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.
_(cropped).jpg) Kasia Lipka playing for Doncaster Belles in August 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katarzyna Mary Lipka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2017 | |||
Career
editAfter 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
editLipka was part of the gold medal-winning Team GB at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Lipka signs professional deal with Doncaster Belles". Vavel. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster Belles: Kasia Lipka in England Under 23 squad". The Star. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Goodwin, Paul (11 February 2016). "Revealed: Doncaster Rovers Belles' eight full time players". The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Ladies confirm four signings". Sunderland Association Football Club. 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield United sign Kasia Lipka". www.sufc.co.uk.
- ^ "Great Britain Women's Footballers win Gold - British Universities & Colleges Sport". www.bucs.org.uk.
External links
edit- Kasia Lipka profile at the official Football Association website
- Doncaster Rovers Belles player profile
- Kasia Lipka on Twitter
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