Nikola Karczewska

Nikola Karczewska
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Zielonka, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 10
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)
2024– AC Milan 11 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Poland U19 3 (1)
2019– Poland 24 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Nikola Karczewska (born 16 October 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the Poland 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.[4]

FC Fleury 91

In 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

In 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]

Loan to Bayer Leverkusen

On 5 September 2023, Karczewska joined Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan.[10]

AC Milan

After a good spell in Germany, on 28 June 2024 she joined Serie A club AC Milan on a permanent deal.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Górnik Łęczna 2019–20 Ekstraliga 12 13 4 1 — 3 3 19 17
2020–21 Ekstraliga 22 23 4 3 — 4 1 30 27
Total 34 36 8 4 — 7 4 49 44
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 (loan) 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 20 10 2 3 — — 22 13
AC Milan 2024–25 Serie A 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Career total 100 60 15 7 3 2 7 4 125 73
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Women's FA Cup, Coupe de France Féminine, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup

International

As of match played 31 May 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2019 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 7 0
2022 9 8
2023 1 0
2024 3 0
Total 24 8
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karczewska goal.
List of international goals scored by Nikola Karczewska
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

Górnik Łęczna

References

  1. ^ Nikola Karczewska at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Nikola Karczewska". GKS (in Polish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ Nikola Karczewska – UEFA competition record (archive)
  4. ^ Frith, Wilf (29 July 2022). "Tottenham Hotspur Women sign Polish international Nikola Karczewska". SheKicks. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "🔴 D1 Arkema : Nikola Karczewska s'engage au FCF91". FC FLEURY 91 (in French). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ Nowakowski, Wojciech (29 July 2022). "Poland international Nikola Karczewska joins Tottenham Hotspur". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Karczewska joins from FC Fleury". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Arsenal cruise to victory in front of record crowd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Spurs open Conti Cup with 2-1 win at Reading - on-the-whistle report". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Leverkusen loan for Karczewska". Tottenham Hotspur. 5 September 2023.
  11. ^ "NIKOLA KARCZEWSKA JOINS AC MILAN". 28 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Nikola Karczewska | Polish Football Almanac". www.polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Poland vs. Armenia - 7 April 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Poland - N. Karczewska - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  15. ^ "Matches". polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 21 November 2024.