Oliwia Woś

Oliwia Woś
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999
Place of birth Olesno, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender[2]
Team information
Current team
Bristol City
Number 15
Youth career
FSV Witten
–2016 VfL Bochum
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 16 (0)
2019–2022 Indiana Hoosiers 48 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 VfL Bochum 2 (0)
2016–2017 Herforder SV 21 (1)
2017–2018 Arminia Bielefeld 22 (0)
2022–2024 Zürich 38 (7)
2024–2025 Basel 20 (4)
2025–2026 1. FC Nürnberg 16 (1)
2026– Bristol City 2 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Poland U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Poland U19 12 (1)
2023 Poland U23 1 (0)
2017– Poland 30 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:37, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:53, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Oliwia Woś (born 15 August 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City and the Poland national team.

Woś has played in America, Germany, Switzerland and England, and was named in the Poland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

College career

Woś was a regular player for Indiana Hoosiers, being named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List in 2019 and the All-Big Ten Second Team during the 2020–21 season. During the 2020–21 season, she played every single minute and assisted twice.[2]

Club career

Born in the Opole region, Woś was raised in Germany.[3] She has dual Polish-German citizenship, though chose to represent Poland.[4] Woś started her career as a youth at FSV Witten.[5]

Woś joined Herforder SV in 2016. She made her league debut for the club against Turbine Potsdam's reserves.[6] Woś made 21 league appearances and scored 1 goal during her time for the club.[7]

In 2022, Woś was announced at FC Zürich Frauen on a two year contract.[8] She won the 2022–23 Swiss Women's Super League with the club, playing in 14 league matches.[9] During her time with the club, she played in the UEFA Women's Champions League, making three appearances.[7]

On 26 June 2024, Woś was announced at FC Basel on a two year contract.[4]

On 10 June 2025, Woś was announced at 1. FC Nürnberg. She was signed after scoring 5 goals and assisting 3 times in 25 matches for FC Basel.[10]

On 3 February 2026, Woś signed with Bristol City for an undisclosed fee under a three and a half year deal, pending international clearance.[11] She made her debut for the Women's Super League 2 club in a 2–1 loss against Crystal Palace on 8 February 2026.[12] Her first start for Bristol came in a 2–0 WSL2 loss against Southampton on 15 February 2026.[13]

International career

In 2017, Woś made her senior Poland international debut against Estonia.[14]

On 13 June 2025, Woś was called up to the Poland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 January 2025[16][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum II 2015–16 Verbandsliga Westfalen 1 0 1 0
VfL Bochum 2015–16 Regionalliga West 2 0 0 0 2 0
Herforder SV 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 22 1
Arminia Bielefeld 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 22 0 3 0 25 0
Zürich 2022–23 Swiss Super League 14 2 3 0 6[b] 1 1 1 24 3
2023–24 Swiss Super League 18 4 2 3 2[b] 0 5 0 27 7
Total 32 6 5 4 8 1 6 1 51 10
Basel 2024–25 Swiss Super League 18 4 5 1 2 0 25 5
1. FC Nürnberg 2025–26 Bundesliga 16 1 1 1 17 2
Career total 112 12 15 4 8 1 8 1 143 18

International

As of match played 7 March 2026[17][18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2017 1 0
2022 1 0
2023 4 0
2024 11 0
2025 11 0
2026 2 0
Total 30 0

Honours

Zürich

References

  1. ^ Schinkewitz, Oliver (7 July 2022). "Oliwia Wos aus Witten: Auf dem Weg in die Champions League" [Oliwia Wos from Witten: On her way to Champions League]. www.waz.de.
  2. ^ a b "Oliwia Wos - Women's Soccer". Indiana University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Oliwia Woś mistrzynią Szwajcarii. Bidas druga – KobiecaPilka.pl – piłka nożna kobiet" [Oliwia Woś is the Swiss champion. Bidas is second.]. www.kobiecapilka.pl (in Polish). 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Oliwia Wos wechselt vom FCZ zum FCB" [Oliwia Wos moves from FCZ to FCB]. www.fcb.ch (in Swiss High German). 26 June 2024.
  5. ^ Schinkewitz, Oliver (18 October 2022). "Wittenerin Oliwia Wos startet in Champions-League-Abenteuer" [Olivia Wos from Witten starts Champions League adventure]. www.waz.de (subscription required) (in German).
  6. ^ "Oliwia Woś zadebiutowała w Herforder SV – KobiecaPilka.pl – piłka nożna kobiet" [Oliwia Woś made her debut in Herforder SV]. www.kobiecapilka.pl (in Polish). 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Oliwia Woś". worldfootball.net.
  8. ^ "Reprezentantka Polski podpisała kontrakt z mistrzyniami Szwajcarii!" [The Polish representative has signed a contract with the Swiss champions!]. kobiecyfutbol.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Oliwia Woś mistrzynią Szwajcarii! Wicemistrzostwo dla drużyny Natalii Padilli-Bidas" [Oliwia Woś is the Swiss champion! Runner-up for Natalia Padilla-Bidas' team]. kobiecyfutbol.pl (in Polish). 3 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Polnische Abwehrstärke für die Bundesliga: Wos kommt aus Basel" [Polish defensive strength for the Bundesliga: Wos comes from Basel]. www.fcn.de (in German). 10 June 2025.
  11. ^ Lacey, Will (3 February 2026). "Woś signs for City". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  12. ^ Lacey, Will (8 February 2026). "Report: Crystal Palace 2-1 Bristol City". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  13. ^ Cook, Kory (15 February 2026). "Report: Bristol City 0-2 Southampton". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  14. ^ Jakub Kędzior (1 November 2022). "Zaskakujące powołanie do reprezentacji. Powrót po latach w USA" [Oliwia Woś: Playing for the national team is my number one goal]. sport.interia.pl.
  15. ^ "Kadra reprezentacji Polski kobiet na EURO 2025" [The Polish women's national team squad for EURO 2025] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Oliwia Woś". soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Lista reprezentantek – Polska A (1981-2023)". polska-pilka.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Oliwia Woś". polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 12 July 2025.