Kinga Szemik
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| Full name | Kinga Jadwiga Szemik | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pietrzykowice, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Poland U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Poland U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Poland | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Kinga Jadwiga Szemik (Polish: [ˈkiŋɡa jaˈdviɡa ˈʂɛmik]; 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
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 the 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 joined French Division 2 Féminine club Nantes.[5][6] On 25 July 2022, she signed a one-year contract with Reims in Division 1 Féminine.[7] Even though she began her Reims career as a second-choice goalkeeper behind Emily Alvarado, Szemik became club's starting goalkeeper after Alvarado moved to Houston Dash in April 2023. Szemik signed a one-year contract extension with the club in the same month.[8] During the 2023–24 season, she played all 22 matches in the regular season and helped her club to reach the play-offs.[9]
On 1 July 2024, Szemik joined Women's Super League club West Ham United on a three-year contract.[10][11]
International career
Szemik has represented Poland at various youth levels. She was part of Poland under-17 team which won the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[12]
Szemik made her senior team debut on 4 October 2018 in a 3–0 win against Estonia.[13] She kept clean sheets in both matches against Austria in the second round of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs and helped Poland to qualify for their first ever major tournament.[14][15] In June 2025, she was named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[16]
Personal life
Szemik is the youngest of 11 siblings. Apart from football, she also used to play archery when she was young. Three of her brothers – Krystian, Maciej and Dominik have represented Poland in archery.[17] Szemik is a fan of American rock band Evanescence.[18]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 8 July 2025
| 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 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | |
Honours
Poland U17
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kinga Szemik prolonge son aventure avec le Stade de Reims". 21 April 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "LYON GARDE SA COURONNE". 17 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Women's EURO 2025 qualifying play-off round 2: Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Wales qualify". 3 December 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Nina Patalon and Poland climb to new heights". 21 February 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Poland Women Euro 2025 squad: Nina Patalon's full team". Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Walka o swoje i leczenie depresji psychodelikami. Bramkarka kadry i jej specyficzny świat" (in Polish). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "My Favourites". 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Poland pick up first Women's Under-17 crown". UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
External links
- Kinga Szemik at Soccerway.com
- Kinga Szemik at WorldFootball.net
- Kinga Szemik at ESPN FC
- Kinga Szemik at FBref.com
- Kinga Szemik at kicker (in German)