Rafał Król (born 16 January 1989) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Stal Kraśnik. A long-time captain of

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, he also played for

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, AÉ Dóxa Kranoúlas.

Career

Early career

Król started his playing career in MUKS Kraśnik. He joined

at age nineteen, and he made his senior debut on 16 March 2008 in a 4–0 home win against

GKS Jastrzębie Klub Sportowy GKS Jastrzębie (), commonly known as GKS Jastrzębie (), is a football club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland. As of the 2025–26 season, they compete in II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. In August 2010, Król moved to

. In August 2011, he joined Greek

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side AÉ Dóxa Kranoúlas. After three seasons, he returned to Motor.

Stal Kraśnik (2017–2020)

In February 2017, he re-joined

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club Stal Kraśnik. He scored six goals in a 14–0 home win over LKS Milanów on 4 June 2017.

Motor Lublin (2020–2025)

On 15 January 2020, Król signed a contract with Motor Lublin for the third time in his career. On 26 July 2024, Król made his

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debut at the age of 35 years and 187 days, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 away win over

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

. With this appearance, he achieved a feat of featuring for Motor in top four tiers of the Polish league system. On 8 January 2025, Motor announced Król's decision to leave the club with immediate effect. He made 290 appearances throughout eleven years in Motor and played three matches in Ekstraklasa during the 2024–25 season.

Third stint at Stal Kraśnik

On 11 January 2025, he returned to Stal Kraśnik on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Honours

Motor Lublin *

: 2015–16 (Lublin-Subcarpathia), 2019–20 ( group IV) *

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(Lublin subdistrict regionals): 2014–15, 2015–16 Stal Kraśnik * IV liga Lublin: 2017–18, 2024–25 Individual * III liga, group IV top scorer: 2019–20

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* 1989 births Living people People from Kraśnik Footballers from Lublin Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Stal Kraśnik players Motor Lublin players Znicz Pruszków players Doxa Kranoula F.C. players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players IV liga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub