Jan Jakob Olschowsky (born 18 November 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played for SV Glehn from 2008 to 2009 and has played for Borussia Mönchengladbach since 2009.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Jakob Olschowsky[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Neuss, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | SV Glehn | ||
| 2009–2020 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 86 | (0) |
| 2020– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:22, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOlschowsky began his football career in 2008 and in the youth of SV Glehn in the Glehn district of Korschenbroich.[3][4][5] In July 2009 he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach and went through all the youth teams at the club. He played 29 games for the Mönchengladbach U17 team in the Under 17 Bundesliga and 27 games for the Mönchengladbach U19 selection in the Under 19 Bundesliga. On 13 October 2018 he made his debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach II in a 2–1 win over SV 19 Straelen at the age of 16, as the youngest goalkeeper in the Regionalliga West.[3]
In July 2020, Olschowsky signed a professional contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach that runs until 30 June 2023.[4][6] On 27 September 2022 he made his debut in the first-team matchday squad. With both first-choice goalkeeper Yann Sommer and his substitute Tobias Sippel being unavailable due to injury, Olschowsky made his Bundesliga debut against VfL Bochum on 8 November 2022.[5][7][8] Mönchengladbach lost the match by 2–1 and he was voted by fans as the club's player of the match.[9]
On 9 January 2025, Olschowsky moved on loan to Alemannia Aachen in 3. Liga until the end of the season.[10] On 30 June 2025, the loan was extended for the 2025–26 season.[11] The loan was terminated early by the request of Olschowsky and Borussia on 27 January 2026.[12]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 17 January 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 0 | — | — | 86 | 0 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "player profile".
- ↑ "Jan Jakob Olschowsky | Borussia M'gladbach | Player Profile | Bundesliga". Bundesliga. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 1 2 Sitterle, Dirk (15 July 2020). "Fußball: Glehner wird Profi bei Borussia Mönchengladbach". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 1 2 Hochrainer, Sebastian (13 July 2020). "Vertrag bis 2023 für Olschowsky: Borussia macht Torwarttalent zum Profi". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 1 2 "Gladbach: Dieses Versprechen gab Olschowsky seinem Heimatklub". GladbachLIVE (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "Borussia Mönchengladbach macht Jan Olschowsky zum Profi". bundesliga.de – die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "Gladbach: Olschowsky ist Spieler des Spiels gegen Bochum". GladbachLIVE (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ "Jan Olschowsky erhält viel Lob von Daniel Farke nach Gladbach-Debüt". Fussball Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ "Relegation-threatened Bochum stun Borussia Mönchengladbach". Bundesliga. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ "Jan Olschowsky wechselt an den Tivoli" [Jan Olschowsky moves to the Tivoli] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jan Olschowsky kehrt auf den Tivoli zurück" [Jan Olschowsky returns to the Tivoli] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Jan Olschowsky verlässt Alemannia Aachen" [Jan Olschowsky leaves Alemannia Aachen] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Jan Olschowsky at Soccerway
External links
edit- DFB Profile
- Jan Olschowsky at Soccerway
- Jan Olschowsky at WorldFootball.net