Olaf Kobacki | |
Birth Date: | 10 July 2001 |
Birth Place: | Poznań, Poland |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Clubnumber: | 19 |
Youthyears1: | –2017 |
Youthyears2: | 2017–2022 |
Youthclubs2: | Atalanta |
Years1: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs1: | Atalanta |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | → Arka Gdynia (loan) |
Caps2: | 27 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs3: | Arka Gdynia |
Caps3: | 34 |
Goals3: | 15 |
Years4: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs4: | → Miedź Legnica (loan) |
Caps4: | 24 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2022 |
Clubs5: | → Miedź Legnica II (loan) |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Caps6: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Poland U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam2: | Poland U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Poland U18 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2021–2022 |
Nationalteam4: | Poland U20 |
Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 21:06, 14 August 2024 (UTC) |
Olaf Kobacki (born 10 July 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Sheffield Wednesday.
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. On 18 August 2021, Kobacki scored his first 2 goals for the club in a 3–1 win over Widzew Łódź. On 29 April 2022, he joined Arka on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract.[3]
On 5 July 2022, Kobacki extended his contract with Arka until 2026 and joined Miedź Legnica on a one-year loan.[4]
During the 2023–24 league season, he scored 13 goals in 32 appearances for Arka.[5]
On 3 July 2024, Kobacki joined English club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club.[6] He made his Wednesday debut against Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2024, coming off the bench for Djeidi Gassama in a 4–0 victory.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
Arka Gdynia | 2022–23 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | I liga | 32 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 83 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 92 | 23 |
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