Olaf Kobacki

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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
–2017 Lech Poznań
2017–2022 Atalanta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Atalanta 0 (0)
2021–2022Arka Gdynia (loan) 26 (6)
2022–2024 Arka Gdynia 32 (13)
2022–2023Miedź Legnica (loan) 24 (1)
2022Miedź Legnica II (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Sheffield Wednesday 16 (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 16:01, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

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

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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 30 August 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2021–22 Serie A 000000
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2021–22 I liga 266101 [c] 0286
Arka Gdynia 2022–23 I liga000000
2023–24 I liga3213312 [c] 23716
Total32133100223722
Miedź Legnica (loan) 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 24110251
Sheffield Wednesday 2024–25 [10] EFL Championship 1201020150
2025–26 [11] EFL Championship40001050
Total160103000200
Career total982061303211023
  1. Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 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. 27 January 2021.
  2. "Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski. Olaf Kobacki wypożyczony z Atalanty Bergamo". arka.gdynia.pl.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. "Wednesday 4–0 Plymouth". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. Olaf Kobacki at Soccerway
  10. "Games played by Olaf Kobacki in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. "Games played by Olaf Kobacki in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. "MŁODZIEŻOWIEC WRZEŚNIA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2022: OLAF KOBACKI (MIEDŹ LEGNICA)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 26 September 2022.
  13. "Olaf Kobacki piłkarzem października Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). I liga. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  14. "Bezkonkurencyjny Rodado! Wyniki plebiscytu #PiłkarzeWybierają 23/24 w 1. lidze" (in Polish). Polish Union of Footballers. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.