Lukas Podolski

Polish-German association football player

Lukas Podolski (English: /ˈluːkəs ˈpoʊdəlˌʃi: /) born 4 June 1985 in Gliwice, Poland) is a Polish born German football player. He plays for Köln. From 2004 until 2006, he played for Köln. He has plays Germany national team.

Lukas Podolski
Personal information
Full name Lukas Podolski
Date of birth (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Köln
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2006
2006-2009
2009-
Köln
Bayern Munich
Köln
National team
2004- Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is known for his fashion during press conferences. He often wears button down shirts and polished shoes. He has a girlfriend named Monika and they have a son. Their son's name is Louis, he was born in April 2008.

Club career statistics change

Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeTotal
2003/04 Köln Bundesliga 19 10 1 0 - 20 10
2004/05 2. Bundesliga 30 24 2 5 - 32 29
2005/06 Bundesliga 32 12 1 0 - 33 12
2006/07 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 22 4 3 2 7 1 32 7
2007/08 25 5 4 0 12 5 41 10
2008/09 24 6 3 1 4 2 31 9
2009/10 Köln Bundesliga
Country Germany 152 61 14 8 23 8 189 77
Total 152 61 14 8 23 8 189 77

International career statistics change

As of 8 July 2014

[1]

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
2004 8 2
2005 12 8
2006 17 12
2007 7 2
2008 16 7
2009 9 6
2010 14 5
2011 12 1
2012 11 1
2013 5 2
2014 5 1
Total 116 47

References change

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lukas Podolski". www.national-football-teams.com.