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 cant ...

) 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 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. 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

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. On 19 June 2023, Rzeźniczak joined II liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg. In the autumn round of the

2023–24 II liga The 2023–24 II liga (also known as eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 16th season of the Polish 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

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'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. ...

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² 1 appearance in Polish SuperCup and 5 appearances in

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³ All appearances in Polish SuperCup.

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 ...

: 2005–06,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 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 titl ...

: 2007–08,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2011–12,

, 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 ...

: 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 contested ...

: 2017–18, 2018–19

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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