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Rafal Grzelak

Rafal Grzelak

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipPoland
Height1.76 m
Footleft
BornJune 24, 1982
👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 5.2 Average
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

13
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Chojniczanka Chojnice
top club · 100 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#180
goals rank
#188
assists rank
45
season goals
52
season assists

Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.75m
peak value · 2008
€350k
top transfer fee · 07/08
6
best season · 06/07
13 / 0
int'l caps / goals
445Appearances
45Goals
52Assists
68Yellow cards
2Red cards
189Full matches (90′)
Full nameRafal Grzelak
Name in home countryRafał Grzelak
Date of birth1982-06-24 (43 yrs)
Place of birthŁódź, Poland
CitizenshipPoland
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-01-01
Contract expires
AgentSportis
Jan 2023
Transfer: Bychlew → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: LKS Rozyca → Bychlew
22/23 · Transfer
Mar 2022
Transfer: Prawobrzeze Sw. → LKS Rozyca
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: BW Ramsloh → Prawobrzeze Sw.
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: KP Starogard → BW Ramsloh
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Chojniczanka → KP Starogard
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — KP Starogard Gdanski
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Chojniczanka Chojnice
27 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Chojniczanka Chojnice
31 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Chojniczanka Chojnice
29 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: F. Swinoujscie → Chojniczanka
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Chojniczanka Chojnice, Flota Swinoujscie
33 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Arka Gdynia → F. Swinoujscie
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Flota Swinoujscie
35 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Arka Gdynia
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Arka Gdynia
12 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Ruch Chorzow → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Transfer: Skoda Xanthi → Ruch Chorzow
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Ruch Chorzow
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: Widzew Lodz → Skoda Xanthi
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Widzew Lodz
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Skoda Xanthi → Widzew Lodz
10/11 · Loan
Jun 2010
Transfer: Steaua Bucharest → Skoda Xanthi
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Steaua Bucharest
13 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Skoda Xanthi → Steaua Bucharest
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Skoda Xanthi
30 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Boavista → Skoda Xanthi
07/08 · Transfer · €250k
Jul 2007
07/08 — Boavista FC, Skoda Xanthi
25 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Pogon Szczecin → Boavista
07/08 · Transfer · €350k
Jun 2007
Transfer: Boavista → Pogon Szczecin
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Boavista FC
29 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Pogon Szczecin → Boavista
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Pogon Szczecin
30 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Pogon Szczecin
24 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Lech Poznan → Pogon Szczecin
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Lech Poznan
32 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski → Lech Poznan
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: Ruch Chorzow → Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Widzew Lodz
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2002
Transfer: MSV Duisburg → Ruch Chorzow
01/02 · Return from loan
Jan 2002
Transfer: Ruch Chorzow → MSV Duisburg
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — MSV Duisburg, Ruch Chorzow
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Ruch Chorzow, LKS Lodz
13 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: LKS Lodz → Ruch Chorzow
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
99/00 — LKS Lodz
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 1999
Transfer: Orzel Lodz → LKS Lodz
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — LKS Lodz
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
Transfer: Widzew U19 → Orzel Lodz
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.07/90
5
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.07/90
3
Yellow cards1 total · 0.07/90
90
16,981 min
Minutes played by club
LKS Lodz 7.9%
KP Starogard Gdanski 0.0%
Chojniczanka Chojnice 22.4%
Flota Swinoujscie 20.1%
Arka Gdynia 0.0%
Ruch Chorzow 8.5%
Widzew Lodz 6.5%
Steaua Bucharest 1.5%
Skoda Xanthi 6.9%
Boavista FC 6.4%
Pogon Szczecin 15.7%
Lech Poznan 2.8%
MSV Duisburg 1.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
LKS Lodz 3 00/01 99/00 19 1 0 1,334
KP Starogard Gdanski 1 18/19 18/19 6 0 0 0
Chojniczanka Chojnice 4 14/15 17/18 100 10 14 3,810
Flota Swinoujscie 2 13/14 14/15 55 3 7 3,421
Arka Gdynia 1 12/13 12/13 12 0 3 0
Ruch Chorzow 3 00/01 11/12 30 3 2 1,439
Widzew Lodz 2 02/03 10/11 24 1 0 1,104
Steaua Bucharest 1 09/10 09/10 13 1 3 247
Skoda Xanthi 2 07/08 08/09 45 7 3 1,171
Boavista FC 2 06/07 07/08 39 7 5 1,095
Pogon Szczecin 2 04/05 05/06 54 7 8 2,666
Lech Poznan 1 03/04 03/04 32 1 7 472
MSV Duisburg 1 01/02 01/02 16 4 0 222

