Adrián Kaprálik

Adrián Kaprálik

Personal information
Full name	Adrián Kaprálik
Date of birth	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Trstená, Slovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Žilina
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2015	Oravan Oravská Jasenica
2015–2019	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Žilina B	23	(6)
2020–	Žilina	109	(23)
2023–2024	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)	30	(7)
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	29	(8)
2022–	Slovakia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.^{[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!" (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.

External links

• MŠK Žilina official club profile
• Adrián Kaprálik at Soccerway
• Futbalnet profile
• Adrián Kaprálik at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)