Robert Lewandowski is a professional
footballer who currently plays for Spanish side, Barcelona and the
Polish national team. After establishing his
expertise in all three levels of the Polish football, he moved to the German
league in 2010 and became an instant sensation at Borussia Dortmund.
As a result of his outstanding technical skills, quick feet and
positional sense, he is considered as one of the most lethal forwards in
contemporary football. He has scored over 500 senior career goals for club and
country – an exclusive feat achieved by only Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Luis Suarez in recent times.
Early Life
Robert Lewandowski was
born on August 21 1988 in Warsaw, Poland to Krzysztof Lewandowski (Father) and
Iwona Lewandowska (Mother). Born in a family of athletes, Lewandowski was given the first name Robert by his parents, so
that it would be easy for foreigners to pronounce when he became an
international star.
His father Krzysztof was a Polish judo champion who also played football
for second-division Hutnik Warsaw, while mother Iwona played professional
volleyball, as would older sister Milena.
Club Career.
Lewandowski began his career at a local club, Partyzant Leszno, as an unregistered
player. In 1997 he moved to MKS Varsovia Warsaw as a teen, where he spent 7
years.
In 2006/07Lewandowski was the Polish third
division's top scorer with 15 goals, helping Znicz
Pruszków secure promotion. The next
season, he was the top scorer in the Polish second division with 21 goals.
In 2008, Lewandowski joined Polish top division side Lech Posnan, He
lead them to a championship win the 2009/10 season, finishing as top goal
scorer with 18 goals.
After 2 stellar seasons with Lech Posnan, he joined Borussia Dortmund in
2010 for £3 million. This marked the beginning of a new journey, where he would
go on to dominate Bundesliga.
He was ever present in BVB’s line-ups from 2011 until his exit in 2014.
At Borussia, he won the league in 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons. He was
Bundesliga top scorer for 2013/14 season.
In 2014 he joined Bayern Munich on a free transfer, signing a five-year
contract. Already an established striker, there was no doubt he would be Bayern’s
main frontman. He has since won all Bundesliga titles since joining, won champions
league once and won the Golden boot on six separate occasions.
2019/20 season was his best, yet, as he helped the Bavarians win the
treble, finishing top scorer in all 3 competitions. This earned him Best FIFA Men's Player Award and
the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award in 2020.
International Career
Lewandowski’s debut for national team came on 10 September 2008, against San Marino where he came on
as a substitute and scored a goal in a 2–0 away win. He has since scored
over 60 goals for Poland.
Family, Children & Relationships
The pole is both a father and a husband. He married his girlfriend, Anna Lewandoska, in 2013 having started dating in 2008.
Robert and Anna Lewandowski are parents to daughters. In December 2016,
they announced that they were expecting their first child. Anna gave birth to
her older child, Klara Lewandowska, on May 4, 2017. On 6 May 2020, their second
child was born - Laura Lewandowska.
Just like Lewandowski, Anna is also an athlete, she is a professional
Karate player and has won multiple medals at the World, European, and National
championships.
Lewandowski’s Net worth & Salary
As one of the best footballers today, Lewandowski is handsomely remunerated
at Barcelona for his services. His weekly wage is approximately £352,000.
Besides his professional earning, he has also accumulated his wealth
from personal endorsement deals. He endorses Nike. Huawei, Procter and Gamble
and 4F – his own range of clothing.
Robert Lewandowski’s net worth in 2023 is approximately $80 million
Notable Honours.
Individual
- FIFA The Best Men’s Player – 2020
- UEFA Men’s Player of the Year – 2019-20
- Polish
Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2019, 2020
- Bundesliga top goalscorer: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- UEFA Champions League top
goalscorer: 2019–20
- European Golden Shoe: 2020–21
Znicz Pruszków
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III liga: 2006–07
Lech Poznań
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Ekstraklasa: 2009–10
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Polish
Cup: 2008–09
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Polish
Super Cup: 2009
Borussia Dortmund
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Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
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DFB-Pokal: 2011–12
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DFL-Supercup: 2013
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UEFA
Champions League runner-up: 2012–13
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- DFB-Pokal: 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFL-Supercup: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- UEFA
Champions League: 2019–20
- UEFA
Super Cup: 2020
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2020
- LaLiga : 2023