Rafał Murawski

Rafał Murawski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-10-09) 9 October 1981
Place of birth	Malbork, Poland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AP 16 Gdynia
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1999	MRKS Gdańsk
1999	Gedania Gdańsk
2000–2004	Arka Gdynia	73	(8)
2005–2006	Amica Wronki	40	(3)
2006–2009	Lech Poznań	83	(8)
2009–2010	Rubin Kazan	30	(1)
2011–2014	Lech Poznań	79	(7)
2013	Lech Poznań II	1	(0)
2014–2018	Pogoń Szczecin	138	(17)
2017	Pogoń Szczecin II	1	(0)
2024–	AP 16 Gdynia	5	(3)
International career
2006–2012	Poland	48	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Rafał Murawski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrafaw muˈrafskʲi], born 9 October 1981) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Klasa B club Akademia Piłkarska 16 Gdynia, of which he is the founder.

Club career

Murawski was born in Malbork. While spending his youth club time mostly in Gdańsk, he signed his first senior contract with Arka Gdynia, where he spent four successful years.

In early 2005, he moved to Amica Wronki. 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 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 Belgium in Brussels. 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 Serbia. He played for Poland in all three games during Euro 2012.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arka Gdynia	2001–02	II liga	0	0	0	0	—		2	0	2	0
	2002–03	II liga	28	7	1	0	—		—		29	7
	2003–04	II liga	30	0	3	1	—		2	0	35	1
	2004–05	II liga	15	1	5	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		73	8	9	1	—		4	0	86	9
Amica Wronki	2004–05	Ekstraklasa	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	30	2	3	0	—		—		33	2
	Total		40	3	5	0	—		—		45	3
Lech Poznań	2006–07	Ekstraklasa	30	2	4	0	2	0	2	0	38	2
	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	29	2	1	0	—		1	0	31	2
	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	24	4	6	1	10	2	—		40	7
	Total		83	8	11	1	12	2	3	0	109	11
Rubin Kazan	2009	Russian Premier League	7	1	0	0	3	0	—		10	1
	2010	Russian Premier League	23	0	1	0	7	0	—		31	0
	Total		30	1	1	0	10	0	—		41	1
Lech Poznań	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	14	0	5	0	—		—		19	0
	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	27	2	3	0	—		—		30	2
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	29	3	0	0	6	1	—		35	4
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	9	2	1	0	0	0	—		10	2
	Total		79	7	9	0	6	1	—		94	8
Lech Poznań II	2013–14	III liga, gr. C	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Pogoń Szczecin	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	36	3	2	0	—		—		38	3
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	36	7	1	0	—		—		37	7
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	30	7	5	0	—		—		35	7
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	Total		138	17	9	0	—		—		147	17
Pogoń Szczecin II	2017–18	III liga, gr. II	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
AP 16 Gdynia	2024–25	Klasa B	5	3	—		—		—		5	3
Career total			450	47	44	2	28	3	7	0	529	52

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2006	2	0
	2007	3	1
	2008	11	0
	2009	5	0
	2010	8	0
	2011	11	0
	2012	8	0
Total		48	1

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 November 2007	Belgrade	Serbia	1–0	2–2	Euro 2008 qualifier

Honours

Lech Poznań

• Polish Cup: 2008–09

Rubin Kazan

• Russian Premier League: 2009

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season: 2015–16
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: February 2016

External links

• Rafał Murawski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (in Polish)