Rafał Boguski

Rafał Boguski
Boguski with Wisła Kraków in 2012
Personal information
Full name Rafał Boguski
Date of birth (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984
Place of birth Ostrołęka, Poland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Świt Krzeszowice (player-manager)
Number 6
Youth career
ŁKS Łomża
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 ŁKS Łomża 118 (61)
2005–2021 Wisła Kraków 335 (57)
2005–2006 → ŁKS Łomża (loan) 14 (8)
2006–2007 → GKS Bełchatów (loan) 20 (4)
2021–2023 Puszcza Niepołomice 38 (3)
2023–2024 Kalwarianka Kalwaria Z. 17 (6)
2024– Świt Krzeszowice 19 (3)
International career
2007–2009 Poland 6 (3)
Managerial career
2024– Świt Krzeszowice (player-manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:23, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

Rafał Boguski (born 9 June 1984) is a Polish professional footballer who is the current player-manager of V liga Lesser Poland club Świt Krzeszowice.[2] Mainly a forward, he also plays as a second striker and as a winger.[1]

Club career

Born in Ostrołęka, Boguski began his career at ŁKS Łomża before moving to Ekstraklasa champions Wisła Kraków in 2005. In the 2006–07 season. he was loaned out to GKS Bełchatów where he contributed four goals in 20 matches for the eventual league runners-up. In the following season, he returned to Wisła Kraków and won his first Ekstraklasa title with the club.

International career

He made his first appearance for the Poland national team in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 15 December 2007. He scored his first international goal on 14 December 2008 against Serbia. Boguski scored the fastest goal in Polish history, finding the back of the net after only 23 seconds against San Marino on 1 April 2009.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 June 2026[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Polish Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ŁKS Łomża 2000–01 IV liga Podlasie 16[a]6———166
2001–02 IV liga Podlasie 25[b]6———256
2002–03 IV liga Podlasie 2619———2619
2003–04 IV liga Podlasie 22[c]19———2219
2004–05 III liga, gr. I 2911———2911
2005–06 III liga, gr. I 148———148
Total 13269———13269
Wisła Kraków 2005–06 Ekstraklasa 200000—20
2007–08 Ekstraklasa 27370—5[d]1394
2008–09 Ekstraklasa 259306[e]01[d]0359
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 185200000205
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 81104[f]2—133
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 61102[f]0—91
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 26364——327
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 21100——211
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 36500——365
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 36910——379
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 361241——4013
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 30420——324
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 27210——282
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 26010——270
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 11210——122
Total 335573051226138365
GKS Bełchatów (loan) 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 20410—6[d]2276
Puszcza Niepołomice 2021–22 I liga 23210——242
2022–23 I liga 15120——171
Total 38330——413
Kalwarianka 2023–24[6] IV liga Lesser Poland 175———175
Świt Krzeszowice 2024–25[7] Regional league Kr. I 173——00173
2025–26[8] V liga Lesser Poland West 20———20
Total 193——00193
Career total 561141345122123619151
  1. ↑ Doesn't include these matches:
    ŁKS Łomża - Unia Ciechanowiec 3–1, ŁKS Łomża - Pogoń Łapy 4–0, Jagiellonia Białystok II - ŁKS Łomża 2–0, ŁKS Łomża - Włókiarz Białystok 1–3
  2. ↑ Doesn't include these matches:
    Panorama Mielnik - ŁKS Łomża 2–3, ŁKS Łomża - KS Stawiski 2–0, Jagiellonia Białystok II - ŁKS Łomża 2–2
  3. ↑ Doesn't include this match: ŁKS Łomża - Olimpia Zambrów 2–0
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Ekstraklasa Cup
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
200710
200821
200932
Total63
Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Boguski goal.
List of international goals scored by Rafał Boguski
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 December 2008Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey Serbia1–01–0Friendly
21 April 2009Stadion Miejski, Kielce, Poland San Marino1–010–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
33–0

Managerial statistics

As of match played 13 June 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Świt Krzeszowice (player-manager) 24 June 2024 Present 623591814486+58056.45
Total 623591814486+58056.45

Honours

ŁKS Łomża

Wisła Kraków

Individual

  • IV liga Podlasie top goalscorer: 2003–04[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Rafał Boguski at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Karcz, Bartosz (25 June 2024). "Rafał Boguski przejął Świt Krzeszowice i przed nowym wyzwaniem czuje ekscytację". gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Najszybsza bramka w historii reprezentacji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Rafał Boguski". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Rafał Boguski at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Zawodnik: Rafał Boguski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zawodnik: Rafał Boguski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Zawodnik: Rafał Boguski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Rafał Boguski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "IV liga 2003/2004, grupa: podlaska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.