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.
_(cropped).jpg) Lewandowski playing for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Lewandowski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 2008–2010 | Lech Poznań | 58 | (32) |
| 2010–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | 131 | (74) |
| 2014– | Bayern Munich | 213 | (194) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Poland | 116 | (63) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 6 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:48, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
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 statisticsEdit
ClubEdit
- As of 13 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Delta Warszawa | 2004–05 | IV liga | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2005–06 | III liga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| Total | 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 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 28 | ||
| Total | 131 | 74 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 103 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 31 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 25 |
| 2015–16 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 42 | ||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 43 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 41 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 40 | ||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 55 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 38 | ||
| Total | 214 | 194 | 32 | 29 | 67 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 323 | 284 | ||
| Career total | 491 | 342 | 66 | 45 | 119 | 79 | 14 | 8 | 690 | 474 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish SuperCup, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
InternationalEdit
- As of 18 November 2020
| 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 | |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 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. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bundesliga | Watch: Robert Lewandowski's 5 goals in 9 minutes in FULL!". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich hotshot Robert Lewandowski nets four Guinness World Records titles for goal scoring spree". Guinness World Records. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2021-03-01.