Kinga Szemik
 Szemik in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kinga Jadwiga Szemik | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| *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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 29 October 2024
| 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
[edit]- ^ Kinga Szemik at Soccerway
- ^ "Kinga Szemik - Profile". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Kobiecy KP Bydgoszcz - TS Mitech Żywiec". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Kinga Szemik - 2019 - Women's Soccer - UTRGV". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Kinga Szemik est Nantaise!". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Kinga Szemik signe au FC Nantes!". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Kinga Szemik, dernier rempart rémois !". 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Poland international goalkeeper Kinga Szemik". 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "WEST HAM UNITED SIGN POLISH INTERNATIONAL GOALKEEPER SZEMIK". 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Poland-Sweden - Line-ups - Women's Under-17". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Estonia - Polska". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kinga Szemik at WorldFootball.net
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