Olaf Kobacki

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

Olaf Kobacki

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	19
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)	26	(6)
2022–2024	Arka Gdynia	32	(13)
2022–2023	→ Miedź Legnica (loan)	24	(1)
2022	→ Miedź Legnica II (loan)	1	(0)
2024–	Sheffield Wednesday	13	(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 as of 20:55, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

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] He made his Wednesday debut against Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2024, coming off the bench for Djeidi Gassama in a 4–0 victory.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		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[c]	0	28	6
Arka Gdynia	2022–23	I liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2023–24	I liga	32	13	3	1	—		2[c]	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[10]	EFL Championship	12	0	1	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2025–26[11]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
Career total			95	20	6	1	3	0	3	2	107	23

1. Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in I liga promotion play-offs

Honours

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: September 2022^[12]
• I liga Player of the Month: October 2023^[13]
• Polish Union of Footballers' I liga Team of the Season: 2023–24^[14]