Daria Antończyk
Daria Antończyk (born 7 December 1983) is a Polish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wałbrzych and the Poland women's national football team. Antończyk was previously an amateur boxer and won a bronze medal at the 2002 Polish Boxing Championship.
Daria Antończyk in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daria Antończyk | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Wałbrzych | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2013 | Unia Racibórz | ||
2013–2014 | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
2014– | Wałbrzych | ||
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Poland | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:02, 23 September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:02, 23 September 2015 (UTC) |
Biography
Antończyk comes from Hawk Zdroj, Poland, and grew up in a family that engaged in several sports. Before taking up football she was a cross-country runner, played volleyball competitively, and took up boxing.[1]
Club career
Antończyk took up football after agreeing to accompany a college friend to a trial with their local club RTP Unia Racibórz. With Unia Racibórz, Antończyk started playing as a forward but soon switched to goalkeeper.[1] She signed a one-year contract with Dutch BeNe League club Ajax Amsterdam in September 2013.[2]
International career
Antończyk made her debut for Poland women's national football team in a 2–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Romania women's national football team at Dyskobolia Stadium in October 2009.[3]
References
- Karpeta, Adrian (27 January 2006). "Miss stoi w bramce" (in Polish). Naszemiasto.pl. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- "Antończyk op weg naar Ajax: Dit is de kans van mijn leven" (in Dutch). Voetbal Centraal. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- Dusik, Jerzy (24 November 2009). "Wywiad z Darią Antończyk" (in Polish). RTP Unia Racibórz. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.