Lukas Podolski
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.
Podolski playing for Górnik Zabrze in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Josef Podolski[1] | ||
| Birth name | Łukasz Józef Podolski[4] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1985 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Gliwice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 9 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup, Emperor's Cup and Polish Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup, DFL-Ligapokal and J.League Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup and Europa League
- ↑ Includes Turkish Super Cup
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 | 3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 5–1 | |||||
| 3 | 26 March 2005 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 4 June 2005 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 15 June 2005 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 6 | 25 June 2005 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 7 | 29 June 2005 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 8 | 7 September 2005 | Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 3–1 | |||||
| 10 | 4–2 | |||||
| 11 | 27 May 2006 | Badenova Stadion, Freiburg, Germany | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 5–0 | |||||
| 13 | 20 June 2006 | Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
| 14 | 24 June 2006 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
| 15 | 2–0 | |||||
| 16 | 2 September 2006 | Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | |
| 17 | 6 September 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, 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 | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |
| 22 | 4–1 | |||||
| 23 | 12 September 2007 | Rhein-Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 24 | 17 November 2007 | AWD Arena, Hanover, Germany | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | |
| 25 | 26 March 2008 | St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 26 | 8 June 2008 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 | |
| 27 | 2–0 | |||||
| 28 | 12 June 2008 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 | |
| 29 | 6 September 2008 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 30 | 2–0 | |||||
| 31 | 11 October 2008 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 32 | 28 March 2009 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 33 | 29 May 2009 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 34 | 9 September 2009 | AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 35 | 14 October 2009 | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 36 | 18 November 2009 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 37 | 2–2 | |||||
| 38 | 29 May 2010 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 39 | 13 June 2010 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | |
| 40 | 28 June 2010 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | |
| 41 | 7 September 2010 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 42 | 12 October 2010 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 43 | 2 September 2011 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 3–0 | 6–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 44 | 17 June 2012 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 | |
| 45 | 29 May 2013 | FAU Stadium, Miami, United States | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 46 | 3–0 | |||||
| 47 | 6 June 2014 | Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany | 2–1 | 6–1 | Friendly | |
| 48 | 25 March 2015 | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 49 | 22 March 2017 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
1. FC Köln
Bayern Munich[6]
Arsenal[6]
Galatasaray[6]
Vissel Kobe
Germany[6]
- FIFA World Cup: 2014; third place: 2006, 2010
- UEFA European Championship runner-up 2008[10]
Individual
- 2.Bundesliga Top scorer: 2004–05
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 2006[11]
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2006, 2010,[12] 2014[13]
- Silver Shoe: Euro 2008[14]
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008[15]
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2010–11[16]
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 2017[17]
- Ekstraklasa Top assists provider: 2022–23[18]
Lukas Podolski Media
Podolski playing for Köln in 2006
Podolski playing for Arsenal in 2012
Podolski playing for Vissel Kobe in 2017
Podolski playing for Germany in 2006
Podolski (right) celebrating with Mesut Özil after Germany's win against Argentina at the 2010 World Cup
Podolski after winning the 2014 World Cup
Podolski with children from Arka Fundacja Dzieci in Warsaw, June 2015
References
- ↑ "Lukas Josef Podolski". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "Lukas Podolski - nr 10 - Napastnik" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Lukas Podolski". Arsenal Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lukas Podolski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Lukas Podolski » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "L. Podolski". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ↑ Lukas Podolski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Lukas Podolski – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Murray, Scott (2008-06-29). "Euro 2008: Germany 0-1 Spain" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/29/euro2008.germanyfootballteam2. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ↑ "Lukas Podolski crowned Gillette Best Young Player". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "DFB-Elf erhält Silbernes Lorbeerblatt". Rheinische Post (in Deutsch). Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Schweinsteiger und Co" (in Deutsch). stuttgarter-nachrichten.de. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Germany - Training & Press Conference". gettyimages. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 2010/11" (in Deutsch). kicker.
- ↑ "Podolski ist Torschütze des Jahres 2017" (in Deutsch). Sportschau. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Asystenci". ekstraklasa.org (in polski). Retrieved 28 May 2023.[dead link]