 12 (0)
2013–2015 Flota Świnoujście 52 (3)
2015–2018 Chojniczanka Chojnice 89 (9)
2018–2019 KP Starogard Gdański 6 (0)
2019 SV Blau-Weiß Ramsloh
2020–2022 Prawobrzeże Świnoujście 35 (11)
2022 LKS Różyca 8 (0)
2022 Jutrzenka Bychlew 8 (2)
International career
2007 Poland 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winner 2001 Finland
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Runner-up 1999 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafał Grzelak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrafaw ˈɡʐɛlak]; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

Born in Łódź, Grzelak made his Ekstraklasa debut on 22 May 1999 for ŁKS Łódź against Wisła Kraków.

He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Boavista from Pogon Szczecin. In June 2007, he signed a three-year deal with the Portuguese club. He transferred to Greek side Skoda Xanthi in January 2008. On 30 June 2009, it was reported that Steaua București have signed the Polish midfielder from Skoda Xanthi.[1]

On 23 July 2009, he scored his first goal for Steaua București in a UEFA Europa League match against Újpest FC; he scored the second goal in the 2–1 victory. On 2 August 2009, Grzelak played his first Liga I match in Steaua's shirt against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, Steaua won away with 2–0.

In January 2010, Grzelak was demoted to the B squad.

In August 2011, he joined Ruch Chorzów on a one-year contract.[2]

Grzela joined KP Starogard Gdański in July 2018.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 July 2017
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Xanthi F.C. 2008–09[4] Superleague Greece 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 3
Steaua București 2009–10[4] Liga I 6 0 0 0 6[a] 0 0 0 12 0
Widzew Łódź 2010–11[4] Ekstraklasa 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Ruch Chorzów 2011–12[4] Ekstraklasa 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Arka Gdynia 2012–13[4] I liga 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Flota Świnoujście 2013–14[4] I liga 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
2014–15[4] I liga 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Total 52 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 55 3
Chojniczanka Chojnice 2014–15[4] I liga 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2015–16[4] I liga 25 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 29 3
2016–17[4] I liga 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 4
Total 66 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 73 9
Career total 182 14 14 1 6 0 0 0 202 15
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Lech Poznań

Poland U18

Poland U16

References

  1. ^ "Rafal Grzelak, noul jucator al Stelei" (in Romanian). steauafc.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Rafał Grzelak piłkarzem Ruchu Chorzów" (in Polish). onet.pl. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ Rafał Grzelak w KP Starogard Gdański, 90minut.pl, 21 July 2019
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rafał Grzelak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ "20 lat temu Polacy zdobyli mistrzostwo Europy U–18. Jakie były ich losy?" (in Polish). Łączy nas piłka. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Rafał Grzelak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.