Olaf Kobacki

Polish footballer
Olaf Kobacki
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Youth career
0000–2017 Lech Poznań
2017–2022 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Atalanta 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Arka Gdynia (loan) 27 (6)
2022–2024 Arka Gdynia 34 (15)
2022–2023 → Miedź Legnica (loan) 24 (1)
2022 → Miedź Legnica II (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Poland U16 8 (0)
2017–2018 Poland U17 15 (5)
2018–2019 Poland U18 5 (0)
2021–2022 Poland U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Olaf Kobacki (born 10 July 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Club career

As a youth player, Kobacki joined the youth academy of Polish side Lech Poznań.[1]

In 2021, he was sent on loan from Italian Serie A club Atalanta to Polish I liga side Arka Gdynia.[2] On 14 August 2021, he made his debut in a 1–0 win over Stomil Olsztyn.[3] On 18 August 2021, Kobacki scored his first 2 goals for the club in a 3–1 win over Widzew Łódź.[3] On 29 April 2022, he joined Arka on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract.[4]

On 5 July 2022, Kobacki extended his contract with Arka until 2026 and joined Miedź Legnica on a one-year loan.[5]

During the 2023–24 league season, he scored 13 goals in 32 appearances for Arka.[6]

On 3 July 2024, Kobacki joined English club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2021–22 I liga 26 6 1 0 — 1[a] 0 28 6
Arka Gdynia 2022–23 I liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2023–24 I liga 32 13 3 1 — 2[a] 2 37 16
Total 32 13 3 1 0 0 2 2 37 22
Miedź Legnica (loan) 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
Sheffield Wednesday 2024–25 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 82 20 5 1 0 0 3 2 90 23
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in I liga promotion play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Olaf Kobacki o Atalancie, Lechu i różnicach w szkoleniu. „Chciałbym przejść do seniorskiej piłki w jak najlepszym stylu"". ekstraklasatrolls.pl.
  2. ^ "Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski. Olaf Kobacki wypożyczony z Atalanty Bergamo". arka.gdynia.pl.
  3. ^ a b Olaf Kobacki at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Olaf Kobacki wykupiony z Atalanty Bergamo" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Olaf Kobacki w Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Sheffield Wednesday sign winger Kobacki". BBC Sport. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Olaf Kobacki joins Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ Olaf Kobacki at Soccerway
  9. ^ "MŁODZIEŻOWIEC WRZEŚNIA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2022: OLAF KOBACKI (MIEDŹ LEGNICA)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 26 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Olaf Kobacki piłkarzem października Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). I liga. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

External links

  • Olaf Kobacki at Soccerway
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