Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski (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.

Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski with Poland in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Robert Lewandowski
Date of birth	(1988-08-21) 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	187	(103)
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

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.

Likely one of Lewandowski's most famous records is scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes (8:59). For achieving this, Robert Lewandowski was awarded 4 Guinness World Records.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2014-15 season

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Delta Warszawa	2004–05	IV liga	17	4	2	0	—		—		19	4
Legia Warsaw II	2005–06	III liga	12	2	1	2	—		—		13	4
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	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	48	28
	Total		131	74	16	10	35	18	3	1	187	103
Bayern Munich	2014–15	Bundesliga	31	17	5	2	12	6	1	0	49	25
Career total			232	133	27	18	55	24	5	2	319	173

National team

As of 18 November 2020

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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
Total		116	63