Kinga Szemik

Kinga Jadwiga Szemik (; born 25 June 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club Hamburger SV and the Poland national team.

Club career A youth academy graduate of Mitech Żywiec, Szemik made her senior team debut on 17 April 2014 in a 3–1 win against KKP Bydgoszcz. She left the club after the 2015–16 Ekstraliga season to continue her studies in United States. She attended University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she played for UTRGV Vaqueros from 2016 to 2019.

On 15 May 2020, Szemik joined French Division 2 Féminine club Nantes. On 25 July 2022, she signed a one-year contract with Reims in Division 1 Féminine. Even though she began her Reims career as a second-choice goalkeeper behind Emily Alvarado, Szemik became club's starting goalkeeper after Alvarado moved to Houston Dash in April 2023. Szemik signed a one-year contract extension with the club in the same month. During the 2023–24 season, she played all 22 matches in the regular season and helped her club to reach the play-offs.

On 1 July 2024, Szemik joined Women's Super League club West Ham United on a three-year contract. On 30 July 2026, she joined Frauen-Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.

International career Szemik has represented Poland at various youth levels. She was part of Poland under-17 team which won the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

Szemik made her senior team debut on 4 October 2018 in a 3–0 win against Estonia. She kept clean sheets in both matches against Austria in the second round of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs and helped Poland to qualify for their first ever major tournament. In June 2025, she was named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Personal life Szemik is the youngest of 11 siblings. Apart from football, she also used to play archery when she was young. Three of her brothers – Krystian, Maciej and Dominik have represented Poland in archery. Szemik is a fan of American rock band Evanescence.

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Honours Poland U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2013