Rafał Janicki
Polish footballer
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Rafał Janicki (born 5 July 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
Date of birth
5 July 1992
Place of birth
Szczecin, Poland
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position
Centre-back
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Janicki with Lechia Gdańsk in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Szczecin, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Chemik Police | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Chemik Police | 38 | (6) |
| 2010–2014 | Lechia Gdańsk II | 14 | (2) |
| 2010–2019 | Lechia Gdańsk | 176 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Lech Poznań II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Wisła Kraków | 38 | (1) |
| 2021 | Podbeskidzie | 13 | (3) |
| 2021– | Górnik Zabrze | 142 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Poland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | Poland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poland U21 | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:21, 28 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
He is trainee of Chemik Police. In July 2010, he moved to Lechia Gdańsk on a three-year contract deal.[2]
On 14 July 2017, he was loaned for two years to Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.[3]
International career
He was a part of Poland U19 national team. Janicki got his first call up to the Poland senior squad for friendlies against Georgia and Greece in June 2015.[4]
Janicki was also a part of the under-20 squad in 2011[5] and later from 2013 to 2014 also the under-21 squad.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 August 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chemik Police | 2008–09 | II liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | III liga, gr. D | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 6 | ||||
| Lechia Gdańsk II | 2010–11[8] | III liga, gr. D | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[9] | III liga, gr. D | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13[10] | III liga, gr. D | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14[11] | III liga, gr. D | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15[12] | III liga, gr. D | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 176 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 185 | 4 | ||||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2017–18[13] | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[14] | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | III liga, gr. II | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Wisła Kraków | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Podbeskidzie | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 142 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 469 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 506 | 25 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
Lech Poznań II
- III liga, group II: 2018–19[15]
Górnik Zabrze
Individual
- Polish Union of Footballers' Ekstraklasa Team of the Season: 2023–24[17]
