Adrián Kaprálik (born 10 June 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Holstein Kiel and the Slovakia national team.
Club career Kaprálik made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina in a home fixture against Spartak Trnava on 14 June 2020.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.
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. He scored a late league goal against Ruch Chorzów which ended in a 2–1 victory for Górnik Zabrze. He returned to Žilina at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.
He sustained a broken leg in January 2025 during Žilina's winter training camp in the United Arab Emirates. On 22 August 2025, Kaprálik signed a four-season contract with Holstein Kiel in German 2. Bundesliga.
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. 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. He was named in Slovakia's squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in June 2025.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsŽilina2019–20Fortuna Liga20———202020–21Fortuna Liga3126210—3842021–22Fortuna Liga2543080—3642022–23Fortuna Liga331031——36112023–24Fortuna Liga310032—632024–25Fortuna Liga16611——1772025–26Fortuna Liga42—20—62Total11425134142—14131Górnik Zabrze (loan)2023–24Ekstraklasa30721——328Holstein Kiel2025–262. Bundesliga30430——334Career total174361851420020643
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia202210202630Total40
References
External links MŠK Žilina official club profile
Futbalnet profile