Jakub Rzeźniczak

Jakub Rzeźniczak

Personal information
Full name	Jakub Rzeźniczak
Date of birth	26 October 1986
Place of birth	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Widzew Łódź	11	(0)
2004–	Legia Warsaw	231	(12)
2006–2007	→ Widzew Łódź (loan)	25	(0)
National team^‡
2008–	Poland	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2014

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

Career

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.

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.

Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa (4): 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
• Polish Cup (6): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Polish SuperCup (1): 2008

External links

• Jakub Rzeźniczak profile at 90minut
• National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (Polish)
• Jakub Rzeźniczak at National-Football-Teams.com