Robert Lewandowski
![]() Lewandowski in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Lewandowski[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 August 1988||
Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1997 | Partyzant Leszno | ||
1997–2004 | MKS Varsovia Warsaw | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Delta Warsaw | 17 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Legia Warsaw II | 12 | (2) |
2006–2008 | Znicz Pruszków | 59 | (36) |
2006–2007 | Znicz Pruszków II | 2 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Lech Poznań | 58 | (32) |
2010–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | 131 | (74) |
2014– | Bayern Munich | 233 | (219) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2008– | Poland | 128 | (74) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 4 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, 12 November 2021 (UTC) |
Robert Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt lɛvanˈdɔfskʲi] (listen); born 21 August 1988) is a Polish footballer that plays as a striker. He currently plays for Bayern Munich and is the captain of the Poland national team.
He began his career with Znicz Pruszków in 2005, then continuously moved up the Polish tiers until he made it to the first-tier club Lech Poznań in 2008.
A full international for Poland since 2008, Lewandowski has earned over 100 caps and was a member of their team at Euro 2012, Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. With 60 international goals, Lewandowski is the all-time top scorer for Poland. In 2015, he was voted Polish Sportspersonality of the Year and in 2016 he claimed fourth place at the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Awards.
He has been named the Polish Player of the Year a record seven times. The Guardian has ranked him as the fifth-best footballer on the planet in 2015.[4]
Likely one of Lewandowski's most famous records is scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes (8:59).[5] For achieving this, Robert Lewandowski was awarded 4 Guinness World Records.[6]
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- As of match played 4 December 2021[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Delta Warsaw | 2004–05 | IV liga | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
Legia Warsaw II | 2005–06 | III liga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
Znicz II Pruszków | 2006–07 | Klasa A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
Znicz Pruszków | 2006–07 | III liga | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 17 | ||
2007–08 | II liga | 32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 21 | |||
Total | 59 | 36 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 66 | 38 | ||||
Lech Poznań | 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 12[a] | 4 | — | 48 | 20 | |
2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 1 | 34 | 21 | |
Total | 58 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 41 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 43 | 9 | |
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 34 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 6[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 30 | |
2012–13 | Bundesliga | 31 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 13[d] | 10 | 1[e] | 1 | 49 | 36 | |
2013–14 | Bundesliga | 33 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 9[d] | 6 | 1[e] | 0 | 48 | 28 | |
Total | 131 | 74 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 103 | ||
Bayern Munich | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 31 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12[d] | 6 | 1[e] | 0 | 49 | 25 |
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 32 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12[d] | 9 | 1[e] | 0 | 51 | 42 | |
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 33 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9[d] | 8 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 43 | |
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11[d] | 5 | 1[e] | 1 | 48 | 41 | |
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 33 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8[d] | 8 | 1[e] | 3 | 47 | 40 | |
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 10[d] | 15 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 55 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 5 | 4[f] | 2 | 40 | 48 | |
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 9 | 1[e] | 2 | 21 | 27 | |
Total | 233 | 219 | 33 | 29 | 73 | 65 | 11 | 8 | 350 | 321 | ||
Career total | 511 | 369 | 67 | 45 | 125 | 89 | 15 | 10 | 719 | 513 |
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- ↑ One appearance in DFL-Supercup, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International[change | change source]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | 2008 | 4 | 2 |
2009 | 12 | 1 | |
2010 | 13 | 6 | |
2011 | 11 | 3 | |
2012 | 10 | 2 | |
2013 | 10 | 3 | |
2014 | 6 | 5 | |
2015 | 7 | 11 | |
2016 | 12 | 8 | |
2017 | 6 | 9 | |
2018 | 11 | 4 | |
2019 | 10 | 6 | |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 12 | 11 | |
Total | 128 | 74 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Robert Lewandowski". ESPN. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "Robert Lewandowski". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "The 100 best footballers in the world 2015 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bundesliga | Watch: Robert Lewandowski's 5 goals in 9 minutes in FULL!". www.bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich hotshot Robert Lewandowski nets four Guinness World Records titles for goal scoring spree". Guinness World Records. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Robert Lewandowski". ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Robert Lewandowski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Robert Lewandowski". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ↑ "National Team A Squad". PZPN. Retrieved 11 September 2019.