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€438K5€875K8€1.3M10€1.8M00/01 — 2 goals (Ruch Chorzow)00/01 — 1 assists300/0101/02 — 5 goals (Ruch Chorzow)501/0202/03 — 1 goals (Widzew Lodz)102/0303/04 — 1 goals (Lech Poznan)03/04 — 7 assists803/0404/05 — 5 goals (Pogon Szczecin)04/05 — 5 assists1004/0505/06 — 2 goals (Pogon Szczecin)05/06 — 3 assists505/0606/07 — 6 goals (Boavista FC)06/07 — 4 assists1006/0707/08 — 6 goals (Boavista FC)07/08 — 3 assists907/0808/09 — 2 goals (Skoda Xanthi)08/09 — 1 assists308/0909/10 — 1 goals (Steaua Bucharest)09/10 — 3 assists409/1010/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 3 assists312/1313/14 — 1 goals (Flota Swinoujscie)13/14 — 4 assists513/1414/15 — 4 goals (Flota Swinoujscie)14/15 — 4 assists814/1515/16 — 3 goals (Chojniczanka Chojnice)15/16 — 4 assists715/1616/17 — 4 goals (Chojniczanka Chojnice)16/17 — 3 assists716/1717/18 — 1 goals (Chojniczanka Chojnice)17/18 — 6 assists717/1818/1999/00 — 1 goals (LKS Lodz)199/0004/05 — €250K05/06 — €550K06/07 — €1M07/08 — €1.5M08/09 — €1.8M09/10 — €1.6M10/11 — €900K11/12 — €500K12/13 — €300K13/14 — €200K15/16 — €100K16/17 — €100K17/18 — €50K18/19 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 2200/0101/02: 5501/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 5504/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1998/99: 0098/9999/00: 1199/00

Assists by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 7703/0404/05: 5504/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 0018/1998/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 I Liga LKS Lodz 15 1 0 1 0 1,334
99/00 Puchar Polski LKS Lodz 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 I Liga LKS Lodz 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 3 Liga Grupa II KP Starogard Gdanski 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Nice 1 Liga Chojniczanka Chojnice 23 1 6 4 0 1,316
17/18 Puchar Polski Chojniczanka Chojnice 4 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Nice 1 Liga Chojniczanka Chojnice 28 4 1 6 0 534
16/17 Puchar Polski Chojniczanka Chojnice 3 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 1 Liga Chojniczanka Chojnice 25 2 3 7 1 1,024
15/16 Puchar Polski Chojniczanka Chojnice 4 1 1 2 0 400
14/15 1 Liga Chojniczanka Chojnice 13 2 1 2 0 536
14/15 1 Liga Flota Swinoujscie 19 2 3 2 0 784
14/15 Puchar Polski Flota Swinoujscie 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 1 Liga Flota Swinoujscie 33 1 3 4 0 2,637
13/14 Puchar Polski Flota Swinoujscie 2 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 1 Liga Arka Gdynia 12 0 3 1 0 0
11/12 Ekstraklasa Ruch Chorzow 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Puchar Polski Ruch Chorzow 2 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Ekstraklasa Widzew Lodz 7 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Puchar Polski Widzew Lodz 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Steaua Bucharest 6 1 3 0 0 247
09/10 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 6 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Romanian Cup Steaua Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Kypello Elladas Skoda Xanthi 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Super League 1 Skoda Xanthi 27 2 1 4 0 959
07/08 Carlsberg Cup Boavista FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Kypello Elladas Skoda Xanthi 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Liga Bwin Boavista FC 9 1 1 0 0 632
07/08 Super League 1 Skoda Xanthi 13 5 2 3 1 212
06/07 Liga Bwin Boavista FC 28 5 4 6 0 373
06/07 Taça de Portugal Boavista FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
05/06 Ekstraklasa Pogon Szczecin 24 1 3 7 0 1,839
05/06 Puchar Polski Pogon Szczecin 2 1 0 0 0 180
05/06 UI Cup Pogon Szczecin 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Idea Ekstraklasa Pogon Szczecin 21 3 5 3 0 512
04/05 Puchar Polski Pogon Szczecin 3 2 0 1 0 135
03/04 I Liga Lech Poznan 26 0 5 5 0 0
03/04 STS Polish Cup Lech Poznan 6 1 2 1 0 472
02/03 I Liga Widzew Lodz 14 1 0 0 0 1,104
01/02 2. Bundesliga MSV Duisburg 16 4 0 1 0 222
01/02 I Liga Ruch Chorzow 12 1 0 2 0 975
00/01 I Liga Ruch Chorzow 12 2 1 2 0 464
00/01 Puchar Polski LKS Lodz 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1997-07-01 Widzew U19 Orzel Lodz Transfer 0
98/99 1999-03-01 Orzel Lodz LKS Lodz Transfer 0
00/01 2000-07-01 LKS Lodz Ruch Chorzow Transfer 0
01/02 2002-01-01 Ruch Chorzow MSV Duisburg Loan 0
01/02 2002-06-30 MSV Duisburg Ruch Chorzow Return from loan 0
02/03 2003-01-01 Ruch Chorzow Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski Lech Poznan Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Lech Poznan Pogon Szczecin Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Pogon Szczecin Boavista Loan 550000
06/07 2007-06-30 Boavista Pogon Szczecin Return from loan 1500000
07/08 2007-07-01 Pogon Szczecin Boavista Transfer 1500000 €350k
07/08 2008-01-04 Boavista Skoda Xanthi Transfer 1500000 €250k
09/10 2009-07-01 Skoda Xanthi Steaua Bucharest Loan 1500000
09/10 2010-06-30 Steaua Bucharest Skoda Xanthi Return from loan 1500000
10/11 2010-07-01 Skoda Xanthi Widzew Lodz Loan 1500000
10/11 2011-06-30 Widzew Lodz Skoda Xanthi Return from loan 500000
11/12 2011-08-31 Skoda Xanthi Ruch Chorzow Transfer 500000
12/13 2012-07-01 Ruch Chorzow Without Club Transfer 300000
12/13 2013-02-07 Without Club Arka Gdynia Transfer 300000
13/14 2013-07-17 Arka Gdynia F. Swinoujscie Transfer 200000
14/15 2015-01-09 F. Swinoujscie Chojniczanka Transfer 200000
18/19 2018-07-21 Chojniczanka KP Starogard Transfer 50000
19/20 2019-07-01 KP Starogard BW Ramsloh Transfer 50000
20/21 2020-07-01 BW Ramsloh Prawobrzeze Sw. Transfer 0
21/22 2022-03-14 Prawobrzeze Sw. LKS Rozyca Transfer 0
22/23 2022-07-01 LKS Rozyca Bychlew Transfer 0
22/23 2023-01-01 Bychlew Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€1.75m
Low
Δ since start−€250k
€438k€875k€1.31m€1.75m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28647 2 0 former national player
Team #18558 1 0 former national player
Team #16297 5 0 former national player
Team #9324 3 0 former national player
Team #3442 #21 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Pawel Zawistowski 2 3 0
Wojciech Lisowski 2 0 0
Przemyslaw Pietruszka 2 0 0
Bartlomiej Niedziela 2 1 0
Lukasz Kosakiewicz 2 1 0
Marcin Biernat 1 1 0
Sebastian Zalepa 1 0 0
Jacek Podgorski 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 Super League 1 Skoda Xanthi 5 13
06/07 Liga Bwin Boavista FC 5 28
01/02 2. Bundesliga MSV Duisburg 4 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Nice 1 Liga Chojniczanka Chojnice 6 23
04/05 Idea Ekstraklasa Pogon Szczecin 5 21
03/04 I Liga Lech Poznan 5 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Widzew Lodz Skoda Xanthi Return from loan €500k
10/11 2010-07-01 Skoda Xanthi Widzew Lodz Loan €1.50m
09/10 2010-06-30 Steaua Bucharest Skoda Xanthi Return from loan €1.50m
09/10 2009-07-01 Skoda Xanthi Steaua Bucharest Loan €1.50m
06/07 2007-06-30 Boavista Pogon Szczecin Return from loan €1.50m
06/07 2006-07-01 Pogon Szczecin Boavista Loan €550k
01/02 2002-06-30 MSV Duisburg Ruch Chorzow Return from loan
01/02 2002-01-01 Ruch Chorzow MSV Duisburg Loan

