Lukas Podolski
Podolski in 2016
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| Full name | Lukas Josef Podolski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gliwice, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1995 | FC 07 Bergheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 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– | Galatasaray | 39 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Germany U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Germany U18 | 7 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Germany U19 | 3 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2016 | Germany | 129 | (48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2016 |
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Lukas Josef Podolski (German pronunciation: [ˈluːkas poˈdɔlski]; born Łukasz Józef Podolski (IPA: [ˈwukaʂ pɔˈdɔlskʲi]) on 4 June 1985) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Galatasaray. 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 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 in 2012, with whom he won the FA Cup in 2014. Having fallen out of favour with Arsenal, he moved on loan to Italian club Inter in January 2015, then permanently to Galatasaray six months after.
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, winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He is the third most-capped player in German history, with 129 caps, and the third-highest goalscorer in German history, having scored 48 times.
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