Jacek Góralski

Jacek Góralski ([ˈjat͡sɛk ɡuˈralskʲi] ^ⓘ; born 21 September 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club Wieczysta Kraków.^[2]

Jacek Góralski

Góralski with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jacek Góralski[1]
Date of birth	(1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wieczysta Kraków
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2011	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Victoria Koronowo	13	(0)
2011	Błękitni Gąbin	1	(0)
2011–2015	Wisła Płock	107	(5)
2015–2017	Jagiellonia Białystok	57	(3)
2017–2020	Ludogorets Razgrad	61	(0)
2020–2022	Kairat	26	(0)
2022–2023	VfL Bochum	4	(0)
2023–	Wieczysta Kraków	52	(1)
International career
2016–2022	Poland	21	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Góralski began his career with Zawisza Bydgoszcz, but left for Victoria Koronowo on a free transfer in early 2011. He joined Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in the summer of 2017, signing a three-year contract.^[3]

On 19 January 2020, Góralski moved to Kairat on a three-year contract.^[4] On 16 June 2022, Kairat announced that Góralski was leaving the club.^[5] It was announced on 17 June 2022 that Góralski had joined VfL Bochum.^[6] On 10 August 2023, he left the club by mutual consent.^[7]

Despite reported interest from Ekstraklasa clubs Cracovia and Górnik Zabrze, and being linked with a return to Kairat,^[8] Góralski signed a three-year deal with fourth division side Wieczysta Kraków on 29 August 2023.^[9]

International career

Góralski lining up for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In November 2016, Góralski received his first call-up to the senior Poland squad for matches against Romania and Slovenia. He started the match against Slovenia, which resulted in a 1–1 draw.^[10]

On 4 June 2018, Góralski was included in Adam Nawałka's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[11] Góralski played in two games in the tournament, against Colombia, a 0–3 loss, and Japan, a 1–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 June 2025^[12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Victoria Koronowo	2010–11	III liga, gr. C	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Błękitni Gąbin	2011–12	IV liga Mazovia	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Wisła Płock	2011–12	I liga	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	2012–13	II liga	32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
	2013–14	I liga	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	2014–15	I liga	31	4	1	0	—		—		32	4
	Total		107	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	110	5
Jagiellonia Białystok	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	28	0	2	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	29	3	2	0	—		—		31	3
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	—		3	0
	Total		57	3	4	0	3	0	—		64	3
Ludogorets Razgrad	2017–18	Bulgarian First League	24	0	3	0	7[b]	0	0	0	34	0
	2018–19	Bulgarian First League	26	0	1	0	10[c]	0	0	0	37	0
	2019–20	Bulgarian First League	11	0	1	0	9[d]	0	1[e]	0	22	0
	Total		61	0	5	0	26	0	1	0	93	0
Kairat	2020	Kazakhstan Premier League	16	0	0	0	2[b]	0	—		18	0
	2021	Kazakhstan Premier League	3	0	4	0	4[f]	0	0	0	11	0
	2022	Kazakhstan Premier League	7	0	0	0	0	0	1[g]	0	8	0
	Total		26	0	4	0	6	0	1	0	37	0
VfL Bochum	2022–23	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Wieczysta Kraków	2023–24	III liga, gr. IV	22	1	1	0	—		—		23	1
	2024–25	II liga	29	0	—		—		1[h]	0	30	0
	Total		51	1	1	0	—		1	0	53	1
Career total			320	9	17	0	35	0	3	0	375	9

1. Includes Polish Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Kazakhstan Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
8. Appearance in II liga promotion play-offs

International

As of 14 June 2022^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2016	1	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	7	0
	2019	4	1
	2020	4	0
	2022	4	0
Total		21	1

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Góralski goal.

List of international goals scored by Jacek Góralski

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2019	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland	Slovenia	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Wisła Płock

• II liga East: 2012–13^[14]

Ludogorets

• Bulgarian First League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2019

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020
• Kazakhstan Cup: 2021

Wieczysta Kraków

• III liga, group IV: 2023–24^[15]