Rafał Król
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraśnik, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stal Kraśnik | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MUKS Kraśnik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Unia Wilkołaz | |||
| 2005 | Janowianka Janów Lubelski | ||
| 2006–2007 | Stal Kraśnik | ||
| 2008–2010 | Motor Lublin | 69 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Znicz Pruszków | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | AÉ Dóxa Kranoúlas | 16 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Motor Lublin | 93 | (13) |
| 2017–2020 | Stal Kraśnik | 88 | (71) |
| 2020–2025 | Motor Lublin | 105 | (20) |
| 2025– | Stal Kraśnik | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2025 | |||
Rafał Król (born 16 January 1989) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IV liga Lublin club Stal Kraśnik. A long-time captain of Motor Lublin, he also played for Znicz Pruszków, AÉ Dóxa Kranoúlas.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Król started his playing career in MUKS Kraśnik. He joined Motor Lublin at age nineteen, and he made his senior debut on 16 March 2008 in a 4–0 home win against GKS Jastrzębie, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute.[1] In August 2010, Król moved to Znicz Pruszków. In August 2011, he joined Greek Gamma Ethniki side AÉ Dóxa Kranoúlas. After three seasons, he returned to Motor.
Stal Kraśnik (2017–2020)
[edit]In February 2017, he re-joined IV liga club Stal Kraśnik.[2] He scored six goals in a 14–0 home win over LKS Milanów on 4 June 2017.[3]
Motor Lublin (2020–2025)
[edit]On 15 January 2020, Król signed a contract with Motor Lublin for the third time in his career.[4]
On 26 July 2024, Król made his Ekstraklasa debut at the age of 35 years and 187 days, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 away win over Lechia Gdańsk.[5] With this appearance, he achieved a feat of featuring for Motor in top four tiers of the Polish league system.[6] On 8 January 2025, Motor announced Król's decision to leave the club with immediate effect.[7] He made 290 appearances throughout eleven years in Motor[8][9] and played three matches in Ekstraklasa during the 2024–25 season.[10]
Third stint at Stal Kraśnik
[edit]On 11 January 2025, he returned to Stal Kraśnik on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
Honours
[edit]Motor Lublin
- III liga: 2015–16 (Lublin-Subcarpathia),[12] 2019–20 (group IV)[13]
- Polish Cup (Lublin subdistrict regionals): 2014–15,[14][15] 2015–16[16][17]
Stal Kraśnik
- IV liga Lublin: 2017–18[18]
Individual
- III liga, group IV top scorer: 2019–20[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Motor Lublin 4-0 GKS Jastrzębie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Stal Kraśnik rośnie w siłę. Na celowniku były zawodnik Motoru". lubsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Podwójny hattrick Rafała Króla. Rekord Stali!". lubsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Rafał Król w Motorze Lublin!". motorlublin.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "[SKRÓT] Lechia 0:2 Motor - Historyczne wydarzenia" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Boroń, Jakub (27 July 2024). "Rafał Król zadebiutował w Ekstraklasie. Cztery lata temu grał w 3. lidze". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Rafał Król opuszcza Motor. Kapitan i legenda lublinian grał w klubie od 2008 roku". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Gładysiewicz, Łukasz (8 January 2025). "Kapitan odchodzi z Motoru Lublin. "To była trudna decyzja"". Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Wojdat, Kamil (9 January 2025). "Rafał Król odchodzi z Motoru. „Gra dla tego klubu i przed takimi kibicami była zaszczytem"". Kurier Lubelski (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Rafał Król (season 2024–25)". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Rafał Król w Stali Kraśnik". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 11 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "III liga 2015/2016, grupa: lubelsko-podkarpacka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: IV". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2014/2015, grupa: Lubelski ZPN - Lublin". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Rafał Król". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2015/2016, grupa: Lubelski ZPN - Lublin". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Rafał Król". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "IV liga 2017/2018, grupa: lubelska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: IV - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rafał Król at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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- 1989 births
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