Adrián Kaprálik

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.

Adrián Kaprálik
Personal information
Full name Adrián Kaprálik
Date of birth (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002
Place of birth Trstená, Slovakia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 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) 3 (1)
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 23 (6)
2022– Slovakia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:41, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

MŠK Žilina

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]

Loan to Górnik

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 one-year loan.[2]

International career

Kaprálik was first recognised in a senior national team nomination by Štefan Tarkovič as an alternate in September 2022 ahead of three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia, Croatia and Cyprus.[3] Following a managerial change in the summer of 2022, when Tarkovič was replaced by Francesco Calzona, Kaprálik entered the roster for two November friendlies against Montenegro and Chile, which marked Marek Hamšík's retirement game.[4]

On 17 November 2022, during a fixture against Montenegro at Podgorica City Stadium, Kaprálik was listed as a substitute and remained benched for the entirety of the 2–2 draw.[5] Three days later, on 20 November at Tehelné pole against Chile, Kaprálik made his senior international debut. He came on in the 89th minute of the match to replace Tomáš Suslov on the right-wing in the same batch of substitutions, which saw Marek Hamšík walk off internationally for the last time. During Kaprálik's tenure on the pitch the scored did not change, remaining at 0–0.[6][7] Shortly after, in December 2022, Kaprlík was also shortlisted in a nomination for senior national team prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec, being only one of seven players in the 27-man strong squad with previous international appearances at senior level.[8]

References
  1. ŽILINA VS. SPARTAK TRNAVA 2 - 1 14.06.2020, soccerway.com
  2. "Adrián Kaprálik piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. Šurin, Peter (2021-08-24). "MUŽI A – V nominácii na septembrovú kvalifikáciu De Marco aj Plach, bez siedmich z Eura". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. Šurin, Peter (2022-11-08). "MUŽI A – Nominácia na zápasy v Čiernej Hore a s Čile: Šesť nováčikov aj Hamšík". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  5. "Čierna Hora - Slovensko | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. "Slovensko - Čile | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. Šurin, Peter (2022-11-20). "MUŽI A – S Čile bezgólová remíza a Hamšíkov odchod slávobránou, podľa Calzonu "je nádherný"". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  8. SFZ (2022-11-29). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-03.


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