Jakub Rzeźniczak
Jakub Rzeźniczak (born 26 October 1986 in Łódź) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Besides Poland, he has played in Azerbaijan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakub Rzeźniczak | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Łódź, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ŁKS Łódź | |||
| 1996–2003 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Widzew Łódź | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2017 | Legia Warsaw | 249 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | → Widzew Łódź (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Qarabağ | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Wisła Płock | 90 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Poland U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Poland | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 | |||
Career
Club
Earlier in his career he played as a centre-back. During his first couple of seasons at Legia he struggled with consistency, and was eventually loaned out to Widzew Łódź where he spent the 2006–07 season. He returned to Legia the next season and eventually became a regular starter.
On 6 July 2017, Rzeźniczak signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[2] Rzeźniczak was released by Qarabağ at the end of his contract.[3]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rzeźniczak returned to Poland and signed a one-year contract with Wisła Płock.[4]
On 19 June 2023, Rzeźniczak joined II liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[5] In the autumn round of the 2023–24 II liga season he made 16 appearances, registering 1 assist, and also served as the team captain.[6] On 30 December 2023, the club issued an announcement stating that Rzeźniczak was given a free hand to look for a new team.[7] On 9 January 2024 Kotwica unilaterally terminated the player's deal, citing his breach of the contract and the Polish Football Association's Code of Ethics.[8]
International
Rzeźniczak was formerly a regular member of the Poland U21 team. He has earned nine caps for the senior national team.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Widzew Łódź | 2003–04 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2004–05 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 42 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 249 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 376 | 15 | ||
| Widzew Łódź (loan) | 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Qarabağ | 2017–18 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | - | - | 48 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 13 | 57 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 438 | 16 | ||
1 All appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup.
2 1 appearance in Polish SuperCup and 5 appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup.
3 All appearances in Polish SuperCup.
Honours
- Legia Warsaw
- Ekstraklasa: 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Polish Cup: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Polish Super Cup: 2008
- Qarabağ
References
- Wychodziłem na boisko z przeczuciem, że coś odpierdolę weszlo.com
- "Yakup Jezniçak rəsmən "Qarabağ"ımızda". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- "Üç futbolçu ilə yollar ayrıldı". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ fk. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Jakub Rzeźniczak piłkarzem Wisły Płock, przegladsportowy.pl, 11 June 2019
- "Jakub Rzeźniczak zawodnikiem Kotwicy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Rzeźniczak wywołał aferę, a teraz jeszcze takie wieści. Co za cios". Sport.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- "Decyzje kadrowe Kotwicy Kołobrzeg". Kotwica Kołobrzeg (in Polish). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- "Jakub Rzeźniczak wyrzucony z klubu! Gruba afera". Sport.pl (in Polish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- "Poland – J. RZEŹNICZAK – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- "Jakub Rzeźniczak". 90minut. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
- Jakub Rzeźniczak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jakub Rzeźniczak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jakub Rzeźniczak at Soccerway