Aleksandra Sikora

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Aleksandra Sikora
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Sikora with Medyk Konin in 2013
Personal information
Full name Aleksandra Franciszka Sikora
Date of birth (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Klepp IL
Number 5
Youth career
Promień Mosty
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2017 Medyk Konin 103 (65)
2017–2018 Brescia Calcio 20 (4)
2018–2020 Juventus 26 (0)
2020-2021 Klepp IL 12 (0)
2021- AP Orlen Gdańsk
International career‡
2011– Poland 76 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Aleksandra Franciszka Sikora (born 7 February 1991) is a Polish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Norwegian club Klepp IL and the Poland national team.

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Personal life

Sikora was born in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, [1] from which she moved out at the age of nine. [2] Works as a football trainer at a school in Konin and has a UEFA B coaching license. [3] [4] [5]

Club career

Sikora's career begun at Promień Mosty, a club near Goleniów, where she played in the women's team at the Inne Ligi Kobiet (third division). [5] Her studies brought her to Konin and eventually to Medyk Konin, where she first played as a forward in the 1. Liga (second division). [3] At the age of 16 she scored a hat-trick in four consecutive league matches. [3] Sikora went on play in the Ekstraliga (first division) and the UEFA Women's Champions League with the club. Despite her goalscoring ability, coach Roman Jaszczak first moved her to right midfield, and then coach Nina Patalon decided to play her as a defender. [3] [4]

On 13 July 2018, Sikora joined Serie A club Juventus. [6]

International career

Sikora mainly plays as a defender for the Poland national team. [4] She scored her first goal on 12 February 2014, during a friendly match against Luxembourg. [5] Sikora is the captain of the team since 2014. [3]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 November 2017 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1–04–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "#HerStoria: Aleksandra Sikora o swoich początkach. "Zaczynałam z trawą po kostki i bramką z porwaną siatką"". kobieta.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Sikora odlatuje do Włoch". kobiecapiłka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Urbaniak, Hanna (19 December 2014). "Kobieca wersja Łukasza Piszczka". PZPN (in Polish). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Janczewski, Jacek (11 December 2015). "[WYWIAD] "Już czuję głód piłki". Specjalnie dla Łączy Nas Piłka – Aleksandra Sikora!". PZPN (in Polish). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Grodzka, Klaudia (10 April 2016). "[MÓJ PIERWSZY RAZ] Aleksandra Sikora". PZPN (in Polish). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Aleksandra Sikora signs for Juventus Women - Juventus.com". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.


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