Rafał Gikiewicz (born 26 October 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Club career

Gikiewicz was born in Olsztyn. In July 2008, he moved 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

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announced the signing of Gikiewicz for the 2014–15 season. In August 2016, Gikiewicz transferred to Freiburg. In June 2018, Gikiewicz moved 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

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in the

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. On 1 July 2020, he signed with Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

International career

Due to his successful career in Union Berlin, in May 2019 he received his first call-up to the Poland national team for the first time, during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

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matches against North Macedonia and Israel, but remained unused on the bench.

Personal life

His twin brother

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is also a footballer. Gikiewicz follows a vegan diet.

Career statistics

Club

¹ Including

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.
² Including Polish Super Cup.
³ Including Bundesliga promotion play-offs.

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok * Polish Cup: 2009–10 Śląsk Wrocław * Polish Ekstraklasa: 2011–12 * Polish Super Cup:

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* 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Olsztyn Polish footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Sokół Ostróda players Wigry Suwałki players Jagiellonia Białystok players OKS Stomil Olsztyn players Śląsk Wrocław players Eintracht Braunschweig players SC Freiburg players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Augsburg players II liga players Ekstraklasa players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Poland-footy-goalkeeper-stub