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Lukas Podolski | ||
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Full name: | Lukas Josef Podolski | |
Date of birth: | 4 June 1985 | |
Place of birth: | Gliwice, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
Playing position: | Forward | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 10 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1991–1995 1995–2003 |
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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– |
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81 (46) 71 (15) 2 (0) 88 (33) 60 (19) 17 (1) 56 (20) 52 (15) 40 (6) 0 (0) | 2 (0)
National team | ||
2001–2002 2002–2003 2003 2004 2004–2017 |
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7 (4) 3 (6) 5 (0) 130 (49) | 6 (2)
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
- 2. Bundesliga: 2004–05
- Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2007–08
- DFB-Pokal: 2007–08
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
- Arsenal
International[]
- FIFA World Cup: 2014
- UEFA European Championship Runner-up: 2008
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: |
Template:Germany Squad (2005 FIFA Confederations Cup)
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: |
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: |
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: |
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: |
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: |
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
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