Oskar Zawada

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

Oskar Zawada
Personal information
Full name Oskar Zawada
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
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 25 (15)
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 1 May 2023 (UTC)

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 VfL Wolfsburg, aged 16. Two years later he made his senior debut for the reserve team.

On 1 January 2016, he joined 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]

On 5 October 2020, he joined Raków Częstochowa.[5]

On 7 March 2022, following a short-lived stint at Korean side Jeju United, he joined Stal Mielec until the end of June.[6]

On 30 August 2022, he joined A-League side from New Zealand, Wellington Phoenix, signing a two-year contract.[7]

Zawada enjoyed his most successful season to date for Wellington, scoring a career high 15 goals for the club during the 2022/23 campaign.[8] He was subsequently linked with a move to SC Heerenveen during the off-season.[9]

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

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. "Foster and Zawada win Phoenix Player of the Year awards". RNZ. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. reporters, Stuff sports (24 May 2023). "Wellington Phoenix star Oskar Zawada targeted by European club - report". Stuff. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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