{{Short description|Polish footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Olaf Kobacki |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|10|df=yes}} |birth_place = Poznań, Poland |height = 1.78 m |position = Forward |currentclub = Sheffield Wednesday |clubnumber = 19 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017 |youthclubs1 = Lech Poznań |youthyears2 = 2017–2022 |youthclubs2 = Atalanta |years1 = 2021–2022 |clubs1 = Atalanta |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2021–2022 |clubs2 = → Arka Gdynia (loan) |caps2 = 26 |goals2 = 6 |years3 = 2022–2024 |clubs3 = Arka Gdynia |caps3 = 32 |goals3 = 13 |years4 = 2022–2023 |clubs4 = → Miedź Legnica (loan) |caps4 = 24 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2022 |clubs5 = → Miedź Legnica II (loan) |caps5 = 1 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2024– |clubs6 = Sheffield Wednesday |caps6 = 25 |goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam1 = Poland U16 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Poland U17 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 5 | nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam3 = Poland U18 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2021–2022 | nationalteam4 = Poland U20 | nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 13:42, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Olaf Kobacki''' (born 10 July 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|SheffieW}} club Sheffield Wednesday.
==Club career==
As a youth player, Kobacki joined the youth academy of Polish side Lech Poznań.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ekstraklasatrolls.pl/olaf-kobacki-o-atalancie-lechu-i-roznicach-w-szkoleniu-chcialbym-przejsc-do-seniorskiej-pilki-w-jak-najlepszym-stylu-wywiad/|title=Olaf Kobacki o Atalancie, Lechu i różnicach w szkoleniu. "Chciałbym przejść do seniorskiej piłki w jak najlepszym stylu"|date=27 January 2021 |publisher=ekstraklasatrolls.pl}}</ref>
In 2021, he was sent on loan from Italian Serie A club Atalanta to Polish I liga side Arka Gdynia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arka.gdynia.pl/news,23755-z-ziemi-wloskiej-do-polski-olaf-kobacki-wypozyczony-z-atalanty-bergamo.html|title=Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski. Olaf Kobacki wypożyczony z Atalanty Bergamo|publisher=arka.gdynia.pl}}</ref> On 14 August 2021, he made his debut in a 1–0 win over Stomil Olsztyn.<ref name=¨way¨>{{Soccerway|517220}}</ref> On 18 August 2021, Kobacki scored his first 2 goals for the club in a 3–1 win over Widzew Łódź.<ref name=¨way¨/> On 29 April 2022, he joined Arka on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olaf Kobacki wykupiony z Atalanty Bergamo |url=https://arka.gdynia.pl/news,24126-olaf-kobacki-wykupiony-z-atalanty-bergamo.html |publisher=Arka Gdynia |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=pl |date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
On 5 July 2022, Kobacki extended his contract with Arka until 2026 and joined Miedź Legnica on a one-year loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olaf Kobacki w Miedzi! |url=https://miedzlegnica.eu/aktualnosci/olaf-kobacki-w-miedzi-11702 |publisher=Miedź Legnica |language=pl |date=5 July 2022}}</ref>
During the 2023–24 Poland second-tier season, he scored 13 goals in 32 appearances for Arka.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=Sheffield Wednesday sign winger Kobacki |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx92yd8n08jo |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 3 July 2024, Kobacki joined English club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Olaf Kobacki joins Wednesday|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/03/olaf-kobecki/|access-date=3 July 2024 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=3 July 2024}}</ref> He made his Wednesday debut against Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2024, coming off the bench for Djeidi Gassama in a 4–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wednesday 4–0 Plymouth|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/11/report---wednesday-4-0-plymouth/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> The following season he would pick up a groin injury against Grimsby Town which would rule him out until after the following international break.<ref>{{cite news|title=Injury update ahead of Portsmouth trip |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2025/september/19/injury-update-ahead-of-portsmouth-trip/ |access-date=19 September 2025|publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC|date=19 September 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|end of 2025–26 season}}<ref>{{Soccerway|olaf-kobacki/517220}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Atalanta |2021–22 |Serie A |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |Arka Gdynia (loan) |2021–22 |I liga |26||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=1LPO|Appearance(s) in I liga promotion play-offs}}||0||28||6 |- |rowspan="3"|Arka Gdynia |2022–23 |I liga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2023–24 |I liga |32||13||3||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=1LPO}}||2||37||16 |- !colspan=2|Total !32!!13!!3!!1!!0!!0!!2!!2!!37!!22 |- |Miedź Legnica (loan) |2022–23 |Ekstraklasa |24||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Sheffield Wednesday |2024–25<ref name = "2024-25">{{soccerbase season|163184|2024|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> |EFL Championship |12||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |2025–26<ref name = "2025-26">{{soccerbase season|163184|2025|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> |EFL Championship |13||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !25!!0!!1!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!30!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !107!!20!!6!!1!!4!!0!!3!!2!!120!!23 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Individual''' * Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month: September 2022<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/5780 |title=MŁODZIEŻOWIEC WRZEŚNIA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2022: OLAF KOBACKI (MIEDŹ LEGNICA) |publisher=Ekstraklasa |date=26 September 2022 |language=pl |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929064242/https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/5780/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * I liga Player of the Month: October 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.1liga.org/w/olaf-kobacki-piłkarzem-października-fortuna-1-ligi#:~:text=Olaf%20Kobacki%20uzyskał%20dziewięć%20głosów,się%20czteroma%20wygranymi%20z%20rzędu. |title=Olaf Kobacki piłkarzem października Fortuna 1 Ligi |publisher=I liga |date=3 November 2023 |language=pl |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> * Polish Union of Footballers' I liga Team of the Season: 2023–24<ref name=PUF24>{{cite web |title=Bezkonkurencyjny Rodado! Wyniki plebiscytu #PiłkarzeWybierają 23/24 w 1. lidze |url=https://pzp.info.pl/bez-kategorii/bezkonkurencyjny-rodado-wyniki-plebiscytu-pzp-pilkarzewybieraja-2324-1-lidze/ |publisher=Polish Union of Footballers |access-date=9 August 2024 |language=pl |date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=9 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809131803/https://pzp.info.pl/bez-kategorii/bezkonkurencyjny-rodado-wyniki-plebiscytu-pzp-pilkarzewybieraja-2324-1-lidze/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|517220}}
{{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. squad}}
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