Lukas Podolski: Polish-German association football player
Lukas Josef Podolski (German pronunciation: ; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, Polish pronunciation: , on 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
 Podolski playing for Górnik Zabrze in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lukas Josef Podolski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Łukasz Józef Podolski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gliwice, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Górnik Zabrze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | FC 07 Bergheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | 1. FC Köln II | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | 1. FC Köln | 81 | (46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Bayern Munich | 71 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | 1. FC Köln | 88 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Arsenal | 60 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Galatasaray | 56 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Vissel Kobe | 52 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Antalyaspor | 40 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Górnik Zabrze | 74 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Germany U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Germany U18 | 7 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Germany U19 | 3 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2017 | Germany | 130 | (49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 9 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2002–03 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2003–04 | 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 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 51 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 34 | 7 | |
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 41 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| Total | 71 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 35 | ||
| Arsenal | 2012–13 | Premier League | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 42 | 16 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 60 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | ||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Galatasaray | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 17 | |
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 26 | 7 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 17 | |||
| Total | 56 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 34 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2017 | J1 League | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | J1 League | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | J1 League | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 52 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 17 | ||
| Antalyaspor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 543 | 173 | 57 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 654 | 222 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 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 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 130 | 49 | |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Podolski goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 December 2004 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5–1 | |||||
| 3 | 26 March 2005 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 4 June 2005 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 15 June 2005 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |  Australia | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 6 | 25 June 2005 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany |  Brazil | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 7 | 29 June 2005 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany |  Mexico | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 8 | 7 September 2005 | Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany |  South Africa | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 9 | 3–1 | |||||
| 10 | 4–2 | |||||
| 11 | 27 May 2006 | Badenova Stadion, Freiburg, Germany |  Luxembourg | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 5–0 | |||||
| 13 | 20 June 2006 | Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany |  Ecuador | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 14 | 24 June 2006 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 15 | 2–0 | |||||
| 16 | 2 September 2006 | Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| 17 | 6 September 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 1–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 18 | 5–0 | |||||
| 19 | 8–0 | |||||
| 20 | 10–0 | |||||
| 21 | 11 October 2006 | Tehelné Pole Stadion, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 22 | 4–1 | |||||
| 23 | 12 September 2007 | Rhein-Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany |  Romania | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 17 November 2007 | AWD Arena, Hanover, Germany |  Cyprus | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| 25 | 26 March 2008 | St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 26 | 8 June 2008 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Poland | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 27 | 2–0 | |||||
| 28 | 12 June 2008 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Croatia | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 29 | 6 September 2008 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 30 | 2–0 | |||||
| 31 | 11 October 2008 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany |  Russia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 32 | 28 March 2009 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany | Liechtenstein | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 33 | 29 May 2009 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  China | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 34 | 9 September 2009 | AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany |  Azerbaijan | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 35 | 14 October 2009 | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany |  Finland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 18 November 2009 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 37 | 2–2 | |||||
| 38 | 29 May 2010 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 39 | 13 June 2010 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Australia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 40 | 28 June 2010 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa |  England | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 41 | 7 September 2010 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 42 | 12 October 2010 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 43 | 2 September 2011 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |  Austria | 3–0 | 6–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 44 | 17 June 2012 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine |  Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 45 | 29 May 2013 | FAU Stadium, Miami, United States | Ecuador | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 46 | 3–0 | |||||
| 47 | 6 June 2014 | Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany |  Armenia | 2–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 48 | 25 March 2015 | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany | Australia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 49 | 22 March 2017 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
1. FC Köln
- 2. Bundesliga: 2004–05
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2007–08
- DFB-Pokal: 2007–08
- DFL-Ligapokal: 2007
Arsenal
- FA Cup: 2013–14
- FA Community Shield: 2014
Galatasaray
- Turkish Cup: 2015–16
- Turkish Super Cup: 2015, 2016
Vissel Kobe
- Emperor's Cup: 2019
Germany
- FIFA World Cup: 2014; third place: 2006, 2010
- UEFA European Championship runner-up 2008
Individual
- 2.Bundesliga Top scorer: 2004–05
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 2006
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2006, 2010, 2014
- Silver Shoe: Euro 2008
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2010–11
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 2017
- Ekstraklasa Top assists provider: 2022–23
References
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