Krzysztof Król

Krzysztof Łukasz Król (born February 6, 1987) is a Polish footballer who currently is free agent.

Krzysztof Król
Personal information
Full name Krzysztof Łukasz Król[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-06) February 6, 1987
Place of birth Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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)
National team
2007 Poland U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2016

Career

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]

Signed by Impact de Montréal on June 26, 2014. On 24 June 2015, he signed with Greek side AEL Kalloni for a two years contract for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Personal life

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]

Successes

References
  1. "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.
  2. Z Realu do Jagi, Official website of Jagiellonia Białystok (in Polish)
  3. "Chicago fills left back spot with Krzysztof Krol". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  4. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/11/john-krol-released
  5. Krzysztof Król piłkarzem Podbeskidzia 18.07.2011, 90minut.pl
  6. Συμφώνησε με Κρολ η Καλλονή
  7. "Chicago Fire player marries Playboy model after dating seven weeks". ChicagoTribune.com. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  8. Harris, Elliott (2011-03-21). "Monday Quick Hits". SunTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
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