Rafał Gikiewicz

**Rafał Gikiewicz** (born 26 October 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.

## Club career

Gikiewicz was born in Olsztyn. In July 2008, he transferred to Jagiellonia Białystok. In August 2010, he was loaned to OKS 1945 Olsztyn on a one-year deal. He returned to Jagiellonia Białystok half a year later.

In January 2011, he joined Śląsk Wrocław on 4.5-year contract.

In April 2014, German club Eintracht Braunschweig announced the signing of Gikiewicz for the 2014–15 season. In August 2016, Gikiewicz transferred to Freiburg.

In June 2018, Gikiewicz transferred to Union Berlin signing a two-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Freiburg was reported as €200,000. On 7 October 2018, Gikiewicz scored a 94th-minute equalizer against 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga.
On 1 July 2020, he signed with Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Wigry Suwałki|2007–08|II liga|28|0|0|0|—|—|28|0||||
|rowspan="3"|Jagiellonia Białystok|2008–09|Ekstraklasa|8|0|1|0|—|4<sup>1</sup>|0|13|0||
|2009–10|Ekstraklasa|8|0|6|0|—|—|14|0|||||
|OKS 1945 Olsztyn (loan)|2010–11|II liga|11|0|2|0|—|—|13|0||||
|rowspan="4"|Śląsk Wrocław|2011–12|Ekstraklasa|6|0|2|0|—|—|8|0|||
|2012–13|Ekstraklasa|10|0|6|0|1|0|1<sup>2</sup>|0|18|0|||
|2013–14|Ekstraklasa|11|0|1|0|6|0|—|18|0||||
|rowspan="3"|Eintracht Braunschweig|2014–15|2. Bundesliga|33|0|3|0|—|—|36|0|||
|2015–16|2. Bundesliga|33|0|3|0|—|—|36|0|||||
|rowspan="3"|SC Freiburg|2016–17|Bundesliga|0|0|1|0|—|—|1|0|||
|2017–18|Bundesliga|2|0|1|0|0|0|—|3|0||||
|rowspan="3"|Union Berlin|2018–19|2. Bundesliga|34|1|2|0|—|2<sup>3</sup>|0|38|1||
|2019–20|Bundesliga|33|0|2|0|—|—|35|0|||||
|rowspan="4"|FC Augsburg|2020–21|Bundesliga|34|0|2|0|—|—|36|0|||
|2021–22|Bundesliga|34|0|2|0|—|—|36|0|||||
|2022–23|Bundesliga|23|0|1|0|—|—|24|0|||||
|Ankaragücü|2023–24|Süper Lig|5|0|2|0|—|—|7|0||||
|Widzew Łódź|2023–24|Ekstraklasa|5|0|—|—|—|5|0|||||
<span id="notes gs1"></span><sup>1</sup><small> Including Ekstraklasa Cup.</small>

<span id="notes gs2"></span><sup>2</sup><small> Including Polish Super Cup.</small>

<span id="notes gs3"></span><sup>3</sup><small> Including Bundesliga promotion play-offs.</small>

## Honours

**Jagiellonia Białystok**
- Polish Cup: 2009–10

**Śląsk Wrocław**
- Ekstraklasa: 2011–12
- Polish Super Cup: 2012

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Rafał Gikiewicz
- **image**: Gikiewicz rafal.JPG
- **caption**: Gikiewicz in 2010
- **birth place**: Olsztyn, Poland
- **height**: 1.90 m
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **currentclub**: Widzew Łódź
- **clubnumber**: 1
- **youthclubs1**: Warmia Olsztyn
- **youthclubs2**: Stomil Olsztyn (football), Stomil Olsztyn
- **youthclubs3**: Tempo 25 Olsztyn
- **years1**: 2004–2005
- **clubs1**: DKS Dobre Miasto
- **years2**: 2006
- **clubs2**: Sokół Ostróda
- **years3**: 2006–2007
- **clubs3**: Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Drwęca Nowe Miasto L.
- **years4**: 2007–2008
- **clubs4**: Wigry Suwałki
- **caps4**: 28
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 2008–2010
- **clubs5**: Jagiellonia Białystok
- **caps5**: 16
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2010
- **clubs6**: → Stomil Olsztyn (football), OKS 1945 Olsztyn (loan)
- **caps6**: 11
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2011–2014
- **clubs7**: Śląsk Wrocław
- **caps7**: 27
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 2014–2016
- **clubs8**: Eintracht Braunschweig
- **caps8**: 66
- **goals8**: 0
- **years9**: 2016–2018
- **clubs9**: SC Freiburg
- **caps9**: 2
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 2018–2020
- **clubs10**: 1. FC Union Berlin, Union Berlin
- **caps10**: 67
- **goals10**: 1
- **years11**: 2020–2023
- **clubs11**: FC Augsburg
- **caps11**: 91
- **goals11**: 0
- **years12**: 2023–2024
- **clubs12**: MKE Ankaragücü, Ankaragücü
- **caps12**: 5
- **goals12**: 0
- **years13**: 2024–
- **clubs13**: Widzew Łódź
- **caps13**: 5
- **goals13**: 0
- **club-update**: 1 April 2024