Robert Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt lɛvanˈdɔfskʲi] ( listen); born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballerwho plays as a striker for German club Bayern Munich, and captains the Poland national team.
After being the top scorer in the third and second tiers of Polish football with Znicz Pruszków, he moved to top-flight Lech Poznań, and was the top scorer in the league as they won the 2009–10 Ekstraklasa. In 2010, he transferred to Borussia Dortmund for a reported €4.5 million, where he won honours including two consecutive Bundesliga titles. Before the start of the 2014 season, he moved to their rivals Bayern Munich, where he won the Bundesliga in his first campaign. He has totalled over 100 goals in Germany's top division, and reached the century mark quicker than any other overseas player.
A full international for Poland since 2008, Lewandowski has earned 70 caps and was a member of their team at Euro 2012. With 32 goals, he ranks joint fifth among their top scorers of all time. On 22 September 2015, while playing for Bayern Munich, Lewandowski scored five goals against Wolfsburg in nine minutes, the fastest in any major European football league since records have been kept.[2]
Club career
Early career
Lewandowski started his career at Varsovia, where as a teen he played for seven years.[3] The following year he moved to Delta Warsaw where he finally managed to play in the first team, scoring four goals.[4]
In 2006–07, Lewandowski was the Polish third division's top goal scorer with 15 goals, helping Znicz Pruszków win promotion.[5] The next season he was the top scorer in thePolish second division with 21 goals.[5]
Lech Poznań
In June 2008, Lech Poznań signed Lewandowski from Znicz for 1.5 million złotys.[3][6] Earlier that month, Lewandowski's agent Cezary Kucharski offered him to his former team Sporting Gijón, which had been promoted to the Spanish top league after ten years in the second tier. However, Sporting rejected him.[7]
He made his debut for Lech in July 2008 as a substitute in a first round UEFA Cup qualifier versus Khazar Lenkoran from Azerbaijan. In that match, he scored the only goal of the match. During his Ekstraklasa debut in the first game of the season in a match against GKS Bełchatów, he scored a heel flick goal just four minutes after coming into the game late second half. In his first season in the Polish top division, he was second in the goal-scoring charts. The next season, he became the top scorer with 18 goals and helped his team win the 2009–10 championship.
Lewandowski with Bayern Munich in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Lewandowski | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
| Bayern Munich | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2005 | Delta Warsaw | ||
2005–2006 | Legia Warsaw II | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2006–2008 | Znicz Pruszków | 59 | (36) |
2008–2010 | Lech Poznań | 58 | (32) |
2010–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | 131 | (74) |
2014– | Bayern Munich | 38 | (29) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2008– | Poland | 72 | (32) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 4 October 2015 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:40, 11 October 2015 (UTC)† Appearances (goals) |
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