Rafał Grzelak (footballer, born 1988)

Rafał Grzelak (born 7 August 1988) is a Polish footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Wigry Suwałki.

Rafał Grzelak
Personal information
Full name Rafał Grzelak
Date of birth (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988
Place of birth Mława, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 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)
2007–2009Dolcan Ząbki (loan) 44 (2)
2011–2014 Dolcan Ząbki 88 (8)
2014–2015 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 0 (0)
2014–2015Dolcan 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

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 30 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Wisła Płock 2009–10[6] I liga 17200172
Dolcan Ząbki 2011–12[6] I liga 27410284
2012–13[6] 31110321
2013–14[6] 30210312
2014–15[6] 22510235
Subtotal 110124011412
Korona Kielce 2015–16[6] Ekstraklasa 25011261
2016–17[6] 31210322
Subtotal 56221583
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[7] Scottish Premiership 1300030160
Career total 1961661300020517

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. "Games played by Rafał Grzelak in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.


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