Lukas Podolski

(Łukasz Józef Podolski)

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Born
1985 (41 years old)
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Gliwice, Poland

Position
Owner

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
White

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Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight
83 kg (183 lb)

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Free

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8708271

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Soccer

Team
Górnik Zabrze

League
Polish Ekstraklasa

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Description

Lukas Josef Podolski (born Łukasz Józef Podolski, 4 June 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger. He is the current owner of Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze, for whom he played before his retirement in 2026. He was known for his powerful and accurate left foot, explosive shooting, technique and probing attacks from the left side.

Podolski joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he made it into the first team in 2003 resulting in 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. He then moved on loan to Serie A club Inter Milan in January 2015, before signing six months later for Galatasaray where he also won the Turkish Cup of 2016. In 2017, he moved to Vissel Kobe in Japan, spending three seasons there before moving back to Turkey to play for Antalyaspor. In 2021, he moved to Górnik Zabrze in Poland and in May 2026, they won the Polish Cup, his first with the club. Later that month, he became Górnik's majority owner and announced his retirement from professional football.

Born in Poland, Podolski moved to Germany at the age of two. He was eligible to play for both Poland and Germany. He represented Germany at youth level, making his first appearance for the senior team in 2004. Podolski enjoyed great success with the Germany national team. He was part of the squad in seven major tournaments, winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He is the fourth most-capped player in German history, with 130 caps, and the third-highest goalscorer in German history, having scored 49 times. In May 2013, Podolski scored the fastest goal in Germany national team history, and the second fastest international goal in history at that time, after just nine seconds against Ecuador. Podolski retired from international football on 22 March 2017 after scoring the winner as captain in a friendly against England.

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Trophies

Polish Cup	Górnik Zabrze	2025-2026
Japanese Emperors Cup	Vissel Kobe	2019
Turkish Super Cup	Galatasaray	2016
Turkish Cup	Galatasaray	2015-2016
Turkish Super Cup	Galatasaray	2015
FIFA World Cup	Germany	2014
English FA Cup	Arsenal	2013-2014
German DFB-Pokal	Bayern Munich	2007-2008
German Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2007-2008
FIFA Young Player	Germany	2006
German 2. Bundesliga	FC Köln	2004-2005

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Former Youth Teams

FC Köln	1995-2003	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Germany U17	2001-2002	International	-	-
FC Koln	2003-2006	Permanent	-	-
Köln II	2003-2004	Permanent	-	-
Germany U19	2003	International	-	-
Germany U21	2004	International	-	-
Germany	2004-2017	International	-	-
Bayern Munich	2006-2009	Permanent	-	-
Bayern Munich II	2007-2008	Permanent	-	-
FC Koln	2009-2012	Permanent	-	-
Arsenal	2012-2015	Permanent	-	-
Galatasaray	2015-2017	Permanent	-	-
Inter Milan	2015	Loan	-	-
Vissel Kobe	2017-2020	Permanent	-	-
Antalyaspor	2020-2021	Permanent	-	-
Górnik Zabrze	2021-2026	Permanent	-	-