Robert Lewandowski: Polish association football player
Robert Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: (listen); born 21 August 1988) is a Polish footballer.
He plays as a striker for La Liga club Barcelona and the Poland national team.
.jpg) Lewandowski with Bayern Munich in 2019 | ||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Lewandowski | |||||||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1988 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||
| Club information | ||||||||
Current team | Barcelona | |||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Partyzant Leszno | |||||||
| 1997–2005 | MKS Varsovia Warsaw | |||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||
| 2005 | Delta Warsaw | 17 | (4) | |||||
| 2005–2006 | Legia Warsaw II | 13 | (2) | |||||
| 2006 | Znicz Pruszków II | 2 | (6) | |||||
| 2006–2008 | Znicz Pruszków | 59 | (36) | |||||
| 2008–2010 | Lech Poznań | 58 | (32) | |||||
| 2010–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | 131 | (74) | |||||
| 2014–2022 | Bayern Munich | 253 | (238) | |||||
| 2022– | Barcelona | 43 | (28) | |||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||
| 2007 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||
| 2008 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||
| 2008– | Poland | 144 | (81) | |||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2023 | ||||||||
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 match played 28 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Delta Warsaw | 2004–05 | IV liga | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2005–06 | III liga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Znicz II Pruszków | 2006–07 | Klasa A | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 6 | ||
| 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 | Ekstraklasa | 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 | Bundesliga | 34 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 30 | |
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 31 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 36 | |
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 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 | Bundesliga | 32 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 42 | |
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 33 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 43 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 41 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 33 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 40 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 55 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 48 | |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 34 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 50 | |
| Total | 253 | 238 | 33 | 29 | 78 | 69 | 11 | 8 | 375 | 344 | ||
| Barcelona | 2022–23 | La Liga | 34 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 33 |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| Total | 43 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 575 | 420 | 70 | 47 | 138 | 100 | 17 | 12 | 803 | 579 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 September 2023
| 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 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 144 | 81 | |
Honours
Znicz Pruszków
- III liga: 2006–07
Lech Poznań
- Ekstraklasa: 2009–10
- Polish Cup: 2008–09
- Polish Super Cup: 2009
Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
- DFB-Pokal: 2011–12
- DFL-Supercup: 2013
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2012–13
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- DFB-Pokal: 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFL-Supercup: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- UEFA Champions League: 2019–20
- UEFA Super Cup: 2020
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2020
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2022–23
- Supercopa de España: 2022–23
Individual
- Ballon d'Or Striker of the Year / Gerd Müller Trophy: 2021, 2022
- European Golden Shoe: 2020–21, 2021–22
- The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2020, 2021
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2020, 2021
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2020
- IFFHS World's Best Man Player: 2020, 2021
- IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer: 2020, 2021
- IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer: 2015, 2021
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer: 2021
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2020, 2021
- IFFHS World Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
- IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2019, 2020
- UEFA Euro qualifying Best Player: 2016
- Laureus World Sports Awards – Exceptional Achievement Award (2022)
- Golden Foot: 2022
- ESM Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- AIPS European Sportsman of the Year: 2020
- European Sportsperson of the Year: 2020
- World Soccer Player of the Year: 2020, 2021
- FourFourTwo Player of the Year: 2020, 2021
- Tuttosport Golden Player: 2020, 2021
- The Guardian Best Footballer in the World: 2020, 2021
- Goal 50: 2019–20
- Globe Soccer Best Player of the Year: 2020
- Globe Soccer Fans' Player of the Year: 2021
- Globe Soccer Maradona Award: 2021
- Guinness World Record (x4): 2015
- Ekstraklasa Best Player: 2009
- Ekstraklasa top goalscorer: 2009–10
- Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2008–09
- II liga top goalscorer: 2007–08
- III liga top goalscorer: 2006–07 III liga
- Polish Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Polish Sports Personality of the Year: 2015, 2020, 2021
- Polish Young Player of the Year: 2008
- VDV Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2016–17, 2019–20
- Bundesliga Goal of the Month: March 2019, August 2019, May 2021
- Bundesliga top goalscorer: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Bundesliga Fantasy Team of the Season: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: August 2019, October 2020
- Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2020, 2021
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- DFB-Pokal top goalscorer: 2011–12, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Lech Poznań All-time XI
- Bayern Munich Player of the Season: 2019–20
- Pichichi Trophy: 2022–23
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23
- La Liga Player of the Month: October 2022
Orders
- Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander's Cross: 2021
- Order of the Smile: 2022
References
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