Rafał Murawski (, born 9 October 1981) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Murawski was born in Malbork. While spending his youth club time mostly in Gdańsk, he signed his first senior

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with

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The history of Arka dates back to ...

, where he spent four successful years. In early 2005, he moved to

Amica Wronki Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland. The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...

. In July 2006, he moved to Lech Poznań after their merger with Amica. In the summer of 2009, he moved to Russian club

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

on a three-year contract. However, in August 2011, he returned to Lech Poznań and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

He made his debut on 15 November 2006 in the Euro 2008 qualifier match, against

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. Almost exactly one year later on 21 November 2007, he also scored his first goal for Poland during the Euro 2008 qualifier match against and in

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. He played for Poland in all three games during

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Career statistics

Club

¹2 appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup.
¹2 appearances in

I liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga v ...

play-off.
¹1 appearance in Ekstraklasa Cup.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Lech Poznań *

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. ...

: 2008–09 Rubin Kazan *

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: 2009 Individual *

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 ...

Midfielder of the Season: 2015–16

References

External links

*
National team stats
on the website of 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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murawski, Rafal 1981 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Arka Gdynia players Amica Wronki players Lech Poznań players FC Rubin Kazan players Pogoń Szczecin players UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2012 players People from Malbork Ekstraklasa players I liga players Russian Premier League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Polish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship Gedania 1922 Gdańsk players