# Paweł Olkowski

Paweł Mirosław Olkowski (born 13 February 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. Besides Poland, he has played in Germany, England, and Turkey.

## Club career

Born in Ozimek, Olkowski started his senior career at Gwarek Zabrze. In July 2010, he was loaned to GKS Katowice on a one-year deal.
In July 2011, he joined Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.
On 1 July 2014, Olkowski joined German club 1. FC Köln on a free transfer.
On 10 July 2018, he joined Football League Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a two-year contract. He made his debut for Bolton on 4 August 2018 when starting Wanderers 2–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. He also started the 2–2 draw against Bristol City, grabbing an assist in a positive performance.
On 9 July 2019, Olkowski joined Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep.
On 27 May 2022, it was announced he would return to Górnik Zabrze, signing a two-year contract with an extension option.

## International career

Olkowski has represented Poland at under-19 and under-21 levels.
On 15 November 2013 he made his senior debut for the Poland national team in a friendly, starting in a 0–2 loss against Slovakia.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GKS Katowice | 2010–11 | I liga | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Total | Total | 88 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | Total | Total | 65 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 2 |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln II | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2018–19 | Championship | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Gaziantep | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gaziantep | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Gaziantep | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gaziantep | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Total | Total | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 316 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 349 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Poland |
| Poland | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Poland | 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Poland | 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 0 |