| Kinga Kozak | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Gostyń, Poland |
| Height: | 1.54 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | GKS Katowice |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | UKS Biskupianka Stara Krobia |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Medyk Konin |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Czarni Sosnowiec |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps3: | 56 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Poland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Poland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Poland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 19 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 21 November 2024 |
Kinga Kozak (born 15 October 2002) is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Ekstraliga club GKS Katowice and the Poland national team.[2]
Kozak was inspired to play football by watching her older brother Miłosz play. She came to notice playing for her primary school team UKS Biskupianka Stara Krobia, and was scouted by Medyk Konin.[3] In 2017–18 she was the national top scorer for Medyk at under-16 level,[4] but transferred to GKS Katowice that summer because she wanted to play at first team level in the Ekstraliga.[5]
She was successful in three years at GKS Katowice, scoring 29 goals in 71 games across all competitions.[6] In June 2021, she signed a one-year contract with the national champions Czarni Sosnowiec.[7] With Czarni Sosnowiec, she won the Polish Cup and played in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League first round defeat by Ferencváros.[8]
In June 2022, Kozak signed for Scottish Premier League club Glasgow City,[9] .[10]
After two years abroad, on 22 August 2024 she returned to GKS Katowice on a one-year contract with an option for another year.[2]
Kozak made her senior international debut for Poland aged 18 years and eight days old in a 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group D win over Azerbaijan, played behind closed doors in Warsaw on 23 October 2020.[11] [12] She scored her first goal in Poland's 7–0 win over Kosovo in the final game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F series on 6 September 2022.[13]
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kozak goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2022 | Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 5 December 2023 | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec, Poland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | |
Kozak's older brother Miłosz is also a professional footballer. In 2022 she appeared on the Turbokozak reality television show, screened on Canal+ Premium.[14]
Czarni Sosnowiec
2021–22
Glasgow City