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Lukas Podolski
Lukas Podolski
Personal information
Full name: Lukas Josef Podolski
Date of birth: 4 June 1985 (1985-06-04) (age 39)
Place of birth:    Gliwice, Flag of Poland Poland
Height: 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position: Forward
Club information
Current club Flag of Poland Górnik Zabrze
Number: 10
Youth clubs
1991–1995
1995–2003
Flag of Germany FC 07 Bergheim
Flag of Germany 1. FC Köln
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2003
2003–2006
2006–2009
2007–2008
2009–2012
2012–2015
2015
2015–2017
2017–2020
2020–2021
2021–
Flag of Germany 1. FC Köln II
Flag of Germany 1. FC Köln
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich II
Flag of Germany 1. FC Köln
Flag of England Arsenal
Flag of ItalyInternazionale (loan)
Flag of Turkey Galatasaray
Flag of Japan Vissel Kobe
Flag of Turkey Antalyaspor
Flag of Poland Górnik Zabrze
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National team
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003
2004
2004–2017
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Lukas Josef Podolski (born Łukasz Józef Podolski on 4 June 1985) is a Polish-born German footballer who plays as a forward for Polish side Górnik Zabrze. He is a left-footed attacker known for his strong shot, technique and probing attacks from the left side. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before moving to FC Bayern Munich. With Bayern, Podolski won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in 2008. Podolski returned to 1. FC Köln in 2009. He later signed for Premier League club Arsenal FC in 2012. Although he was eligible to play for Germany and Poland, Podolski chose to play for Germany. He was first capped by Germany in 2004 and has been part of the squad in all major tournaments since then. He is currently the fifth highest goalscorer in the history of his country, having scored 46 times.

On 29 May 2013, Podolski scored the fastest goal in the Germany national team's history in a 4–2 friendly win over Ecuador. He broke the deadlock within nine seconds of kick-off after taking advantage of a defensive mix-up. In addition to being the fastest goal ever scored by the German national team, Podolski's goal was the second fastest international goal in history. Only San Marino's Davide Gualtieri's strike against England at the 8.3 second mark in 1993 was faster.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Köln
Bayern Munich
Arsenal

International[]

Germany

External links[]

Template:Górnik Zabrze squad

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Germany – UEFA Euro 2004 – Semi-Final

1. Kahn 2. Hinkel 3. Friedrich 4. Wörns 5. Nowotny 6. Baumann 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Hamann 9. Bobic 10. Kurányi 11. Klose 12. Lehmann 13. Ballack 14. Brdarić 15. Kehl 16. Jeremies 17. Ziege 18. Ernst 19. Schneider 20. Podolski 21. Lahm 22. Frings 23. Hildebrand Manager:  Flag of Germany Rudi Völler

Template:Germany Squad (2005 FIFA Confederations Cup)

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Germany – 2006 FIFA World Cup – Third place

1. Lehmann 2. Jansen 3. Friedrich 4. Huth 5. Kehl 6. Nowotny 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Frings 9. Hanke 10. Neuville 11. Klose 12. Kahn 13. Ballack (c) 14. Asamoah 15. Hitzlsperger 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Borowski 19. Schneider 20. Podolski 21. Metzelder 22. Odonkor 23. Hildebrand Manager:  Flag of Germany Jürgen Klinsmann

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Germany – UEFA Euro 2008 – Runners-up

1. Lehmann 2. Jansen 3. Friedrich 4. Fritz 5. Westermann 6. Rolfes 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Frings 9. Gómez 10. Neuville 11. Klose 12. Enke 13. Ballack (c) 14. Trochowski 15. Hitzlsperger 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Borowski 19. Odonkor 20. Podolski 21. Metzelder 22. Kurányi 23. Adler Manager:  Flag of Germany Löw

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Germany – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Third place

1. Neuer 2. Jansen 3. Friedrich 4. Aogo 5. Tasci 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Kießling 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Wiese 13. Müller 14. Badstuber 15. Trochowski 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Cacau 20. Boateng 21. Marin 22. Butt 23. Gómez Manager:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

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Germany – UEFA Euro 2012 – Semi-Finals

1. Neuer 2. Gündoğan 3. Schmelzer 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Wiese 13. Müller 14. Badstuber 15. L. Bender 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Boateng 21. Reus 22. Zieler 23. Gómez Manager:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

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Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner

1. Neuer 2. Großkreutz 3. Ginter 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Zieler 13. Müller 14. Draxler 15. Durm 16. Lahm (c) 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Boateng 21. Mustafi 22. Weidenfeller 23. Kramer Manager:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

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Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-Final

1. Neuer 2. Mustafi 3. Hector 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Draxler 12. Leno 13. Müller 14. Can 15. Weigl 16. Rüdiger 17. Boateng 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Sané 21. Kimmich 22. Ter Stegen 23. Gómez Manager:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

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