Paweł Olkowski

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.

Paweł Olkowski

Olkowski in 2014 with 1. FC Köln
Personal information
Full name	Paweł Mirosław Olkowski[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ozimek, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Górnik Zabrze
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	37	(2)
2019–2022	Gaziantep	42	(0)
2022–	Górnik Zabrze	70	(3)
International career
2008	Poland U19
2011–2012	Poland U21	8	(0)
2013–2015	Poland	13	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:15, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

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.^[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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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[b]	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
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	21	1	1	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		70	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	76	4
Career total			337	15	29	1	0	0	5	0	371	16

1. Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[13]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland
	2013	2	0
	2014	6	0
	2015	5	0
Total		13	0