Karol Fila, a 26-year-old Polish defender who can play both as a right-back and center-back, joins Dender on a permanent basis. He has signed a one-year contract with the club.

Karol Fila, a 26-year-old Polish defender capable of playing as both a right-back and center-back, has joined Dender on a permanent deal from RC Strasbourg. He has signed a one-year contract with the newly promoted club.

Karol Fila has been released by Strasbourg and will join the Belgian club Dender, which has been promoted to the Belgian first division this season. Fila had one year left on his contract with Strasbourg but has been freed to move. The 26-year-old right-back will reunite with coach Vincent Euvrard at Dender, who had known him when Strasbourg loaned him to Zulte-Waregem at the beginning of 2023. Fila was bought by Strasbourg for €1.5 million from Gdansk in 2021, but a cruciate ligament rupture kept him off the field for almost the entire last season, hindering his progress in Alsace.

Karol Fila, the Polish youth international, is set to join Dender from the French club Strasbourg. Fila, who has a contract with Strasbourg until 2025 and a market value of 700,000 euros, is currently in Belgium to complete his signing. He previously played in the Jupiler Pro League on loan at Zulte Waregem, where he made thirteen appearances and scored one goal.