Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt lɛvanˈdɔfskʲi] ( listen )the speaker icon ; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballer , striker for Bundesliga club "Bavaria Munich" and the captain of the Poland national team . Lewandowski, known for his positioning, technique and finishing, is considered one of the best strikers of all time, as well as one of the most successful players in the history of the Bundesliga. [4] [5] [6] [7] He scored more than 600 goals during his career for the club and the national team.

Having become the top scorer of the third and second divisions of Polish football together with Znic Pruszkow , Lewandowski moved to the top division of Lech Poznan, helping the team win the 2009-10 Ekstraklasa . In 2010, he moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he won awards, including two consecutive Bundesliga titles and the league's top scorer award. In 2013 , he also played for Dortmund in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final . Before the start of the 2014-15 season, Lewandowski agreed to join Dortmund's domestic rival, Bayern Munich, for free.. In Munich, he won the Bundesliga title in each of his first seven seasons. Lewandowski was instrumental in Bayern winning the UEFA Champions League in the 2019-20 Treble season. He is one of two players, along with Johan Cruyff, who have reached the European title by being the top scorer in all three competitions, and the first to do so as the sole top scorer.

A full-fledged player of the Polish national team since 2008, Lewandowski has played more than 120 matches for the national team and was a member of their team at Euro 2012, Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2020. With 74 goals for the national team, Lewandowski is Poland's all-time top scorer. He received the IFFHS award for the best international scorer in 2015 and 2021, the IFFHS award for the best scorer in the world in 2020 and 2021; and the IFFHS award for the best scorer of the world's top division in 2021. He also won the IFFHS "Best Player in the World" award in 2020 and 2021 and the Golden Boot of Europe in the 2020-21 season. Moreover, Lewandowski was named Polish footballer of the Year - nine times and three times - the best Polish athlete.

In 2020 , Lewandowski received the FIFA Men's Best Player Award (retained in 2021) and the UEFA Men's Best Player of the Year Award. He was part of the UEFA Team of the Year twice and the UEFA Champions League team of the season four times and is the third scorer in the history of the tournament. Lewandowski became the best player of the Bundesliga VDV season five times . He scored over 300 goals in the Bundesliga (the second highest scorer of all time in the Bundesliga, [8] second only to Gerd Muller ).365 goals in the Bundesliga), reaching the century mark faster than any other foreign player, and is the league's all-time top foreign scorer. Moreover, he won the Bundesliga top scorer award in six seasons, especially in the Bundesliga 2020-21, where he scored 41 goals in one campaign, breaking Gerd Muller's previous Bundesliga record of 40 goals set in 1971-72. [9] On November 30, 2021, he took second place in the Golden Ball draw, only 33 points behind the winner Lionel Messi. [10]

Robert Lewandowski ( Polish: Robert Lewandowski , born August 21, 1988 in Warsaw , Poland ) is a Polish professional footballer , striker of the German club Bayern Munich and captain of the Polish national team . The best scorer in one season in the history of the Bundesliga and Bayern (41 goals), a contender to be included in the list of players who scored more than 500 goals for the club and the national team. The best football player in the world in 2020 and 2021 according to FIFA.

The best scorer of 2021 according to France Football.

Since 2008 he has played more than 110 matches for the Polish national team and took part in the finals of Euro 2012 , Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup . With 63 goals in international matches, Lewandowski is the best scorer in the history of the national team. In 2015 he won the IFFHS award for the world's top scorer . He was named Polish Player of the Year eight times.

In 2020, Lewandowski won the FIFA Men 's Player of the Year award and the UEFA Men 's Player of the Year award . He has been named to the UEFA Champions League three times , and is the third-best scorer in the team's history . He has been named a Bundesliga player four times. In the Bundesliga, Robert has scored more than 250 goals, reaching the mark of the century faster than any other foreign player, and is the leading scorer of all time in the league . Moreover, he won the Bundesliga Top Scorer Award six times. Awarded four Guinness World Records for the fastest five goals in any major European football league, after scoring five goals in nine minutes in a 2015 game against Wolfsburg .

