Rafał Janicki (born 5 July 1992 in
Szczecin
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) is a Polish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Ekstraklasa club
Górnik Zabrze.
Career
Club
He is trainee of
Chemik Police
Klub Piłkarski Chemik Police, commonly referred to as Chemik Police, is a football club based in Police near Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of ...
. In July 2010, he moved to
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...
on a three-year contract deal.
On 14 July 2017 he was loaned for two years to
Ekstraklasa side
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...
.
National
He was a part of
Poland national under-19 football team. Janicki got his first call up to the senior
Poland
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squad for friendlies against
Georgia and
Greece
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in June 2015.
Janicki was also a part oo the under-20 squad in 2011 and later from 2013 to 2014 also the under-21 squad.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Polish men's footballers
Ekstraklasa players
II liga players
III liga players
Lechia Gdańsk players
Lech Poznań players
Lech Poznań II players
Wisła Kraków players
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players
Górnik Zabrze players
Footballers from Szczecin
Men's association football defenders
KP Chemik Police players
Poland men's youth international footballers
Poland men's under-21 international footballers
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