Krzysztof Łukasz Król (born February 6, 1987) is a Polish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who currently is a coach for the US youth U12 team the Elmhurst City Soccer Association (ECSA) .

Career

Król played with the youth teams of Górnik Radlin, WSP

Wodzisław Śląski Wodzisław Śląski (; german: Loslau, cs, Vladislav, la, Vladislavia, yi, וואידסלוב, Voydislav, szl, Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław Cou ...

and

Amica Wronki Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland. The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...

, before signing his first professional contract with Dyskobolia Grodzisk in 2006. He made his professional debut for Grodzisk in the Polish

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

in August 2006. In early 2007 Król joined

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

'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 Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home g ...

. In January 2010 Chicago Fire of

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signed the Polish defender from Jagiellonia on a one-year loan deal. He made his MLS debut on April 3, 2010 against

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, lat ...

. On November 24, 2010, it was announced that the Chicago Fire parted ways with Krol In July 2011, he joined

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the I liga, the second tier of Polish football. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although it can trace i ...

on a two-year contract. 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.

Personal life

On June 17, 2010, he married model Patrycja Mikula. On March 19, 2011, nine months after their wedding, Mikula gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Cristiano.

Successes

* 1x Divizia Naţională ( 2012/13) with

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnis ...

. * 1x Polish Cup Winner ( 2009/2010) with

References

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Montreal Impact roster
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krol, Krzysztof 1987 births Living people People from Rydułtowy Polish footballers Poland youth international footballers Polish expatriate footballers Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players Expatriate footballers in Spain Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Ekstraklasa players Jagiellonia Białystok players Chicago Fire FC players CF Montréal players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Polish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Major League Soccer players Polonia Bytom players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Expatriate footballers in Moldova Polish expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Piast Gliwice players AEL Kalloni F.C. players Moldovan Super Liga players Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Association football fullbacks