With his game for this team he attracted the attention of the coaching staff of Poznan "Lech" , which he joined in 2008 . The club paid 1.5 million Polish zlotys for him. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on August 8, 2008 in a home match against Belchatow , in which Lewandowski scored a goal in the 67th minute against Krzysztof Kozyk. Robert also took part in the UEFA Cup qualifiers on July 17, 2008 in a match against Azerbaijan 's Khazar-Lankaran , with Lewandowski scoring the only goal in the 75th minute against Dmytro Kramarenko. Lech also won the next match . In the next round the club played with the Swiss"Grasshopper" . The first match ended in a landslide victory for Lech , Robert scored a double against Eldin Yakupovich. The second match ended in a draw. After "Lech" also successfully passed the Austrian "Austria" from Vienna and went to the group stage. In the group round , Lech took 3rd place, losing to Russia 's CSKA Moscow , Spain 's Deportivo and ahead of France 's Nancy and the Netherlands 's Feyenoord . But in the next round , Lech lost to Italian Udinese . In December 2008The Polish weekly Piłka Nożna ( Polish : Football) named Robert the opening of the year.

In the 2008-2009 season , Lech took 3rd place in the Polish Championship , losing to Warsaw 's Legia and Krakow 's Wisła . Lewandowski became the second top scorer, scoring 14 goals, losing to Pavel Brozhekov and Takeshura Chinyami, who scored 19 goals each. Lech also won the Polish Cup , defeating Chorzow 's Rukh in the final . On July 25, 2009 , in the match for the Polish Super Cup in Lubin against Krakow's Vistula, Robert scored the first goal in the 9th minute.

Robert Lewandowski attracted the attention of European clubs, CSKA , West Bromwich Albion , Borussia (Dortmund) , Feyenoord , Zenit and Shakhtar (Donetsk) were interested in him .

In December 2009 , the Polish newspaper Piłka Nożna named Robert Lewandowski the best player of the Polish Championship .

Robert Lewandowski ( Polish: Robert Lewandowski , born August 21, 1988 in Warsaw , Poland ) is a Polish professional footballer , striker of the German club Bayern Munich and captain of the Polish national team . The best scorer in one season in the history of the Bundesliga and Bayern (41 goals), a contender to be included in the list of players who scored more than 500 goals for the club and the national team. The best football player in the world in 2020 and 2021 according to FIFA.

The best scorer of 2021 according to France Football.

Since 2008 he has played more than 110 matches for the Polish national team and took part in the finals of Euro 2012 , Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup . With 63 goals in international matches, Lewandowski is the best scorer in the history of the national team. In 2015 he won the IFFHS award for the world's top scorer . He was named Polish Player of the Year eight times.

In 2020, Lewandowski won the FIFA Men 's Player of the Year award and the UEFA Men 's Player of the Year award . He has been named to the UEFA Champions League three times , and is the third-best scorer in the team's history . He has been named a Bundesliga player four times. In the Bundesliga, Robert has scored more than 250 goals, reaching the mark of the century faster than any other foreign player, and is the leading scorer of all time in the league . Moreover, he won the Bundesliga Top Scorer Award six times. Awarded four Guinness World Records for the fastest five goals in any major European football league, after scoring five goals in nine minutes in a 2015 game against Wolfsburg .

With his game for this team he attracted the attention of the coaching staff of Poznan "Lech" , which he joined in 2008 . The club paid 1.5 million Polish zlotys for him. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on August 8, 2008 in a home match against Belchatow , in which Lewandowski scored a goal in the 67th minute against Krzysztof Kozyk. Robert also took part in the UEFA Cup qualifiers on July 17, 2008 in a match against Azerbaijan 's Khazar-Lankaran , with Lewandowski scoring the only goal in the 75th minute against Dmytro Kramarenko. Lech also won the next match . In the next round the club played with the Swiss"Grasshopper" . The first match ended in a landslide victory for Lech , Robert scored a double against Eldin Yakupovich. The second match ended in a draw. After "Lech" also successfully passed the Austrian "Austria" from Vienna and went to the group stage. In the group round , Lech took 3rd place, losing to Russia 's CSKA Moscow , Spain 's Deportivo and ahead of France 's Nancy and the Netherlands 's Feyenoord . But in the next round , Lech lost to Italian Udinese . In December 2008The Polish weekly Piłka Nożna ( Polish : Football) named Robert the opening of the year.