Teams faced most often by Rafal Grzelak's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arminia Bielefeld 6 1 3 2 12 11 +1 17%
Jahn Regensburg 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 50%
Holstein Kiel 6 1 1 4 4 12 -8 17%
Dynamo Dresden 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 50%
Hallescher FC 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 25%
Fortuna Düsseldorf 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 25%
SV Sandhausen 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 50%
FC St. Pauli 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 25%
Chemnitzer FC 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 75%
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 25%
Eintracht Braunschweig 4 0 2 2 3 9 -6 0%
1. FC Nürnberg 4 1 1 2 4 10 -6 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 16 1,334 1 0 0 0.07
17/18 27 1,316 5 0 0 0.34
16/17 31 534 6 0 0 1.01
15/16 29 1,424 9 0 1 0.63
14/15 33 1,320 4 0 0 0.27
13/14 35 2,637 5 0 0 0.17
12/13 12 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 6 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 10 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 30 959 4 0 0 0.38
07/08 25 844 3 0 1 0.43
06/07 29 463 6 1 0 1.36
05/06 30 2,019 7 0 0 0.31
04/05 24 647 4 0 0 0.56
03/04 32 472 6 0 0 1.14
01/02 28 1,197 3 0 0 0.23
00/01 13 464 2 0 0 0.39

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Nice 1 Liga
153 apps
12 G
20 A
Idea Ekstraklasa
137 apps
9 G
14 A
Super League 1
40 apps
7 G
3 A
Liga Bwin
37 apps
6 G
5 A
STS Polish Cup
32 apps
5 G
7 A
2. Bundesliga
16 apps
4 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
1 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
1 apps
1 G
0 A
3 Liga Grupa II
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga 1
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Rafal Grzelak

Who is Rafal Grzelak?

Rafal Grzelak is a Poland professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Rafal Grzelak?

Rafal Grzelak is 43 years old. He was born on June 24, 1982 in Łódź.

What position does Rafal Grzelak play?

Rafal Grzelak plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Rafal Grzelak play for?

Rafal Grzelak currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Rafal Grzelak scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafal Grzelak has scored 45 goals in 445 appearances.