Nikola Karczewska (born 16 October 1999) is a Polish

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who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, on loan from

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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

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FC Fleury 91

In June 2021, Karczewska signed with

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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

. 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

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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 * Ekstraliga: 2019-20 * Polish Women's Cup: 2019-20

References

External links

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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 {{Poland-women-footy-bio-stub