Krzysztof Król
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Krzysztof Łukasz Król[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Wodzisław Śląski, Poland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Górnik Radlin | |||
WSP Wodzisław Śląski | |||
Amica Wronki | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 1 | (0) |
2007 | Real Madrid C | ||
2007–2008 | Real Madrid Castilla | ||
2008–2011 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | (0) |
2010 | → Chicago Fire (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2011 | → Polonia Bytom (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 34 | (0) |
2013 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 9 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Piast Gliwice | 25 | (1) |
2014 | Montreal Impact | 12 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Kalloni | 11 | (0) |
2016 | A.A.C. Eagles | ||
International career | |||
2007 | Poland U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Krzysztof Łukasz Król (born 6 February 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who is a coach for the American under-12 team of the Elmhurst City Soccer Association (ECSA).
Career
[edit]Król played with the youth teams of Górnik Radlin, WSP Wodzisław Śląski and Amica Wronki, before signing his first professional contract with Dyskobolia Grodzisk in 2006. He made his professional debut for Grodzisk in the Polish Ekstraklasa in August 2006.
In early 2007 Król joined Real Madrid's third team. At the start of the 2007–08 season he was briefly promoted to Real Madrid Castilla but did not make any appearances. In July 2008, having failed to make an impression in Spain, he returned to his native Poland and signed a three-year contract with Jagiellonia Białystok.[2]
In January 2010 Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer signed the Polish defender from Jagiellonia on a one-year loan deal.[3] He made his MLS debut on April 3, 2010 against Colorado Rapids.
On November 24, 2010, it was announced that the Chicago Fire parted ways with Krol.[4]
In July 2011, he joined Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on a two-year contract.[5]
Król signed for Impact de Montréal on June 26, 2014. On 24 June 2015, he signed with Greek side AEL Kalloni on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On June 17, 2010, he married model Patrycja Mikula.[7] On March 19, 2011, nine months after their wedding, Mikula gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Cristiano.[8]
Honours
[edit]Jagiellonia Białystok
Sheriff Tiraspol
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2019.
- ^ Z Realu do Jagi[permanent dead link], Official website of Jagiellonia Białystok (in Polish)
- ^ "Chicago fills left back spot with Krzysztof Krol". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "John, Krol Released | Chicago Fire Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Krzysztof Król piłkarzem Podbeskidzia 18.07.2011, 90minut.pl
- ^ Συμφώνησε με Κρολ η Καλλονή
- ^ "Chicago Fire player marries Playboy model after dating seven weeks". ChicagoTribune.com. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Harris, Elliott (2011-03-21). "Monday Quick Hits". SunTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
External links
[edit]- Krzysztof Król at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Krzysztof Król at Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact roster
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Rydułtowy
- Polish men's footballers
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- CF Montréal players
- Polonia Bytom players
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- Piast Gliwice players
- AEL Kalloni F.C. players
- A.A.C. Eagles players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Major League Soccer players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Super League Greece players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Moldova