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Kinga Szemik

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Kinga Szemik
Szemik in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kinga Jadwiga Szemik
Date of birth (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Żywiec, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 1
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
2020–2022 Nantes 28 (0)
2022–2024 Reims 27 (0)
2024– West Ham United 5 (0)
International career
2012 Poland U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 Poland U19 6 (0)
2018– Poland 21 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Women's football
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Winner 2013 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Kinga Jadwiga Szemik (born 25 June 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Poland national team.[1][2]

Club career

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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 Division 2 Féminine club Nantes.[5][6] On 25 July 2022, she moved to Division 1 Féminine club Reims, by signing a one-year contract.[7]

On 1 July 2024, Szemik joined Women's Super League club West Ham United on a three-year contract.[8][9]

International career

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Szemik was part of Poland under-17 team which won 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[10] She made her senior team debut on 4 October 2018 in a 3–0 win against Estonia.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 4 0
2023 7 0
2024 8 0
Total 21 0

References

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  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. ^ "Kinga Szemik, dernier rempart rémois !". 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ^ "West Ham United sign Poland international goalkeeper Kinga Szemik". 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ^ "WEST HAM UNITED SIGN POLISH INTERNATIONAL GOALKEEPER SZEMIK". 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Poland-Sweden - Line-ups - Women's Under-17". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Estonia - Polska". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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