Real Salt Lake Winger Dominik Marczuk Called up to Poland U-21

September 5, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release

HERRIMAN, Utah – Recent Real Salt Lake attacker Dominik Marczuk, the 2023-24 Polish Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Season with Jagiellonia Bialystok, has been called into international duty during the ongoing FIFA break, joining the Poland U-21 side in preparation for its Euro U21 qualifier on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Bulgaria.

The 20-year-old winger made his Major League Soccer debut last Saturday at America First Field, appearing as a substitute for the final 28 minutes in RSL’s 2-0 home win over New England Revolution.

The 20-year-old Marczuk, who now wears jersey number 11, is yet another speedy and versatile attacker who can play any or all attacking positions in the Claret-and-Cobalt game model. During the last 12 months with Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok, Dominik scored seven goals and added 15 assists across 47 games in all competitions for the Ekstraklasa side. Marczuk rose quickly through the ranks after signing his first professional deal at age 16, rising from his hometown third division side, Podlasie Biala Podlaska in 2019, through three seasons with Stal Rzeszów starting in 2020, prior to the summer 2023 move to Bialystok.

Real Salt Lake (13-6-8, 47 pts., 3rd West) enjoys an international break this weekend, with a Sept. 14 trip to face the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 P.M. MDT with broadcast available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Seven games remain for RSL in the 2024 MLS reg. season, as the Club looks to qualify for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the 14th time in 17 years. Following the Sept. 14 match at Houston, RSL wraps up the campaign with four of its final six contests at its America First Field home, where the Claret-and-Cobalt have sold out eight consecutive contests and nine of 13, posting a 10-3-1 / 31-point record across all competitions this season. RSL hosts West rivals Dallas and Portland on Sept. 18 / 21, with October home dates against Minnesota (Oct. 2) and Vancouver (Oct. 19 Decision Day), prior to the postseason.

Information for tickets and more can be found at www.RSL.com/tickets.

Born November 1, 2003 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, Poland, Marczuk also boasts 15 games with the Polish Youth National Team setups, scoring two goals at the U19/U20/U21 levels. Dominik’s recent emergence helped Jagiellonia Bialystok win the Polish Ekstraklasa championship during the most recent 2023/24 campaign, the first time in the club’s…