| Paweł Olkowski | |
| Fullname: | Paweł Mirosław Olkowski[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Ozimek, Poland |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Górnik Zabrze |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | –2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Małapanew Ozimek |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gwarek Zabrze |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Zagłębie Lubin (loan) |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Gwarek Zabrze |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → GKS Katowice (loan) |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Górnik Zabrze |
| Caps3: | 88 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs4: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps4: | 65 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Gaziantep |
| Caps6: | 42 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Górnik Zabrze |
| Caps7: | 49 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Poland U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Poland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Poland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 June 2024 |
Paweł Mirosław Olkowski (born 13 February 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. Besides Poland, he has played in Germany, England,[2] and Turkey.
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.[3]
In July 2011, he joined Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.[4]
On 1 July 2014, Olkowski joined German club 1. FC Köln on a free transfer.[5]
On 10 July 2018, he joined Football League Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a two-year contract.[6] He made his debut for Bolton on 4 August 2018 when starting Wanderers 2–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.[7] 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.[8]
On 27 May 2022, it was announced he would return to Górnik Zabrze, signing a two-year contract with an extension option.[9]
Olkowski has represented Poland at under-19 and under-21 levels.[10]
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.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2018–19 | Championship | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| Gaziantep | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 316 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 349 | 15 | |||