Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund as a striker. Lewandowski started his career in the very early age of eight when he started to train in Partyzant Leszno, from which he moved to Varsovia Warsaw, where as a teen he played for seven years. In 2006–07, Lewandowski was the Polish third division's top goal scorer with 15 goals, helping Znicz Pruszków win promotion. The next season he was the top scorer in the Polish second division with 21 goals. In June 2008, Lech Poznań signed Lewandowski from Znicz for 1.5 million zlotys. He made his debut for Lech in July 2008 in a first round UEFA Cup qualifier versus Khazar Lenkoran, scoring the only goal of the match. He joined Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund in June 2010, signing a four-year contract for a fee of €4.5 million. Dortmund travelled to SC Freiburg on 17 December and Lewandowski struck twice, as Dortmund eased to a 4–1 triumph. Due to his strong performance, he was named Best Player of the Year in Poland. Lewandowski finished the year as the third top goal scorer with 22 goals. Playing at Warsaw in the opening match of the UEFA Euro 2012, against Greece which ended 1–1, Lewandowski scored the first goal of the competition and was named Man of the Match. He played in all three games for Poland in the tournament. Lewandowski won his 50th cap for the national side during their 3–1 friendly defeat to Uruguay on 14 November 2012 in Gdansk.