Rafał Grzelak (born 7 August 1988) is a Polish footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Wigry Suwałki.
| 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 | Wigry Suwałki | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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 Bielsko-Biała | 0 | (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) |
| 2021– | Wigry Suwałki | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2022 | |||
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
- As of match played 30 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wisła Płock | 2009–10[6] | I liga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Dolcan Ząbki | 2011–12[6] | I liga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13[6] | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14[6] | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15[6] | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| Subtotal | 110 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 114 | 12 | ||||
| Korona Kielce | 2015–16[6] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[6] | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 3 | ||||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2017–18[7] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 196 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 17 | ||
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.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rafał Grzelak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Rafał Grzelak in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links edit
- Rafał Grzelak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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