Nikola Karczewska (born 16 October 1999) is a Polish
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Frauen-Bundesliga club
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, on loan from
Tottenham Hotspur
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and the
Poland women's national team.
Club career
UKS SMS Łódź
Karczewska 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
In 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
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.
FC Fleury 91
In June 2021, Karczewska signed with
Division 1 Féminine
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side
FC Fleury 91. 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.
Tottenham Hotspur
In July 2022, Karczewska signed with
Women Super League side
Tottenham Hotspur
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. On 24 September 2022, she made her club debut in a 4-0 loss against
Arsenal in a league match. She scored her first goal for the club in a
FA WSL Cup win against
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on 2 October 2022.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (loan)
On 5 September 2023, Karczewska joined
Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a season long loan.
International career
Karczewska 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. She scored her first goal for her country on 7 April 2022 against
Armenia
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. She went on to score a total of 6 goals in the same match.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karczewska goal.''
Honours
Gornik Leczna
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Ekstraliga: 2019-20
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Polish Women's Cup: 2019-20
References
External links
*
Tottenham Hotspur profile
1999 births
Living people
Women's association football forwards
Polish women's footballers
Poland women's international footballers
UKS SMS Łódź players
Górnik Łęczna (women) players
People from Wołomin County
Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship
Expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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