Adrián Kaprálik (born 10 June 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze, on loan from MŠK Žilina, and Slovakia national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Kaprálik | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Trstená, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Górnik Zabrze (on loan from Žilina) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Oravan Oravská Jasenica | ||
| 2015–2019 | Žilina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Žilina B | 23 | (6) |
| 2020– | Žilina | 94 | (17) |
| 2023– | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Slovakia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovakia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovakia U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Slovakia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Slovakia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slovakia U21 | 27 | (8) |
| 2022– | Slovakia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Kaprálik made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina in a home fixture against Spartak Trnava on 14 June 2020.[citation needed]He came on as a second-half replacement for Patrik Iľko, when Žilina led by a single goal, following strikes by Dávid Ďuriš and Ján Bernát. The scoresheet remained unchanged and Žilina took the 2–1 victory. He scored his first league goal in a 4–2 win over AS Trenčín.[1][better source needed]
On 15 August 2023, after making six appearances and scoring thrice across all competitions at the start of the 2023–24 campaign, Kaprálik joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a year loan.[2] He scored a late league goal against Ruch Chorzów which ended in a 2–1 victory for Górnik Zabrze.[3]
International career edit
On 17 November 2022, Kaprálik received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad for two friendly matches against Montenegro and Chile.[4] He debuted in the latter match on 20 November, coming as a substitute in the 89th minute to replace Tomáš Suslov which ended in a goalless draw.[5]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 7 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žilina | 2019–20 | Fortuna Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 118 | 22 | ||||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 29 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Žilina vs. Spartak Trnava". Soccerway. 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Adrián Kaprálik piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze!". Górnik Zabrze (in Polish). 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Famózne sólo od polovice ihriska: Kaprálik strelil nádherný gól, to musíte vidieť!". Športky (in Slovak). 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Zahanbil Slovan a dočkal sa pozvánky do reprezentácie: Týždeň snov, teší sa Kaprálik". Športky (in Slovak). 14 November 2022.
- ^ Šurin, Peter (20 November 2022). "Muži A | S Čile bezgólová remíza a Hamšíkov odchod slávobránou, podľa Calzonu "je nádherný"". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
External links edit
- MŠK Žilina official club profile
- Adrián Kaprálik at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile
- Adrián Kaprálik at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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