Adrián Kaprálik
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 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 and the Slovakia national team.
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]