Kasia Lipka
English footballer (born 1993)
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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.
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Kasia Lipka playing for Doncaster Belles in August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
After spending a decade of her youth career at Sheffield United, Lipka moved to Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2009 and signed her first professional contract with the club in December 2015.[2][3][4][5]
Lipka went on to sign with FA Women's Super League team Sunderland in September 2017.[6]
Following a season out due to an ACL injury sustained in May 2018, Lipka returned to Sheffield United ahead of the 2019–20 season.[7][8] She became one of the team's key player, starting in all of Sheffield's league and cup matches throughout the season, and signed a new contract to remain at the club for another year.[9] She retired from football in 2022, having made 47 appearances for Sheffield.[10][11]
International career
Lipka first played for the England U-19 side in 2012, making four appearances in total.[12] Lipka was part of the gold medal-winning Team GB at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia.[13]
Personal life
A native of Sheffield, Lipka is a Sheffield Wednesday supporter.[12] She holds a degree in economics and spent time studying the subject while taking a break from football due to injury.[14]
