Karol Borys

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Karol Borys
Personal information
Full name Karol Krzysztof Borys [1]
Date of birth (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18)
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  [ pl ]
2013–2022 Śląsk Wrocław
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Śląsk Wrocław II 13 (0)
2022–2024 Śląsk Wrocław 10 (0)
2024– Westerlo 4 (0)
2024– → Maribor (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Poland U16 8 (5)
2022–2023 Poland U17 19 (3)
2023 Poland U18 5 (0)
2024– Poland U19 8 (1)
2024– Poland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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]

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Club career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Śląsk Wrocław II 2021–22 [14] II liga 30——30
2022–23 [15] II liga7000—70
2023–24 [16] III liga, gr. III 3000—30
Total13000—130
Śląsk Wrocław 2021–22 [14] Ekstraklasa 10——10
2022–23 [15] Ekstraklasa6010—70
2023–24 [16] Ekstraklasa3000—30
Total10010—110
Westerlo 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 40——40
Maribor (loan) 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 130204 [b] 0190
Career total4003040470

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