Rafał Grzelak (footballer, born 1988)

Not to be confused with Rafał Grzelak.

Rafał Grzelak

Personal information
Full name	Rafał Grzelak
Date of birth	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)
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

Club

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

As of match played 13 April 2024^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearance in II liga promotion play-offs

Honours

Dolcan Ząbki

• III liga, group I: 2007–08^[11]

Ożarowianka Ożarów Mazowiecki

• Regional league Warsaw II: 2022–23^[12]

References

1. Rafał Grzelak at WorldFootball.net
2. Kolejni zawodnicy odchodzą z Wisły Płock 30.06.2011, 90minut.pl
3. Dolcan pozyskał trzech młodych piłkarzy 22.07.2011, ekstraklasa.net
4. "Rafal Grzelak: Hearts sign Polish defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
5. "Rafał Grzelak wrócił do Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 13 August 2020.
6. Rafał Grzelak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
7. "Rafał Grzelak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
8. "Games played by Rafał Grzelak in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
9. "Zawodnik: Rafał Grzelak". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
10. "Zawodnik: Rafał Grzelak". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
11. "III liga 2007/2008, grupa: 1". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
12. "Football Masters Liga okręgowa 2022/2023, grupa: Warszawa II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.

External links

• Rafał Grzelak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)