Oskar Zawada

Polish footballer (born 1996)

Oskar Zawada
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
Team information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 9
Youth career
DKS Dobre Miasto
2009–2011 OKS 1945 Olsztyn
2011–2012 DKS Dobre Miasto
2012–2014 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Wellington Phoenix 38 (21)
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 27 April 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

Individual

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. ^ a b c "Foster and Zawada win Phoenix Player of the Year awards". RNZ. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ^ Pisani, Sacha (12 February 2023). "Talay and Zawada take out honours as 'Nix scoop A-Leagues awards". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

External links

  • Oskar Zawada at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  • Profile on Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  • Oskar Zawada at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  • Oskar Zawada at Soccerway
  • Oskar Zawada – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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Wellington Phoenix FC – current squad
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Wellington Phoenix FC Player of the Year