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Lukas Podolski

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Lukas Podolski
Podolski playing for Górnik Zabrze in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lukas Josef Podolski[1]
Birth name Łukasz Józef Podolski[4]
Date of birth (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder[3]
Club information
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
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2014
Third place 2010
Third place 2006
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2008
Third place 2012
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2005
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Lukas Josef Podolski (German pronunciation: [ˈluːkas poˈdɔlski]; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ pɔˈdɔlskʲi], on 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 March 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] 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
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup, Emperor's Cup and Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, DFL-Ligapokal and J.League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup and Europa League
  4. ↑ Includes Turkish Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][8]
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.
List of international goals scored by Lukas Podolski
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

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1. FC Köln

Bayern Munich[6]

Arsenal[6]

Galatasaray[6]

Vissel Kobe

Germany[6]

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Lukas Josef Podolski". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Lukas Podolski - nr 10 - Napastnik" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lukas Podolski". Arsenal Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lukas Podolski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lukas Podolski » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "L. Podolski". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lukas Podolski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  8. ↑ "Lukas Podolski – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Andrés Iniesta skippers Vissel Kobe to first trophy in David Villa's final match". AS. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Murray, Scott (2008-06-29). "Euro 2008: Germany 0-1 Spain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  11. ↑ "Lukas Podolski crowned Gillette Best Young Player". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "DFB-Elf erhält Silbernes Lorbeerblatt". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Schweinsteiger und Co" (in German). stuttgarter-nachrichten.de. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Germany - Training & Press Conference". gettyimages. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  16. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 2010/11" (in German). kicker.
  17. ↑ "Podolski ist Torschütze des Jahres 2017" (in German). Sportschau. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Asystenci". ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.[permanent dead link]


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