Dawid Drachal

Dawid Drachal
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Radom, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 21
Youth career
2014–2015 Broń Radom
2015–2016 Ajax Radom
2017–2019 Broń Radom
2019–2021 Escola Varsovia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Escola Varsovia 7 (1)
2022 Miedź Legnica II 4 (2)
2022–2023 Miedź Legnica 16 (1)
2023– Raków Częstochowa 36 (4)
2023 Raków Częstochowa II 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Poland U17 9 (1)
2023 Poland U18 2 (0)
2023 Poland U19 5 (2)
2024– Poland U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Dawid Drachal (born 31 January 2005) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Raków Częstochowa.

Club career

Early years

Born in Radom, Drachal started his youth career with Broń Radom at the age of nine.[1] He then moved to Ajax Radom for a year, before returning to Broń in early 2017.[2] In 2019, he joined Escola Varsovia.[3]

Miedź Legnica

After undergoing a trial with German club Bayer Leverkusen in the summer,[4] Drachal signed a three-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on 31 August 2022.[5] He made his senior team debut on 2 October 2022 in a 0–2 loss against Stal Mielec, before suffering a broken bone only a few days later.[6] He scored his first and only goal for Miedź's senior team on 1 May 2023 in a 1–1 league draw against Cracovia.[7] He made a total of 16 top tier appearances that year;[3] despite his efforts, Miedź suffered relegation at the end of the season.[8]

Raków Częstochowa

In June 2023, he was transferred to defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa, signing a five-year contract.[3] After a single outing with Raków's reserve side, he made his first team on 19 August in a 2–0 win over Stal Mielec.[9] On 24 September 2023, he scored three goals in less than 22 minutes of a 3–5 away victory against Ruch Chorzów,[10] thus becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the first half of a match at the highest level of league competition in Poland since Ernst Wilimowski on 30 September 1934.[11]

International career

He was called up for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[12] where he played in all three group stage matches: a 1–6 loss against France, in which he scored a goal,[13] a 1–2 loss to the Netherlands[14] and a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria. Poland was eliminated from the competition after finishing their group in third place.[15]

On 17 October 2023, he scored twice in a 3–3 2024 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying draw against Germany.[16]

On 22 March 2024, Drachal made his debut for the Poland U20 in a 1–5 Elite League defeat against England U20.[17]

In May 2024, he received his first under-21 call-up for a friendly against North Macedonia on 1 June 2024.[18]

Personal life

As a child, he practiced breakdancing. His father, Andrzej, was also a footballer.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Polish Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Escola Varsovia 2021–22[19] IV liga Mazovia I 7 1 — — — 7 1
Miedź Legnica II 2022–23[20] III liga, gr. III 4 2 — — — 4 2
Miedź Legnica 2022–23[20] Ekstraklasa 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
Raków Częstochowa 2023–24[21] Ekstraklasa 26 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
2024–25[22] Ekstraklasa 10 1 1 0 — — 11 1
Total 36 4 4 0 — — 40 4
Raków Częstochowa II 2023–24[21] III liga, gr. III 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 64 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 68 8

References

  1. ^ "O nich będzie głośno: Dawid Drachal – "Trudno mi powiedzieć, czy zostanie"". igol.pl (in Polish). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Dawid Drachal, wychowanek Broni, z pierwszym golem w Ekstraklasie" (in Polish). Broń Radom. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Dawid Drachal nowym piłkarzem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Największy polski wygrany Euro U-17? Dawid Drachal na testach w Bayerze Leverkusen". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Dawid Drachal dołącza do Miedzi" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "OFICJALNIE: Pechowy start Dawida Drachala w Miedzi Legnica. Złamana kość i dłuższa przerwa". transfery.info (in Polish). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Debiutancki gol Drachala". Miedź Legnica. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Miedź Legnica oficjalnie spadła z Ekstraklasy do 1 ligi. Remis z Cracovią jak porażka. O losie beniaminka przesądził Jewhen Konoplianka". gol24.pl (in Polish). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Domowe zwycięstwo! Raków - Stal 2:0" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Szalony mecz i zwycięstwo Medalików! Ruch - Raków 3:5" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Dawid Drachal jak Ernest Wilimowski. Wyrównał wyczyn sprzed prawie 90 lat". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ^ ""Szakale Gęsiora" – poznajcie zawodników reprezentacji Polski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 14 May 2022.
  13. ^ "ME U-17: Francja 6-1 Polska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. ^ "ME U-17: Holandia 2-1 Polska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  15. ^ "ME U-17: Polska 1-1 Bułgaria". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  16. ^ "U-19: Remis z Niemcami to za mało. Polacy na trzecim miejscu w grupie" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Dawid Drachal z występem w reprezentacji Polski U-20". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Reprezentacja młodzieżowa: Powołania na mecz towarzyski z Macedonią Północną". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Rozgrywki". laczynaspilka.pl. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 11 October 2024.