Kasia Lipka
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kasia Lipka
| image = Kasia Lipka (20774064970) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kasia Lipka playing for Doncaster Belles in August 2015
| fullname = Katarzyna Mary Lipka{{cite web|url=http://universiade2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/1fbc6f86-685a-4108-b5a2-a8fc291a1e6f|title=Athlete Information|publisher=Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia|accessdate=25 May 2016}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, England
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs1 = Sheffield United
| years1 = 2009–2017
| clubs1 = Doncaster Rovers Belles
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Sunderland
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2022
| clubs3 = Sheffield United
| caps3 = 38
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = England U19
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2013–2016
| nationalteam3 = England U23
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 16 August 2019
| ntupdate = 16 September 2017
}}
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.
Career
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.{{cite web|title=Lipka signs professional deal with Doncaster Belles|url=http://www.vavel.com/en/football/584546-lipka-signs-professional-deal-with-doncaster-belles.html|publisher=Vavel|accessdate=13 May 2016|date=30 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=Doncaster Belles: Kasia Lipka in England Under 23 squad|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-belles-kasia-lipka-in-england-under-23-squad-1-7125035|work=The Star|accessdate=13 May 2016|date=26 February 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Goodwin|first1=Paul|title=Revealed: Doncaster Rovers Belles' eight full time players|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/revealed-doncaster-rovers-belles-eight-full-time-players-1-7725892|work=The Star|accessdate=13 May 2016|date=11 February 2016}}
Lipka went on to sign with FA Women's Super League team Sunderland in September 2017.{{cite web |title=Ladies confirm four signings |url=https://www.safc.com/news/ladies-news/2017/september/ladies-bolster-squad-with-new-signings |website=Sunderland Association Football Club |language=en |date=14 September 2017}}
Following a season out with injury, Lipka returned to Sheffield United ahead of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |title=Sheffield United sign Kasia Lipka |url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/women/news/2019/august/kasia-lipka-signs/ |website=www.sufc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}
International
Lipka was part of the gold medal-winning Team GB at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia.{{cite web |title=Great Britain Women's Footballers win Gold - British Universities & Colleges Sport |url=https://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?itemid=12714&itemTitle=Great+Britain+Women%27s+Footballers+win+Gold§ion=8§ionTitle=News |website=www.bucs.org.uk}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/l/kasia-lipka Kasia Lipka profile] at the official Football Association website
- [http://www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk/playerProfile/kasia_lipka.html#1XUwcbYoEae9t3O3.97 Doncaster Rovers Belles player profile]
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:English women's footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:England women's under-23 international footballers
Category:Women's Super League players
Category:Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. Women players
Category:Footballers from Sheffield
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds
Category:Sheffield United F.C. Women players
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in football
Category:Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Category:Women's Championship (England) players
Category:England women's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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