Rafał_Murawski
Rafał Murawski
Polish footballer
Rafał Murawski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrafaw muˈrafskʲi], born 9 October 1981) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Malbork, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1999 | MRKS Gdańsk | ||
| 1999 | Gedania Gdańsk | ||
| 2000–2004 | Arka Gdynia | 73 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Amica Wronki | 40 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Lech Poznań | 83 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Lech Poznań | 79 | (7) |
| 2013 | Lech Poznań II | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Pogoń Szczecin | 138 | (17) |
| 2017 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Poland | 48 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Murawski was born in Malbork. While spending his youth club time mostly in Gdańsk, he signed his first senior contract with Arka Gdynia, where he spent four successful years.
In early 2005, he moved to Amica Wronki. In July 2006, he moved to Lech Poznań after their merger with Amica.
In the summer of 2009, he moved to Russian club Rubin Kazan on a three-year contract.[1] However, in August 2011, he returned to Lech Poznań and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2]
He made his debut on 15 November 2006 in the Euro 2008 qualifier match, against Belgium in Brussels. Almost exactly one year later on 21 November 2007, he also scored his first goal for Poland during the Euro 2008 qualifier match against and in Serbia. He played for Poland in all three games during Euro 2012.
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2001–02 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | I liga | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2003–04 | I liga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 22 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | I liga | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 73 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 86 | 9 | |||
| Amica Wronki | 2004–05 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
| Lech Poznań | 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 40 | 7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 11 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2009 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 79 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 94 | 8 | |||
| Lech Poznań II | 2013–14 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 138 | 17 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 147 | 17 | ||||
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2017–18 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 445 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 524 | 49 | ||
12 appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup.
12 appearances in I liga play-off.
11 appearance in Ekstraklasa Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 November 2007 | Belgrade |  Serbia | 1–0 | 2–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
Lech Poznań
Rubin Kazan
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season: 2015–16[5]
- Rafał Murawski w Rubinie Kazań 28.06.2009, 90minut.pl
- Rafał Murawski piłkarzem Lecha Archived 2011-01-27 at the Wayback Machine 24.01.2011, onet.pl
- "Rafał Murawski". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Rafał Murawski". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- Rafał Murawski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team stats[permanent dead link] on the website of the Polish Football Association (in Polish)