Oskar Zawada

Oskar Zawada
Zawada with Karlsruher SC in 2017
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
 RKC Waalwijk
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)
2022–2024 Wellington Phoenix 40 (22)
2024– RKC Waalwijk 14 (5)
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 21 December 2024

Oskar Zawada (born 1 February 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club RKC Waalwijk, which he captains.

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]

On 4 July 2024, Zawada returned to Dutch football by joining Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk on a two-year deal.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2013–14 Regionalliga 1 0 — — — 1 0
2014–15 Regionalliga 8 1 — — — 8 1
2015–16 Regionalliga 4 2 — — — 4 2
2016–17 Regionalliga 10 0 — — — 10 0
Total 23 3 — — — 23 3
VfL Wolfsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Twente (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 11 0 — — — 11 0
Karlsruher SC 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 8 2 — — — 8 2
2017–18 3. Liga 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Total 14 2 1 0 — — 15 2
Wisła Płock 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 9 0 — — — 9 0
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 23 6 3 1 — — 26 7
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 7 0 2 1 — — 9 1
Total 39 6 5 2 — — 44 8
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 12 1 — — — 12 1
Raków Częstochowa 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 7 1 1 0 — — 8 1
Jeju United 2021 K League 1 10 0 — — — 10 0
Stal Mielec 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 10 3 — — — 10 3
Wellington Phoenix 2022–23 A-League 26 15 2 0 — — 28 15
2023–24 A-League 14 7 — — — 14 7
Total 40 22 2 0 — — 42 22
RKC Waalwijk 2024–25 Eredivisie 14 5 2 2 — — 16 7
Career Total 180 43 11 4 0 0 0 0 191 47
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup, Australia Cup, KNVB Cup

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. ^ Tomasz Galiński (18 May 2024). "Oskar Zawada dał dogrywkę, ale zakończył sezon w Australii". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ "RKC Waalwijk versterkt zich met Poolse spits" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ Oskar Zawada at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  13. ^ Pisani, Sacha (12 February 2023). "Talay and Zawada take out honours as 'Nix scoop A-Leagues awards". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2023.