Rosie Kmita
.jpg) Kmita with Watford in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Saint Leo Lions | 16 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Brighton | ||
| 2014–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Cambridge United | ||
| 2017 | Gillingham | ||
| 2017 | London Bees | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | West Ham United | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | London Bees | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 55+ | (1+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2021 | |||
Rosie Kmita (born 27 July 1994) is an English former women's footballer who last played for Watford.
Early and personal life
[edit]Her twin sister Mollie was also a footballer.[1] She is of Indian descent.
Club career
[edit]Kmita began her career at Tottenham Hotspur but spent time in 2012 playing college soccer with Saint Leo Lions and joined Brighton in December 2013.[2] In 2016, having returned to Tottenham, she decided to leave for a second time to focus on her education. After spending 2016–17 in the lower divisions with Cambridge and Gillingham, she signed for FA WSL 2 club London Bees in August 2017.[3]
In October 2017 Kmita joined West Ham United, linking up again with her twin sister Mollie who had played alongside Rosie at most of her previous clubs.[4] When West Ham were awarded an FA Women's Super League franchise in summer 2018, Kmita was one of only two existing players to be retained and offered a professional contract.[5] On 29 May 2019 West Ham announced that Kmita had departed the club.[6]
In August 2019, Kmita rejoined London Bees in the FA Women's Championship.[7]
In October 2020, Kmita signed for Watford in the FA Women's National League South.[8]
At the end of the 2021–2022 season, Rosie retired from football.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "The twin sister footballers and the pressures of turning pro". BBC Three. 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Twins Make Albion History". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Transfer: Rosie Kmita signs for the Bees". London Bees. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Attacker Rosie Kmita signs for West Ham Ladies". West Ham United F.C. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Ktena, Natalie (13 December 2018). "'David Beckham was my hero growing up – now I hope young girls can look up to me'". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Rosie Kmita to depart West Ham United". West Ham United. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Rowe, Adam (9 August 2019). "Rosie Kmita is back as a bee!". London Bees Official Website.
- ^ "Women: Kmita Joins Golden Girls". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Women: Departures Announced".
External links
[edit]- Rosie Kmita at Soccerway
- Profile at Saint Leo Lions
- Profile at Tottenham Hotspur
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