Dawid Drachal

Dawid Drachal (born 31 January 2005) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.

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;

Raków Częstochowa In June 2023, he was transferred to defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa, signing a five-year contract. 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.

Jagiellonia Białystok On 13 June 2023, Drachal was transferred to league rivals Jagiellonia Białystok. He signed a three-year deal with an option for a further year.

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. IV liga Masovia I

Miedź Legnica II 2022–23 III liga, gr. III

Miedź Legnica 2022–23 Ekstraklasa

2024–25 Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa II 2023–24 Regional league

2025–26 Ekstraklasa

2026–27 Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok II 2025–26