Robert Lewandowski
 Lewandowski with Poland in 2011. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Lewandowski | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Delta Warsaw | ||
| 2005–2006 | Legia Warsaw II | ||
| 2006–2008 | Znicz Pruszków | 32 | (21) |
| 2008–2010 | Lech Poznań | 58 | (32) |
| 2010–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | 131 | (74) |
| 2014– | Bayern Munich | 30 | (17) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Poland | 68 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2015 | |||
Robert Lewandowski (born 21 August 1988 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish association football striker who plays for Bayern Munich and is the captain of the Poland national football 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.[1]
Likely one of Robert’s most famous records is scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes (8:59).[2] For achieving this, Robert Lewandowski was awarded 4 Guiness World Records. [3]
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- As of 24 November 2014.[4]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | – | 48 | 20 | |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 21 | ||
| Total | 58 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 41 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 43 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 30 | ||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 36 | ||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 28 | ||
| Total | 131 | 74 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 185 | 103 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2014-15 | Bundesliga | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| Career total | 232 | 133 | 27 | 13 | 55 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 319 | 173 | ||
1 Including Polish SuperCup, DFL-Supercup.
National team[change | change source]
- (correct as of 6 June 2014)
| Poland | Year | Friendlies | Qualifiers | Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 19 | |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The 100 best footballers in the world 2015 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ https://amp.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/robert-lewandowski-5-goals-9-minutes-bayern-munich-wolfsburg-6987
- ↑ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/amp/news/2015/11/bayern-munich-hotshot-robert-lewandowski-nets-four-guinness-world-records-titles-407863?fb_comment_id=912336652155065_912458145476249
- ↑ "Robert Lewandowski". ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 February 2013.