Kinga Szemik

Kinga Szemik (born 25 June 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Division 2 Féminine club Nantes and the Poland national team.[1][2]

Kinga Szemik
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997
Place of birth Pietrzykowice, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 30
Youth career
2008–2011 Bory Pietrzykowice
2011–2014 Mitech Żywiec
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 UTRGV Vaqueros 61 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Mitech Żywiec
2020– Nantes 6 (0)
National team‡
2012 Poland U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 Poland U19 6 (0)
2018– Poland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2019

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Mitech Żywiec, Szemik made her senior team debut on 17 April 2014 in a 3–1 win against KKP Bydgoszcz.[3] She left the club after 2015–16 Ekstraliga season to continue her studies in United States. She attended University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she played for UTRGV Vaqueros from 2016 to 2019.[4]

On 15 May 2020, Szemik signed her first professional contract with French Division 2 Féminine club Nantes.[5][6]

International career

Szemik was part of Poland under-17 team which won 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[7] She made her senior team debut on 4 October 2018 in a 3–0 win against Estonia.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of 14 June 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201810
201910
Total20

References
  1. Kinga Szemik at Soccerway
  2. "Kinga Szemik - Profile". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "Kobiecy KP Bydgoszcz - TS Mitech Żywiec". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "Kinga Szemik - 2019 - Women's Soccer - UTRGV". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. "Kinga Szemik est Nantaise!". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. "Kinga Szemik signe au FC Nantes!". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. "Poland-Sweden - Line-ups - Women's Under-17". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. "Estonia - Polska". Retrieved 24 October 2020.


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