Jakub Rzeźniczak

Jakub Rzeźniczak

Personal information
Full name	Jakub Rzeźniczak
Date of birth	(1986-10-26) 26 October 1986
Place of birth	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Wisła Płock
Number	25
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–	Wisła Płock	11	(1)
International career
2008–2014	Poland	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2019

Jakub Rzeźniczak (born 26 October 1986 in Łódź) is a Polish defender who plays for Wisła Płock.

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. Rzeźniczak was released by Qarabağ at the end of his contract.

Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Rzeźniczak returned to Poland and signed a 1-year contract with Wisła Płock.

International

Rzeźniczak was formerly a regular member of the Polish U-21 team. He has also played in three friendlies for the senior Poland national football team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2019.

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 (5): 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Polish Cup (6): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Polish SuperCup (1): 2008

Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Premier League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

External links

• Jakub Rzeźniczak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Jakub Rzeźniczak at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jakub Rzeźniczak at Soccerway