Adrián Kaprálik Explained

Adrián Kaprálik
Full Name:Adrián Kaprálik
Height:1.78 m
Birth Date:10 June 2002
Birth Place:Trstená, Slovakia
Currentclub:Žilina
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2009–2015
Youthclubs1:Oravan Oravská Jasenica
Youthyears2:2015–2019
Youthclubs2:Žilina
Years1:2019–2023
Caps1:23
Goals1:6
Years2:2020–
Caps2:94
Goals2:17
Years3:2023–2024
Clubs3:Górnik Zabrze (loan)
Caps3:30
Goals3:7
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2019
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2019
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2021
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2021–
Nationalcaps6:29
Nationalgoals6:8
Nationalyears7:2022–
Nationalteam7:Slovakia
Nationalcaps7:1
Nationalgoals7:0
Club-Update:13:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:18:27, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

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.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]

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

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Žilina2019–20Fortuna Liga2020
2020–21Fortuna Liga3126210384
2021–22Fortuna Liga2543080364
2022–23Fortuna Liga3310313611
2023–24Fortuna Liga31003263
Total941712312211822
Górnik Zabrze (loan)2023–24Ekstraklasa30721328
Career total124241441220015030

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Žilina vs. Spartak Trnava. Soccerway. 14 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Adrián Kaprálik piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze!. Górnik Zabrze. 15 August 2023. pl.
  3. News: Famózne sólo od polovice ihriska: Kaprálik strelil nádherný gól, to musíte vidieť!. Športky. 16 March 2024. sk.
  4. Web site: Adrián Kaprálik odchodzi z Górnika . Górnik Zabrze . 2 July 2024 . pl . 29 June 2024.
  5. News: Zahanbil Slovan a dočkal sa pozvánky do reprezentácie: Týždeň snov, teší sa Kaprálik. Športky. 14 November 2022. sk.
  6. News: Peter. Šurin. Muži A S Čile bezgólová remíza a Hamšíkov odchod slávobránou, podľa Calzonu "je nádherný". Slovak Football Association. 20 November 2022. 21 November 2022. sk.