Rafał Wolsztyński
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Knurów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Concordia Knurów | ||
| 2010–2013 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Górnik Zabrze II | 71 | (22) |
| 2017–2019 | Górnik Zabrze | 11 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Limanovia Limanowa (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Legionovia Legionowo (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Widzew Łódź | 41 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | Arka Gdynia | 24 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | SJK | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Chrobry Głogów | 39 | (7) |
| 2024– | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 15 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Rafał Wolsztyński (born 8 December 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for II liga club Sandecja Nowy Sącz.[1]
Early career
[edit]Wolsztyński started playing football in the youth sector of Concordia Knurów.
Club career
[edit]In 2010 Wolsztyński signed for Górnik Zabrze after good performances at junior club level. He was loaned out on two occasions, first to Limanovia Limanowa in 2015, and later to Legionovia Legionowo in 2016. He made his Ekstraklasa debut with Górnik Zabrze in the 2017–18 season. In early 2019, he left the club and signed with Widzew Łódź in the third-tier II liga.
On 20 August 2020 he signed a two-year contract with Arka Gdynia.[2]
On 12 August 2021, Wolsztyński signed with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[3] He left the club next June,[4] and joined Chrobry Głogów in Polish second-tier I liga.
In the early 2024, Wolsztyński moved to II liga club Sandecja Nowy Sącz.
Personal life
[edit]His twin brother Łukasz Wolsztyński is also a professional footballer.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 June 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Limanovia Limanowa (loan) | 2014–15 | II liga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Legionovia Legionowo (loan) | 2015–16 | II liga | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | I liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Widzew Łódź | 2018–19 | II liga | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | II liga | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2020–21 | I liga | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| SJK | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Chrobry Głogów | 2022–23 | I liga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | I liga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 2023–24 | II liga | 15 | 5 | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 171 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 185 | 43 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Rafał Wolsztyński wzmacnia ofensywę Chrobrego" (in Polish). Chrobry Głogów. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Rafał Wolsztyński na pokładzie Arki!" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 20 August 2020.
- ^ Puolalaishyökkääjä Rafal Wolsztynski SJK:n riveihin, sjk.fi, 12 August 2021
- ^ Rafał Wolsztynskin sopimus päättyy, sjk.fi, 3 June 2022
- ^ Mieliśmy po 12 lat i jedno marzenie – żeby Górnik wyglądał tak jak dzisiaj weszlo.com
External links
[edit]- Rafał Wolsztyński at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Rafał Wolsztyński at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- People from Knurów
- Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship
- Living people
- Polish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Limanovia Limanowa players
- Widzew Łódź players
- Arka Gdynia players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Chrobry Głogów players
- Sandecja Nowy Sącz players
- Ekstraklasa players
- I liga players
- II liga players
- III liga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Polish twins
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen