Adrián Kaprálik
 Kaprálik in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Trstená, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Oravan Oravská Jasenica | ||
| 2015–2019 | Žilina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Žilina B | 23 | (6) |
| 2020–2025 | Žilina | 114 | (25) |
| 2023–2024 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 30 | (7) |
| 2025– | Holstein Kiel | 14 | (2) |
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Slovakia U21 | 36 | (10) |
| 2022– | Slovakia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2025 | |||
Adrián Kaprálik (born 10 June 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. He has played for Slovakia at senior level.
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][2]
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.[3] He scored a late league goal against Ruch Chorzów which ended in a 2–1 victory for Górnik Zabrze.[4] He returned to Žilina at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[5]
He sustained a broken leg in January 2025 during Žilina's winter training camp in the United Arab Emirates.[6] On 22 August 2025, Kaprálik signed a four-season contract with Holstein Kiel in German 2. Bundesliga.[7]
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.[8] He made his international debut in the match against Chile on 20 November, which finished as a goalless draw, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Tomáš Suslov.[9] He was named in Slovakia's squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in June 2025.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Fortuna Liga | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 11 | |||
| 2023–24 | Fortuna Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Fortuna Liga | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 7 | |||
| 2025–26 | Fortuna Liga | 4 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 114 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 141 | 31 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 39 | ||
- ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 20 November 2022[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Žilina vs. Spartak Trnava". Soccerway. 14 June 2020.
- ^ "AS Trenčín - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Adrián Kaprálik piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze!". Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Famózne sólo od polovice ihriska: Kaprálik strelil nádherný gól, to musíte vidieť!". Športky (in Slovak). 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Adrián Kaprálik odchodzi z Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Pančík, Vladimír (2 June 2025). "Zlomenina nohy obrala Kaprálika o pol roka. Už to ani nevnímam, tvrdí líder dvadsaťjednotky". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Holstein Kiel sign Adrián Kaprálik". Holstein Kiel. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U21 – Domáci turnaj bez obrancu Kóšu a stredopoliara Veselovského" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Adrián Kaprálik". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
External links
- MŠK Žilina official club profile
- Adrián Kaprálik at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile
- Adrián Kaprálik at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)