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Lukas Podolski

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Lukas Podolski, born Łukasz Józef Podolski on 4 June 1985, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger. Born in Poland, he moved to Germany at the age of two and played for the German national team, for which he made 130 appearances and scored 49 goals. He was part of the squad at seven major tournaments and won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and in 2013 he scored the fastest goal in Germany national team history, after just nine seconds against Ecuador. At club level he began at 1. FC Köln, won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double with Bayern Munich in 2008, then played for Arsenal, where he won the FA Cup in 2014, Inter Milan on loan, Galatasaray, Vissel Kobe, Antalyaspor and finally Górnik Zabrze in Poland. He was known for his powerful and accurate left foot and explosive shooting. He retired from international football in 2017 and from professional football in 2026.

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Birth Year
1985 1
Gender
Male 1
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Team 1
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Competed In

FIFA World Cup, Competitions
Source Lukas Podolski (Wikipedia)

On The Roster Of

Arsenal FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Lukas Podolski (Wikipedia)

Plays

Association Football, Sports
Source Lukas Podolski (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Germany

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Source Lukas Podolski (Wikipedia)Article text
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he played for the Germany national team
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1. Lukas Podolski (Wikipedia)
  • Category: 21st-century German sportsmen
  • Lead, birth date
    4 June 1985
  • Lead, first sentence
    professional footballer
  • On The Roster Of: Arsenal FC, Infobox: clubs6
    Arsenal
  • Plays: Association Football, lead paragraph, plays
    Lukas Josef Podolski (German: [ˈluːkas poˈdɔlskiː]; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, Polish: [ˈwukaʂ pɔˈdɔlskʲi], 4 June 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger.
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
    He was part of the squad in seven major tournaments, winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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