In the 2008-2009 season , Lech took 3rd place in the Polish Championship , losing to Warsaw 's Legia and Krakow 's Wisła . Lewandowski became the second top scorer, scoring 14 goals, losing to Pavel Brozhekov and Takeshura Chinyami, who scored 19 goals each. Lech also won the Polish Cup , defeating Chorzow 's Rukh in the final . On July 25, 2009 , in the match for the Polish Super Cup in Lubin against Krakow's Vistula, Robert scored the first goal in the 9th minute.

Robert Lewandowski attracted the attention of European clubs, CSKA , West Bromwich Albion , Borussia (Dortmund) , Feyenoord , Zenit and Shakhtar (Donetsk) were interested in him .

In December 2009 , the Polish newspaper Piłka Nożna named Robert Lewandowski the best player of the Polish Championship .

Robert Lewandowski ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt lɛvanˈdɔfskʲi] ( listen )the speaker icon ; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballer , striker for Bundesliga club "Bavaria Munich" and the captain of the Poland national team . Lewandowski, known for his positioning, technique and finishing, is considered one of the best strikers of all time, as well as one of the most successful players in the history of the Bundesliga. [4] [5] [6] [7] He scored more than 600 goals during his career for the club and the national team.

Having become the top scorer of the third and second divisions of Polish football together with Znic Pruszkow , Lewandowski moved to the top division of Lech Poznan, helping the team win the 2009-10 Ekstraklasa . In 2010, he moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he won awards, including two consecutive Bundesliga titles and the league's top scorer award. In 2013 , he also played for Dortmund in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final . Before the start of the 2014-15 season, Lewandowski agreed to join Dortmund's domestic rival, Bayern Munich, for free.. In Munich, he won the Bundesliga title in each of his first seven seasons. Lewandowski was instrumental in Bayern winning the UEFA Champions League in the 2019-20 Treble season. He is one of two players, along with Johan Cruyff, who have reached the European title by being the top scorer in all three competitions, and the first to do so as the sole top scorer.

A full-fledged player of the Polish national team since 2008, Lewandowski has played more than 120 matches for the national team and was a member of their team at Euro 2012, Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2020. With 74 goals for the national team, Lewandowski is Poland's all-time top scorer. He received the IFFHS award for the best international scorer in 2015 and 2021, the IFFHS award for the best scorer in the world in 2020 and 2021; and the IFFHS award for the best scorer of the world's top division in 2021. He also won the IFFHS "Best Player in the World" award in 2020 and 2021 and the Golden Boot of Europe in the 2020-21 season. Moreover, Lewandowski was named Polish footballer of the Year - nine times and three times - the best Polish athlete.

In 2020 , Lewandowski received the FIFA Men's Best Player Award (retained in 2021) and the UEFA Men's Best Player of the Year Award. He was part of the UEFA Team of the Year twice and the UEFA Champions League team of the season four times and is the third scorer in the history of the tournament. Lewandowski became the best player of the Bundesliga VDV season five times . He scored over 300 goals in the Bundesliga (the second highest scorer of all time in the Bundesliga, [8] second only to Gerd Muller ).365 goals in the Bundesliga), reaching the century mark faster than any other foreign player, and is the league's all-time top foreign scorer. Moreover, he won the Bundesliga top scorer award in six seasons, especially in the Bundesliga 2020-21, where he scored 41 goals in one campaign, breaking Gerd Muller's previous Bundesliga record of 40 goals set in 1971-72. [9] On November 30, 2021, he took second place in the Golden Ball draw, only 33 points behind the winner Lionel Messi. [10]