Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski is a striker, born on 21 August 1988 in Warsaw, Poland.

Robert’s youth career began in the late 90s when he entered Partizan youth system in Leszno. For several years Lewandowski played in the youth team until he came on trial to Varsovia in the early 2000s. Robert was admitted to the academy and stayed there until 2004.

In January 2005 Lewandowski signed his first professional contract with Delta, where he made a handful of appearances and netted 4 goals. In the summer of 2006 Robert moved to Legia Warsaw II. Throughout the season the Polish striker was warming the bench, managing to score 2 goals during a year.

In 2006 Robert signed a contract with Znicz Pruszków. For two years Lewandowski was a first choice striker for the club, spending two fruitful seasons with the Polish team. During this period the footballer amassed 36 goals in 62 matches and thanks to successful displays he attracted the attention of various Polish clubs.

In 2008 Robert signed a contract with Lech Poznań, where he played for two seasons. The Polish footballer was a regular in the starting line-up scoring 23 goals in 46 appearances for Lech.

In 2010 Lewandowski joined Borussia Dortmund main team and signed a long-term contract with the club. The manager entrusted Robert with a position in the starting eleven, where the striker adjusted very quickly, turning into a prolific goal scorer for the club.

Having scored 103 goals in 185 games for Dortmund, Lewandowski completed a swoop to arch-rivals Bayern Munich in the summer 2014.

He started his national youth team career in 2008, taking part in 3 matches of Poland’s U-21 team. Since 2008 Robert has been actively capped for the national senior team, having made 60 appearances and scored 18 goals so far.