Real Salt Lake has added Polish attacker Dominik Marczuk to its roster at the close of the summer transfer window.
The 20-year-old, who was the Polish soccer league’s Young Player of the Year, joins Diogo Gonçalves as the marquee pickups of RSL’s summer.
“I am very happy to arrive in the United States at Real Salt Lake and move ahead in my career,” Marczuk said in a news release Wednesday. “Major League Soccer’s growth in North America is excellent and I hope to arrive quickly to meet my teammates, work hard and help the Club, and obviously bring trophies home to the RSL fans.”
The transfer fee for Marczuk is reported to be around $1.5 million, as RSL begins to reinvest the reported $11 million it will receive for winger Andres Gomez from the French side Stade Rennais.
“We’re excited to add another technical, aggressive and versatile attacker to our setup, as Dominik will no doubt deepen our attacking options and provide upside for the future,” RSL Chief Soccer Officer Kurt Schmid said in a news release.”Dominik is a young, up-and-coming player that embraces the challenge of moving outside his home country. We believe he can help us this year, and be part of our core group moving forward. We expect him to expand and impact our attack this year, and are excited to see the group mesh during the final stretch into the MLS Cup Playoffs.”
Marczuk is part of the most active summer window in club history. Along with Gonçalves, RSL also added Benji Michel, Lachlan Brook and Javain Brown to its roster.
The midfielder/forward is currently awaiting international clearance to join RSL, but could be in the team’s lineup as early as its next home game on Aug. 24.
