Kasia Lipka

Katarzyna Mary "Kasia" Lipka (born 26 May 1993) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder for Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship.

Kasia Lipka
Kasia Lipka playing for Doncaster Belles in August 2015
Personal information
Full name Katarzyna Mary Lipka[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2009 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2017 Doncaster Rovers Belles 53 (3)
2017–2018 Sunderland 16 (0)
2019–2022 Sheffield United 38 (0)
International career
2008–2009 England U17 3 (1)
2012 England U19 4 (0)
2013–2016 England U23 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2017

Career

After spending a decade of her youth career at Sheffield United, Lipka spent eight years with Doncaster Rovers Belles and signed her first professional contract with the club in December 2015.[2][3][4]

Lipka went on to sign with FA Women's Super League team Sunderland in September 2017.[5]

Following a season out with injury, Lipka returned to Sheffield United ahead of the 2019–20 season.[6]

International

Lipka was part of the gold medal-winning Team GB at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia.[7]

References

  1. "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Lipka signs professional deal with Doncaster Belles". Vavel. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. "Doncaster Belles: Kasia Lipka in England Under 23 squad". The Star. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. Goodwin, Paul (11 February 2016). "Revealed: Doncaster Rovers Belles' eight full time players". The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. "Ladies confirm four signings". Sunderland Association Football Club. 14 September 2017.
  6. "Sheffield United sign Kasia Lipka". www.sufc.co.uk.
  7. "Great Britain Women's Footballers win Gold - British Universities & Colleges Sport". www.bucs.org.uk.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.