Paweł Olkowski

Paweł Mirosław Olkowski (born 13 February 1990) is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-back for Turkish club Gaziantep F.K. and the Poland national team.

Paweł Olkowski

Personal information
Full name	Paweł Mirosław Olkowski[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-13) 13 February 1990
Place of birth	Ozimek, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Gaziantep F.K.
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2006	Małapanew Ozimek
2006–2009	Gwarek Zabrze
2009–2010	→ Zagłębie Lubin (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Gwarek Zabrze
2010–2011	→ GKS Katowice (loan)	31	(5)
2011–2014	Górnik Zabrze	88	(3)
2014–2018	1. FC Köln	65	(2)
2018–2019	Bolton Wanderers	24	(2)
2019–	Gaziantep F.K.	8	(0)
National team^‡
2008	Poland U-19
2011–2012	Poland U-21	3	(0)
2013–	Poland	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:48, 27 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015

Club career

Born in Ozimek, Olkowski started his senior career at Gwarek Zabrze. In July 2010, he was loaned to GKS Katowice on a one-year deal.[2]

In July 2011, he joined Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.[3]

On 1 July 2014, Olkowski joined German club 1. FC Köln on a free transfer.[4]

On 10 July 2018, he joined Football League Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a two-year contract.[5]. He made his debut for Bolton on 4 August 2018 when starting Wanderers 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.[6] He also started the 2-2 draw against Bristol City, grabbing an assist in a positive performance.

On 9 July 2019, Olkowski joined Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep.[7]

International career

Olkowski has represented Poland at under 19 and under 21 levels.[8]

On 15 November 2013 he made his senior debut for the Poland national team in a friendly, starting in a 0–2 loss against Slovakia.[9]

Career Statistics

As of match played 30 December 2018[10]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GKS Katowice	2010–11	I liga	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Górnik Zabrze	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	29	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	30	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	33	3
	Total		88	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	94	3
1. FC Köln	2014–15	Bundesliga	27	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
	2015–16	Bundesliga	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2016–17	Bundesliga	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2017–18	Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	11	0
	Total		65	2	7	0	0	0	5	0	77	2
1. FC Köln II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Regionalliga West	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Bolton Wanderers	2018–19	Championship	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
Career total			180	11	0	11	0	0	5	0	196	11

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
2. GieKSa sfinalizowała trzy transfery 27 July 2010, sport.pl
3. Oficjalnie: Paweł Olkowski podpisał kontrakt z Górnikiem Zabrze 7 July 2011, sportowefakty.pl
4. "Paweł Olkowski podpisał kontrakt z 1.FC Köln". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
5. "Bolton Wanderers sign Poland international Pawel Olkowski". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
6. "West Bromwich Albion 1 Bolton Wanderers 2". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
7. "TRANSFER - PAWEL OLKOWSKİ GAZİŞEHİR'DE!". GFK. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
8. U-21: Polska – Grecja 1:2 Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine 6 June 2011, pzpn.pl
9. "POLAND VS. SLOVAKIA 0 - 2". Soccerway. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
10. Paweł Olkowski at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at worldfootball.net
• Paweł Olkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)