Jacek Góralski

Jacek Góralski ([ˈjat͡sɛk ɡuˈralski] (listen); born 21 September 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kairat and the Poland national team.[2]

Jacek Góralski

Personal information
Full name	Jacek Góralski[1]
Date of birth	21 September 1992[1]
Place of birth	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kairat
Number	6
Youth career
	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Zawisza II Bydgoszcz
2011	Victoria Koronowo	13	(0)
2011–2015	Wisła Płock	107	(5)
2015–2017	Jagiellonia Białystok	57	(3)
2017–2019	Ludogorets Razgrad	61	(0)
2020–	Kairat	16	(0)
National team^‡
2016–	Poland	17	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:58, 4 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2020

Club career

Góralski began his career with Zawisza Bydgoszcz, but left for Victoria Koronowo on a free in early 2011. He joined Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in the summer of 2017, signing a three-year contract.[3]

On 19 January 2020, Góralski moved to Kairat on a three-year contract.[4]

International career

Góralski lining up for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In November 2016 Góralski received his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for matches against Romania and Slovenia. He started the match against Slovenia, which resulted in a 1–1 draw.[5]

On 4 June 2018, Góralski was included in Adam Nawałka's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6] Góralski played in two games in the tournament, against Colombia, a 0–3 loss, and Japan, a 1–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 November 2019[7][8]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Victoria	2010–11	III liga	13	0	–		–		–		13	0
Wisła Płock	2011–12	I liga	12	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
	2012–13	II liga	32	1	2	0	–		–		34	1
	2013–14	I liga	32	0	0	0	–		–		32	0
	2014–15		31	4	1	0	–		–		32	4
	Total		107	5	3	0	–		–		110	5
Jagiellonia	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	28	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2016–17		29	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	3
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		57	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	64	3
Ludogorets	2017–18	First League	24	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	34	0
	2018–19		26	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	37	0
	2019–20		11	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	22	0
	Total		61	0	5	0	26	0	1	0	93	0
Career total			238	8	12	0	29	0	1	0	279	8

International

As of 7 September 2020[7]

Poland
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2018	7	0
2019	4	1
2020	1	0
Total	14	1

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 November 2019	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland	Slovenia	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Ludogorets

• Bulgarian League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
• Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2018, 2019

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
2. "Национал на Полша подписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 1 August 2017.
3. "Яцек Горалски подписа с Лудогорец за 3 години и взе №44" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
4. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ЯЦЕК ГУРАЛЬСКИЙ – ИГРОК КАЙРАТА". fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
5. "Reprezentacja Polski. Probierz: Góralski zobaczy, jaki to poziom". sport.pl. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
6. "Poland World Cup 2018 squad and team guide". telegraph.co.uk. 4 June 2018.
7. "Jacek Góralski". 90minut. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
8. "Jacek Góralski". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

External links

• Jacek Góralski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Jacek Góralski at Soccerway