Jakub Rzeźniczak (born 26 October 1986 in

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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. Besides Poland, he has played in Azerbaijan.

Career

Club

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 RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

where he spent the 2006–07 season. He returned to Legia the next season and eventually became a regular starter. On 6 July 2017, Rzeźniczak signed a two-year contract with

Qarabağ FK Qarabağ Futbol Klubu, commonly known as Qarabağ () is an Azerbaijani professional football club, based in Baku, that competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. The club originates from Aghdam but has ...

. Rzeźniczak was released by Qarabağ at the end of his contract. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rzeźniczak returned to Poland and signed a one-year contract with

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...

. On 19 June 2023, Rzeźniczak joined

II liga II liga (Druga Liga, ), currently named eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons by eWinner, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season ''II Liga'' refer ...

club

Kotwica Kołobrzeg The ''Kotwica'' (; Polish for "Anchor") was a World War II emblem of the Polish Underground State and ''Armia Krajowa'' (Home Army, or ''AK''). It was created in 1942 by members of the ''AK'' Wawer Minor sabotage unit, as an easily usable emb ...

. In the autumn round of the 2023–24 II liga season he made 16 appearances, registering 1 assist, and also served as the team captain. On 30 December 2023, the club issued an announcement stating that Rzeźniczak was given a free hand to look for a new team. On 9 January 2024 Kotwica unilaterally terminated the player's deal, citing his breach of the contract and the

Polish Football Association The Polish Football Association ( pl, Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the Ekstraklasa), the Polish Cup and the Polish national footb ...

's Code of Ethics.

International

Rzeźniczak was formerly a regular member of the Poland U21 team. He has earned nine caps for the senior national team.

Career statistics

Club

¹ All appearances in

Ekstraklasa Cup The Ekstraklasa Cup ( pl, Puchar Ekstraklasy) was an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs who play in the Polish 1st Division Ekstraklasa. The Ekstraklasa Cup was the fourth attempt at introducing a League Cup competition in Poland. T ...

.
² 1 appearance in

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

and 5 appearances in

.
³ All appearances in

Honours

;Legia Warsaw *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

: 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

: 2008 ;Qarabağ *

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

: 2017–18, 2018–19

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rzezniczak, Jakub 1986 births Living people Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Widzew Łódź players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Qarabağ FK players Wisła Płock players Kotwica Kołobrzeg (football) players Ekstraklasa players II liga players III liga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Polish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Men's association football defenders Footballers from Łódź