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 (age 31)
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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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