Oskar Zawada

Oskar Zawada
Zawada with Wellington Phoenix in 2023
Personal information
Full name Oskar Zawada
Date of birth 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 33 (20)
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 January 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. 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. 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.

In December 2017, it was announced that Zawada would join Polish Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock for the second half of the 2017–18 season.

In October 2020, he joined the Polish Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.

In March 2022, following a short-lived stint at Korean side Jeju United, he joined Polish club Stal Mielec until the end of June.

In August 2022, he joined A-League side Wellington Phoenix (a New Zealand-based side) on a two-year contract. Zawada enjoyed his most successful season to date during the 2022–23 campaign, scoring a career-high 15 goals for the club.

Honours

Raków Częstochowa

Individual