| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karol Krzysztof Borys [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Otmuchów, Poland [2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maribor (on loan from Westerlo) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Czarni Otmuchów | ||
| 2013–2022 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Śląsk Wrocław | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Westerlo | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Maribor (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Poland U16 | 8 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Poland U17 | 19 | (3) |
| 2023 | Poland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Poland U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Poland U21 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Karol Krzysztof Borys (born 28 September 2006) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Westerlo. [2]
Born in Otmuchów, Borys started his career with hometown club Czarni Otmuchów, before joining the Śląsk Wrocław academy in 2013. [3] He signed his first professional contract there in October 2021, [3] having previously attended a trial at Manchester United. [4] [5] [6]
On 21 May 2022, Borys made his professional debut for Śląsk's first team, coming on as a substitute in the last 20 minutes of a 4–3 home loss to Górnik Zabrze during the last matchday of the 2021–22 season. [4] [6] [7] By doing so, he became the first player born in 2006 to appear in Ekstraklasa and displaced Mirosław Pękala as the youngest player in the history of the Silesian club. [4]
On 11 October 2023, Borys was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [8] In December of the same year, he reportedly attracted interest from several European clubs, including Fiorentina and PSV Eindhoven. [9] [10]
On 1 February 2024, Belgian club Westerlo announced the signing of Borys on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [11] He made his debut for De Kemphanen on 31 March that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Europe play-off away loss against Sint-Truiden. [12] After the 2023–24 season, in which Borys made four appearances for Westerlo, he joined Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor on a season-long loan with the option to make the transfer permanent. [13] He played 20 games for the club in all competitions in the first half of the season, before his season was cut short due to a serious injury. [14] [15] His loan at Maribor was then extended for another year in July 2025. [15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław II | 2021–22 [16] | II liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 [17] | II liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [18] | III liga, gr. III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2021–22 [16] | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 [17] | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [18] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Westerlo | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Maribor (loan) | 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||