Rafał Grzelak (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafał Grzelak | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mława, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ożarowianka Ożarów Mazowiecki | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wkra Radzanów | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Wisła Płock | 24 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | → Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 44 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Dolcan Ząbki | 88 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Podbeskidzie | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Podbeskidzie II | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Korona Kielce | 56 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Heart of Midlothian | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Termalica | 40 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 23 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Korona Kielce | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Korona Kielce II | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Wigry Suwałki | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wkra Radzanów | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ożarowianka Ożarów Maz. | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024 | |||
Rafał Grzelak (born 7 August 1988) is a Polish footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for V liga Masovia club Ożarowianka Ożarów Mazowiecki.
Career[edit]
Club[edit]
Born in Mława, Grzelak was released from Wisła Płock on 30 June 2011.[2]
In July 2011, he joined Dolcan Ząbki.[3] He signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in June 2017.[4]
On 13 August 2020, he returned to Korona Kielce.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wisła Płock | 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | I liga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | II liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 2007–08 | III liga, gr. I | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | I liga | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 2 | — | — | — | 44 | 2 | |||||
| Dolcan Ząbki | 2011–12 | I liga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | I liga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | I liga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 88 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 92 | 8 | ||||
| Podbeskidzie | 2014–15 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Podbeskidzie II | 2014–15 | III liga, gr. III | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Dolcan Ząbki (loan) | 2014–15 | I liga | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Korona Kielce | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 3 | ||||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2017–18[8] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | I liga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 3 | ||||
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 2019–20 | I liga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Korona Kielce | 2020–21 | I liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Korona Kielce II | 2020–21 | III liga, gr. IV | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wigry Suwałki | 2020–21 | II liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | II liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Wkra Radzanów | 2022–23[9] | Reg. league | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ożarowianka Ożarów Mazowiecki | 2022–23[9] | Reg. league | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24[10] | V liga Masovia II | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 379 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 30 | ||
Honours[edit]
Dolcan Ząbki
- III liga, group I: 2007–08[11]
Ożarowianka Ożarów Mazowiecki
- Regional league Warsaw II: 2022–23[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Rafał Grzelak at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kolejni zawodnicy odchodzą z Wisły Płock 30.06.2011, 90minut.pl
- ^ Dolcan pozyskał trzech młodych piłkarzy 22.07.2011, ekstraklasa.net
- ^ "Rafal Grzelak: Hearts sign Polish defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Rafał Grzelak wrócił do Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 13 August 2020.
- ^ Rafał Grzelak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Rafał Grzelak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Rafał Grzelak in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Zawodnik: Rafał Grzelak". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Rafał Grzelak". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "III liga 2007/2008, grupa: 1". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Football Masters Liga okręgowa 2022/2023, grupa: Warszawa II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Rafał Grzelak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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