Rafał Augustyniak

{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1993)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rafał Augustyniak

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|10|14}}

| image = Rafał Augustyniak 2019.jpg

| caption = Augustyniak with FC Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019

| birth_place = Zduńska Wola, Poland

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Legia Warsaw

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs1 = MKS MOS Zduńska Wola

| youthyears2 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs2 = Pogoń Zduńska Wola

| youthyears3 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs3 = Widzew Łódź

| years1 = 2009–2011

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| clubs1 = Pogoń Zduńska Wola

| years2 = 2012–2015

| caps2 = 37

| goals2 = 2

| clubs2 = Widzew Łódź

| years3 = 2013–2014

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 1

| clubs3 = Widzew Łódź II

| years4 = 2012–2013

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 1

| clubs4 = → Pogoń Siedlce (loan)

| years5 = 2015–2018

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| clubs5 = Jagiellonia Białystok

| years6 = 2015–2018

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 3

| clubs6 = Jagiellonia Białystok II

| years7 = 2016

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 0

| clubs7 = → Pogoń Siedlce (loan)

| years8 = 2016–2017

| caps8 = 28

| goals8 = 1

| clubs8 = → Wigry Suwałki (loan)

| years9 = 2017–2018

| caps9 = 29

| goals9 = 3

| clubs9 = → Miedź Legnica (loan)

| years10 = 2018–2019

| caps10 = 22

| goals10 = 2

| clubs10 = Miedź Legnica

| years11 = 2018

| caps11 = 2

| goals11 = 0

| clubs11 = Miedź Legnica II

| years12 = 2019–2022

| caps12 = 80

| goals12 = 8

| clubs12 = Ural Yekaterinburg

| years13 = 2022–

| caps13 = 68

| goals13 = 9

| clubs13 = Legia Warsaw

| years14 = 2023

| caps14 = 1

| goals14 = 0

| clubs14 = Legia Warsaw II

| nationalyears1 = 2021

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 13 April 2025

| nationalteam-update =

| image_size = 200

}}

Rafał Augustyniak (born 14 October 1993) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Club career

In 2018, he signed for Miedź Legnica.[https://weszlo.com/2018/09/10/nigdy-czuje-sie-gorszy-fizycznie-moge-zdemolowac-kazdego/ Nigdy nie czuję się gorszy. Fizycznie mogę zdemolować każdego] weszlo.com

On 21 June 2019, he signed with the Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=http://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/rafal-augustynyak-novichok-urala|title=Рафал Аугустыняк – новичок "Урала"!|trans-title=Rafał Augustyniak is a newcomer for Ural!|date=21 June 2019|language=Russian}} Augustyniak left Ural on 31 May 2022 as his contract expired.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=https://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/rafal-avgustinyak-pokidaet-fk-ural|title=Рафал Августиняк покидает ФК "Урал"|date=31 May 2022|accessdate=1 June 2022|language=ru}}

On 30 July 2022, he returned to Polish Ekstraklasa, signing a three-year deal with Legia Warsaw.{{cite web |title=Rafał Augustyniak piłkarzem Legii |url=https://legia.com/pilka-nozna/rafal-augustyniak-pilkarzem-legii/16337 |publisher=Legia Warsaw |language=pl |date=30 July 2022}}

International career

Rafał was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) matches against Hungary, Andorra and England. He made his debut for Poland against England on 31 March 2021, coming in as a substitute.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 13 April 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Polish Cup, Russian Cup}}

!colspan=2|Continental

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pogoń Zduńska Wola

|2009–10

|III liga, gr. A

|3

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—30
Pogoń Siedlce (loan)

|2012–13

|II liga

|29

120colspan=2|—colspan=2|—311
rowspan="3"|Widzew Łódź

|2013–14

|Ekstraklasa

|19

010colspan=2|—colspan=2|—200
2014–15

|I liga

|18

210colspan=2|—colspan=2|—192
colspan=2|Total

!37

2200000392
Widzew Łódź II

|2013–14

|III liga, gr. A

|8

1colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—81
rowspan="3"|Jagiellonia Białystok

|2014–15

|Ekstraklasa

|1

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—10
2015–16

|Ekstraklasa

|4

01000colspan=2|—50
colspan=2|Total

!5

010000060
rowspan="3"|Jagiellonia Białystok II

|2014–15

|III liga, gr. B

|10

1colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—101
2015–16

|III liga, gr. B

|9

2colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—92
colspan=2|Total

!19

3000000193
Pogoń Siedlce (loan)

|2015–16

|I liga

|15

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—150
Wigry Suwałki (loan)

|2016–17

|I liga

|28

150colspan=2|—colspan=2|—331
rowspan="3"|Miedź Legnica

|2017–18

|I liga

|29

320colspan=2|—colspan=2|—313
2018–19

|Ekstraklasa

|22

220colspan=2|—colspan=2|—242
colspan=2|Total

!51

5400000555
rowspan="3"|Miedź Legnica II

|2017–18

|III liga, gr. III

|1

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—10
2018–19

|III liga, gr. III

|1

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—10
colspan=2|Total

!2

000000020
rowspan="4"|Ural Yekaterinburg

|2019–20

|RPL

|29

131colspan=2|—1{{efn|Appearance in the FNL Cup}}0332
2020–21

|RPL

|25

430colspan=2|—colspan=2|—284
2021–22

|RPL

|26

310colspan=2|—colspan=2|—273
colspan=2|Total

!80

8710010889
rowspan="4"|Legia Warsaw

|2022–23

|Ekstraklasa

|25

450colspan=2|—colspan=2|—304
2023–24

|Ekstraklasa

|22

12010{{efn|name=ECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}21{{efn|name=PSC|Appearance in Polish Super Cup}}0353
2024–25

|Ekstraklasa

|21

4309{{efn|name=ECL}}0colspan=2|—334
colspan=2|Total

!68

9100192109811
Legia Warsaw II

|2023–24

|III liga, gr. I

|1

000colspan=2|—colspan=2|—10
colspan=3|Career total

!346

303111922039833

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=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|id=82232|name=Rafał Augustyniak|access-date=18 February 2025}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan=2|Poland
202110
colspan="2"|Total10

Honours

Miedź Legnica

  • I liga: 2017–18{{cite web |title=Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018] |url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/miedz-legnica-awansowala-do-ekstraklasy-miedz-legnica-chojniczanka-51-wynik-relacja-zdjecia-27052018/ar/13209857 |website=gazetawroclawska.pl |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=pl |date=27 May 2018}}

Legia Warsaw

  • Polish Cup: 2022–23{{cite web |title=120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne |url=https://sport.interia.pl/puchar-polski/news-120-minut-walki-i-nic-zadecydowaly-dopiero-rzuty-karne,nId,6753462 |website=sport.interia.pl |language=pl |date=2 May 2023}}
  • Polish Super Cup: 2023{{cite web |title=Superpuchar dla Legii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/327/news3271082-Superpuchar-dla-Legii.html |website=90minut.pl |language=pl |date=15 July 2023}}

References

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