Oskar Zawada

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Oskar Zawada
Oskar Zawada with Wellington Phoenix in 2023.jpg
Zawada with Wellington Phoenix in 2023
Personal information
Full name Oskar Zawada
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Olsztyn, Poland
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
DKS Dobre Miasto
2009–2011 OKS 1945 Olsztyn
2011–2012 DKS Dobre Miasto
2012–2014 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 VfL Wolfsburg II 23 (3)
2015–2016 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2016–2017 → FC Twente (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 Karlsruher SC 14 (2)
2018–2020 Wisła Płock 39 (6)
2020 → Arka Gdynia (loan) 12 (1)
2020–2021 Raków Częstochowa 7 (1)
2021–2022 Jeju United 10 (0)
2022 Stal Mielec 10 (3)
2022–2024 Wellington Phoenix 40 (22)
International career
2010 Poland U15 1 (0)
2012 Poland U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Poland U17 8 (3)
2013–2014 Poland U18 7 (2)
2014–2015 Poland U19 11 (4)
2015–2017 Poland U20 8 (2)
2016–2017 Poland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Oskar Zawada (born 1 February 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who last played as a forward for Wellington Phoenix.

Contents

Club career

Zawada started his career at his local club, DKS Dobre Miasto. Later he moved to OKS 1945 Olsztyn. [1] In 2012, he joined German club VfL Wolfsburg, aged 16. Two years later he made his senior debut for the reserve team.

In January 2016, he joined Dutch club FC Twente on a loan. [2] On 26 January 2017, he was identified as surplus to requirements at VfL Wolfsburg and was sold to 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC for an undisclosed fee. [3]

In December 2017, it was announced that Zawada would join Polish Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock for the second half of the 2017–18 season. [4]

In October 2020, he joined the Polish Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa. [5]

In March 2022, following a short-lived stint at Korean side Jeju United, he joined Polish club Stal Mielec until the end of June. [6]

In August 2022, he joined A-League side Wellington Phoenix (a New Zealand-based side) on a two-year contract. [7] Zawada enjoyed his most successful season to date during the 2022–23 campaign, scoring a career-high 15 goals for the club. [8] He followed it up with 7 goals in 14 league games in the 2023–24 season, during which Zawada saw limited playing time due to injuries. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2024 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2013–14 Regionalliga 10———10
2014–15 Regionalliga81———81
2015–16 Regionalliga42———42
2016–17 Regionalliga100———100
Total233———233
VfL Wolfsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 0000000000
FC Twente (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 110———110
Karlsruher SC 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 82———82
2017–18 3. Liga 6010——70
Total14210——152
Wisła Płock 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 90———90
2018–19 Ekstraklasa23631——267
2019–20 Ekstraklasa7021——91
Total39652——448
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2019–20 Ekstraklasa121———121
Raków Częstochowa 2020–21 Ekstraklasa7110——81
Jeju United 2021 K League 1 100———100
Stal Mielec 2021–22 Ekstraklasa103———103
Wellington Phoenix 2022–23 A-League 261520——2815
2023–24 A-League147———147
Total402220——4222
Career Total1663892000017540

    Honours

    Raków Częstochowa

    Individual

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    References

    1. ↑ Interview with Oskar Zawada laczynaspilka.pl
    2. ↑ "Leihe bis Saisonende" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
    3. ↑ "Oskar Zawada w Karlsruher SC" (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
    4. ↑ "Zawada verlässt den Karlsruher SC". kicker Online (in German). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
    5. ↑ "Oskar Zawada nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa Częstochowa" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 5 October 2020.
    6. ↑ "Oskar Zawada nowym napastnikiem PGE FKS Stal Mielec [FOTO][WIDEO]" (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
    7. ↑ "Meet our new no. 9". Wellington Phoenix. 30 August 2022.
    8. 1 2 3 "Foster and Zawada win Phoenix Player of the Year awards". RNZ. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
    9. ↑ Tomasz Galiński (18 May 2024). "Oskar Zawada dał dogrywkę, ale zakończył sezon w Australii". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
    10. ↑ Oskar Zawada at Soccerway
    11. ↑ "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    12. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (12 February 2023). "Talay and Zawada take out honours as 'Nix scoop A-Leagues awards". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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