Aleksandra Sikora
Quick Facts
Biography
Aleksandra Sikora (born 7 February 1991) is a Polish football defender and midfielder, currently playing for Medyk Konin and the Polish national team.
Personal life
Sikora was born in Czarnocin (West Pomerania), works as a football trainer at a school in Konin and has a UEFA B coaching license.
Club career
Her career begun at Promień Mosty a club near Goleniów, where she played in the women's team at the Inne Ligi Kobiet (third division). Her studies brought her to Konin and eventually to Medyk Konin, where she first played as a forward in the 1. Liga (second division) and at the age of 16 she scored a hat-trick in four consecutive league matches. She went on play in the Ekstraliga (first division) and the UEFA Women's Champions League with the club. Despite her goalscoring ability, firstly coach Roman Jaszczak moved her to right midfield and then coach Nina Patalon decided to play her as a defender.
International career
Sikora plays mainly as a defender for the Polish national team. She scored her first goal on 12 February 2014, during a friendly match against Luxembourg and is the captain of the team since 2014.