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Adrián Kaprálik

Adrián Kaprálik (born 10 June 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovak First Football League club Žilina.

Club career

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] He returned to Žilina at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[4]

International career

On 17 November 2022, Kaprálik received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad for two friendly matches against Montenegro and Chile.[5] 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.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 June 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 Fortuna Liga 31 2 6 2 1 0 — 38 4
2021–22 Fortuna Liga 25 4 3 0 8 0 — 36 4
2022–23 Fortuna Liga 33 10 3 1 — — 36 11
2023–24 Fortuna Liga 3 1 0 0 3 2 — 6 3
Total 94 17 12 3 12 2 — 118 22
Górnik Zabrze (loan) 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 30 7 2 1 — — 32 8
Career total 124 24 14 4 12 2 0 0 150 30

References

  1. ^ "Žilina vs. Spartak Trnava". Soccerway. 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Adrián Kaprálik piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze!". Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Famózne sólo od polovice ihriska: Kaprálik strelil nádherný gól, to musíte vidieť!". Športky (in Slovak). 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Adrián Kaprálik odchodzi z Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Zahanbil Slovan a dočkal sa pozvánky do reprezentácie: Týždeň snov, teší sa Kaprálik". Športky (in Slovak). 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ 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.