# Dawid Drachal

Dawid Drachal (born 31 January 2005) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club GKS Katowice, on loan from Raków Częstochowa.

## Club career
### Early years

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

### Miedź Legnica

After undergoing a trial with German club Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, Drachal signed a three-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on 31 August 2022. 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. He scored his first and only goal for Miedź's senior team on 1 May 2023 in a 1–1 league draw against Cracovia. He made a total of 16 top tier appearances that year; despite his efforts, Miedź suffered relegation at the end of the season.

### Raków Częstochowa

In June 2023, he was transferred to defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa, signing a five-year contract. 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. On 24 September 2023, he scored three goals in less than 22 minutes of a 3–5 away victory against Ruch Chorzów, 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.

#### Loan to GKS Katowice

On 5 February 2025, Drachal was sent on loan to fellow Ekstraklasa club GKS Katowice for the remainder of the season.

## International career

He was called up for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he played in all three group stage matches: a 1–6 loss against France, in which he scored a goal, a 1–2 loss to the Netherlands and a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria. Poland was eliminated from the competition after finishing their group in third place.
On 17 October 2023, he scored twice in a 3–3 2024 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying draw against Germany.
On 22 March 2024, Drachal made his debut for the Poland U20 in a 1–5 Elite League defeat against England U20.
In May 2024, he received his first under-21 call-up for a friendly against North Macedonia on 1 June 2024.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics

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