Paweł Mirosław Olkowski (born 13 February 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for II liga club GKS Tychy. Besides Poland, he has played in Germany, England, and Turkey.Piłka mnie męczyła. Przychodził mecz, a ja miałem w głowie blokadę weszlo.com
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.GieKSa sfinalizowała trzy transfery 27 July 2010, sport.pl
In July 2011, he joined Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.Oficjalnie: Paweł Olkowski podpisał kontrakt z Górnikiem Zabrze 7 July 2011, sportowefakty.pl
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.
Four years later, on 27 May 2026, Olkowski signed a one-year deal with II liga side GKS Tychy.
International career Olkowski has represented Poland at under-19 and under-21 levels.U-21: Polska – Grecja 1:2 6 June 2011, pzpn.pl
On 15 November 2013, he made his senior debut for the Poland national team in a friendly, starting in a 2–0 loss against Slovakia.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKS Katowice2010–11I liga31500—00315Górnik Zabrze2011–12Ekstraklasa29020—003102012–13Ekstraklasa29010—003002013–14Ekstraklasa30330—00333Total8836000009431. FC Köln2014–15Bundesliga27230—003022015–16Bundesliga19010—002002016–17Bundesliga14020—001602017–18Bundesliga5010—50110Total6527000507721. FC Köln II2015–16Regionalliga West1000—00102016–17Regionalliga West3000—0030Total4000000040Bolton Wanderers2018–19Championship372200000392Gaziantep2019–20Süper Lig9040—001302020–21Süper Lig31020—003302021–22Süper Lig2020—0040Total420800000500Górnik Zabrze2022–23Ekstraklasa26120——2812023–24Ekstraklasa23131——2622024–25Ekstraklasa21110——2212025–26Ekstraklasa25050——300Total95311100001064GKS Tychy2026–27II liga0000——00Career total36215341005040116
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland201320201460201550Total130
Honours Górnik Zabrze Polish Cup: 2025–26
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