Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski
Podolski playing for Górnik Zabrze in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lukas Josef Podolski[1]
Birth name Łukasz Józef Podolski[2]
Date of birth (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder[4]
Team 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)
International career
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner2014
Third place2010
Third place2006
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2008
Third place2012
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2005
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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

Club

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln II 2002–03 Regionalliga Nord 10————10
2003–04 Regionalliga Nord 10————10
Total 200000000020
1. FC Köln 2003–04 Bundesliga 191010———2010
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 302425———3229
2005–06 Bundesliga 321210———3312
Total 8146450000008551
Bayern Munich 2006–07 Bundesliga 224322071—347
2007–08 Bundesliga 2554000125—4110
2008–09 Bundesliga 24631—42—319
Total 7115103202380010626
Bayern Munich II 2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 20————20
1. FC Köln 2009–10 Bundesliga 27241———313
2010–11 Bundesliga 321321———3414
2011–12 Bundesliga 291820———3118
Total 8833820000009635
Arsenal 2012–13 Premier League 3311211064—4216
2013–14 Premier League 208430031—2712
2014–15 Premier League 70001053—133
Total 60196420148008231
Inter Milan (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 17110———181
Galatasaray 2015–16 Süper Lig 301342—82104317
2016–17 Süper Lig 267510——103217
Total 56209120082207534
Vissel Kobe 2017 J1 League 1551020——185
2018 J1 League 2451012——267
2019 J1 League 1353000——165
Total 5215503200006017
Antalyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 9220———112
2020–21 Süper Lig 31451———365
Total 40671000000477
Górnik Zabrze 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 27930———309
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 29622———318
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 18320———203
Total 7418720000008120
Career total 543173572972451820654222
  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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 200482
2005128
20061712
200772
2008167
200996
2010145
2011121
2012111
201352
2014101
201551
201630
201711
Total13049
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 2004Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand3–15–1Friendly
25–1
326 March 2005Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia1–01–0Friendly
44 June 2005Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland4–14–1Friendly
515 June 2005Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany Australia4–24–32005 FIFA Confederations Cup
625 June 2005Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany Brazil1–12–32005 FIFA Confederations Cup
729 June 2005Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Mexico1–04–32005 FIFA Confederations Cup
8 7 September 2005Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany South Africa1–04–2Friendly
93–1
104–2
11 27 May 2006Badenova Stadion, Freiburg, Germany Luxembourg3–07–0Friendly
125–0
1320 June 2006Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany Ecuador3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup
14 24 June 2006Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Sweden1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup
152–0
162 September 2006Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany Republic of Ireland1–01–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
17 6 September 2006Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino1–013–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
185–0
198–0
2010–0
21 11 October 2006Tehelné Pole Stadion, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia1–04–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
224–1
2312 September 2007Rhein-Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany Romania3–13–1Friendly
2417 November 2007AWD Arena, Hanover, Germany Cyprus3–04–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
2526 March 2008St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland4–04–0Friendly
26 8 June 2008Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Poland1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008
272–0
2812 June 2008Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Croatia1–21–2UEFA Euro 2008
29 6 September 2008Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1–06–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
302–0
3111 October 2008Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany Russia1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3228 March 2009Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Liechtenstein4–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3329 May 2009Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China China1–11–1Friendly
349 September 2009AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany Azerbaijan4–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3514 October 2009HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany Finland1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 18 November 2009Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Ivory Coast1–02–2Friendly
372–2
3829 May 2010Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–03–0Friendly
3913 June 2010Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Australia1–04–02010 FIFA World Cup
4028 June 2010Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa England2–04–12010 FIFA World Cup
417 September 2010RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Azerbaijan2–06–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4212 October 2010Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan3–03–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
432 September 2011Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Austria3–06–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4417 June 2012Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Denmark1–02–1UEFA Euro 2012
45 29 May 2013FAU Stadium, Miami, United States Ecuador1–04–2Friendly
463–0
476 June 2014Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany Armenia2–16–1Friendly
4825 March 2015Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Australia2–22–2Friendly
4922 March 2017Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany England1–01–0Friendly

Honours

1. FC Köln

Bayern Munich[6]

Arsenal[6]

Galatasaray[6]

  • Turkish Cup: 2015–16
  • Turkish Super Cup: 2015, 2016

Vissel Kobe

Germany[6]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Lukas Josef Podolski". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Lukas Podolski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lukas Podolski - nr 10 - Napastnik" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lukas Podolski". Arsenal Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lukas Podolski » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. 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.


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