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Polish footballer

Rafał Król
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 (age 36)
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

Early career

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. 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)

In February 2017, he re-joined IV liga club Stal Kraśnik. He scored six goals in a 14–0 home win over LKS Milanów on 4 June 2017.

Motor Lublin (2020–2025)

On 15 January 2020, Król signed a contract with Motor Lublin for the third time in his career.

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. With this appearance, he achieved a feat of featuring for Motor in top four tiers of the Polish league system. On 8 January 2025, Motor announced Król's decision to leave the club with immediate effect. He made 290 appearances throughout eleven years in Motor and played three matches in Ekstraklasa during the 2024–25 season.

Third stint at Stal Kraśnik

On 11 January 2025, he returned to Stal Kraśnik on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Honours

Motor Lublin

Stal Kraśnik

Individual

References

  1. "Motor Lublin 4-0 GKS Jastrzębie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. "Stal Kraśnik rośnie w siłę. Na celowniku były zawodnik Motoru". lubsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. "Podwójny hattrick Rafała Króla. Rekord Stali!". lubsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "Rafał Król w Motorze Lublin!". motorlublin.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. "[SKRÓT] Lechia 0:2 Motor - Historyczne wydarzenia" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. Gładysiewicz, Łukasz (8 January 2025). "Kapitan odchodzi z Motoru Lublin. "To była trudna decyzja"". Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. 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.
  10. "Rafał Król (season 2024–25)". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. "Rafał Król w Stali Kraśnik". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 11 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  12. "III liga 2015/2016, grupa: lubelsko-podkarpacka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: IV". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  14. "Puchar Polski 2014/2015, grupa: Lubelski ZPN - Lublin". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  15. "Zawodnik: Rafał Król". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  16. "Puchar Polski 2015/2016, grupa: Lubelski ZPN - Lublin". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  17. "Zawodnik: Rafał Król". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  18. "IV liga 2017/2018, grupa: lubelska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  19. "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: IV - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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