Nikola Karczewska (born 16 October 1999) is a Polish footballer who plays as a forward for the Poland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zielonka, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | UKS SMS Łódź | ||
| 2019–2021 | Górnik Łęczna | 34 | (36) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Fleury 91 | 21 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bayer 04 Leverkusen (loan) | 20 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Poland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019– | Poland | 21 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 06 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:35, 14 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editUKS SMS Łódź
editKarczewska begun her career with Polish second division side UKS SMS Łódź. At the end of the 2016-17 season, she helped the club to gain promotion to the Polish top flight Ekstraliga.
Górnik Łęczna
editIn 2019, Karczewska signed with Ekstraliga side Gornik Leczna. During her first season with the club, she helped the club to achieve a league and cup double by winning both the Ekstraliga and Polish Women's Cup as well as achieving qualification to the UEFA Women's Champions League.[4]
FC Fleury 91
editIn June 2021, Karczewska signed with Division 1 Féminine side FC Fleury 91.[5] She scored her first goal for the club in a 1-0 win over ASJ Soyaux-Charente on 25 September 2021. She scored her first hat-trick for the club in a 4-2 league win over AS Saint-Étienne. In her lone season with the club, she made 24 appearances and netted 10 goals for the club. She ended the season as the club's top scorer and help them to their highest league position to date by finishing 4th in the league.[6]
Tottenham Hotspur
editIn July 2022, Karczewska signed with Women Super League side Tottenham Hotspur.[7] On 24 September 2022, she made her club debut in a 4-0 loss against Arsenal in a league match.[8] She scored her first goal for the club in a FA WSL Cup win against Reading on 2 October 2022.[9]
Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
editOn 5 September 2023, Karczewska joined Bayer Leverkusen on a season long loan.[10]
International career
editKarczewska has represented Poland in their U19 women's national team before making her first appearance for the Polish women's national team in a 1-0 loss to Slovakia on 14 June 2019.[11] She scored her first goal for her country on 7 April 2022 against Armenia. She went on to score a total of 6 goals in the same match. [12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 11 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gornik Leczna | 2019-20 | Ekstraliga | 12 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2020-21 | Ekstraliga | 22 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 26 | 24 | |||
| Total | 34 | 36 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 41 | 40 | ||||
| FC Fleury 91 | 2021-22 | D1 Féminine | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2022-23 | WSL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2023-24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 61 | ||
- ^ Includes Women's FA Cup, Coupe de France Féminine, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
International
edit- As of match played 6 December 2023[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karczewska goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 April 2022 | Stadion Miejski, Gdynia, Poland |  Armenia | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 7–0 | |||||
| 5 | 8–0 | |||||
| 6 | 12–0 | |||||
| 7 | 12 April 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 8 | 6 October 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |  Morocco | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editGornik Leczna
- Ekstraliga: 2019-20
- Polish Women's Cup: 2019-20
References
edit- ^ Nikola Karczewska at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Nikola Karczewska". GKS (in Polish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Nikola Karczewska – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ Frith, Wilf (2022-07-29). "Tottenham Hotspur Women sign Polish international Nikola Karczewska". SheKicks. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "🔴 D1 Arkema : Nikola Karczewska s'engage au FCF91". FC FLEURY 91 (in French). 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ Nowakowski, Wojciech (2022-07-29). "Poland international Nikola Karczewska joins Tottenham Hotspur". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Karczewska joins from FC Fleury". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Arsenal cruise to victory in front of record crowd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Spurs open Conti Cup with 2-1 win at Reading - on-the-whistle report". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Leverkusen loan for Karczewska". Tottenham Hotspur. 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Nikola Karczewska | Polish Football Almanac". www.polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Poland vs. Armenia - 7 April 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Poland - N. Karczewska - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Poland - N. Karczewska - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
edit- Nikola Karczewska at Soccerway
- Tottenham Hotspur profile
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