Rafał Pietrzak (born 30 January 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lechia Gdańsk. Besides Poland, he has played in Belgium.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Sosnowiec, Poland | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 55 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Piast Gliwice (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Kolejarz Stróże (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2013–2016 | GKS Katowice | 81 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Wisła Kraków | 51 | (4) |
2018 | → Zagłębie Lubin (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Mouscron | 15 | (0) |
2020– | Lechia Gdańsk | 69 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Poland U18 | 4 | (0) | |
2010 | Poland U19 | 15 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Poland U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Poland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2021 |
Pietrzak was born in Sosnowiec. In August 2010, he joined Górnik Zabrze on a one-year loan from Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[2] In June 2011, he permanently signed with Górnik Zabrze.[3]
In August 2011, he was loaned to Piast Gliwice on a one-year deal.[4]
He was a part of Poland national under-19 football team.[5]
Pietrzak received his first call up to the Poland national team in September 2018 for the UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[6] He replaced Jakub Błaszczykowski in the 80th minute to earn his first cap in a 1–1 draw.[7]
Lechia Gdańsk – current squad | |
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