Rafał Kurzawa

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Rafał Kurzawa
Kurzawa with Pogoń Szczecin in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rafał Maciej Kurzawa[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Wieruszów, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Pogoń Szczecin
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2006 Sokół Świba
2006–2010 Marcinki Kępno
2010–2011 Górnik Zabrze
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Górnik Zabrze 109 (7)
2012–2013ROW 1964 Rybnik (loan) 49 (4)
2014–2016Górnik Zabrze II 31 (5)
2018–2020 Amiens 11 (1)
2019FC Midtjylland (loan) 7 (1)
2020Esbjerg fB (loan) 12 (2)
2021– Pogoń Szczecin 75 (4)
2022 Pogoń Szczecin II 2 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Poland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Rafał Maciej Kurzawa ([ˈrafaw kuˈʐava] ; born 29 January 1993) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ekstraklasa side Pogoń Szczecin.

Club career[edit]

On 31 January 2019, Kurzawa was loaned out to Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland for six months.[2] He returned to Amiens SC in the summer 2019, but did not take part in any games for the club, before being loaned out to another Danish club Esbjerg fB on 26 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[3] Returning to Amiens in summer 2020, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 6 October.[4]

International career[edit]

Kurzawa lining up for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Kurzawa debuted in a friendly match against Mexico alongside Tomasz Kędziora on 13 November 2017.[5]

In June 2018, Kurzawa was named in the Poland national team's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]

Honours[edit]

ROW Rybnik

Midtjylland

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ Linnebjerg, Flemming (31 January 2019). "FC Midtjylland Lejer Polsk Venstre Back". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "EFB Henter Rafał Kurzawa". Esbjerg FB (in Danish). 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Rafał Kurzawa Quitte L'Amiens SC". Amiens SC (in French). 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Polska 0–1 Meksyk: Tomasz Kędziora i Rafał Kurzawa zadebiutowali w kadrze". Interia (in Polish). 13 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Skład reprezentacji Polski na mistrzostwa świata 2018" [The composition of the Poland national team for the 2018 World Cup]. Polish Football Association (in Polish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ "II liga 2012/2013, grupa: zachodnia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Drużyna Rafała Kurzawy z Pucharem Danii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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