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Rafał Grzelak
2026-11-15 18:26:31 · The Daily Ledger
Rafał Grzelak (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for LKS Różyca.
Career
Born in Łódź, Grzelak made his Ekstraklasa debut on 22 May 1999 for ŁKS Łódź against Wisła Kraków.

He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Boavista from Pogon Szczecin. In June 2007, he signed a three-year deal with the Portuguese club. He transferred to Greek side Skoda Xanthi in January 2008. On 30 June 2009, it was reported that Steaua București have signed the Polish midfielder from Skoda Xanthi.

On 23 July 2009, he scored his first goal for Steaua București in a UEFA Europa League match against Újpest FC; he scored the second goal in the 2–1 victory. On 2 August 2009, Grzelak played his first Liga I match in Steaua's shirt against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, Steaua won away with 2–0.

In January 2010, Grzelak was demoted to the B squad.
In August 2011, he joined Ruch Chorzów on a one-year contract.
Grzela joined KP Starogard Gdański in July 2018.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Lech Poznań
Polish Cup: 2003–04
Polish Super Cup: 2004
Poland U18
UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 2001
References
External links
Rafał Grzelak's profile at SteauaFC.com
1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Łódź
Men's association football midfielders
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's youth international footballers
Poland men's international footballers
MSV Duisburg players
Widzew Łódź players
ŁKS Łódź players
Arka Gdynia players
Ruch Chorzów players
Flota Świnoujście players
Chojniczanka Chojnice players
Boavista F.C. players
Xanthi F.C. players
FC Steaua București players
FCSB II players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Primeira Liga players
Liga I players
Super League Greece players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
III liga players
2. Bundesliga players