Michał Chrapek (born 3 April 1992) is a Polish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

Club career

Early career

Chrapek started training football aged seven in community centre team at OPP Jaworzno. He played there as a right back for three years. Then he joined

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Wisła Kraków

In 2007, he moved to

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youth team. On 15 March 2009, he made his debut in

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team of Wisła. On 11 December 2009, he made his first team debut in the

game against

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. In August 2011, he signed a one-year loan deal with Kolejarz Stróże, where he played in all 30 games of the 2011–12 season, scoring 3 goals.

Calcio Catania

On 12 June 2014, Chrapek moved to Italy and signed for

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Lechia Gdańsk

After an unsuccessful year in

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, he signed for Polish

side

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 ...

Śląsk Wrocław

On 22 June 2017, he signed a contract with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

Piast Gliwice

On 10 October 2020, he joined

International career

Chrapek has played internationally for Poland beginning with the under-17 level and up to the under-21 national team.Chrapek played for Poland u-18

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* * 1992 births Sportspeople from Jaworzno Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Living people Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Victoria Jaworzno players Wisła Kraków players Kolejarz Stróże players Catania FC players Lechia Gdańsk players Lechia Gdańsk II players Śląsk Wrocław players Piast Gliwice players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Serie B players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub