Oliwia Zgoda

Her teenage dream had two very specific destinations: Wolfsburg because of Ewa Pajor, and Chelsea because of Lauren James.

Rekord had to be patient with Oliwia: assistant coach Michał Majnusz spent around a year trying to bring her to Bielsko-Biała after being convinced by the first few minutes he ever watched her play.

At just 16, Oliwia already viewed football as far more than a hobby: she could not imagine herself growing up to do anything other than play professionally.

Long before becoming an Ekstraliga player, Oliwia was also a prolific futsal scorer — she hit six goals in FSA Kraków’s first three games at the 2023 Polish U19 Championship finals.

What Oliwia loves most about football is the payoff: the moment when weeks of training turn into a match, a goal or a win and make all the work feel worthwhile.