LEWANDOWSKI. At the end of the 65th Ballon d’Or ceremony, the Polish Robert Lewandowski finished in 2nd place in the Ballon d’Or. A contested place.
[Mis à jour le 30 novembre à 8h] Scandal ? These are the words of Bild after the coronation of Lionel Messi at the Ballon d’Or and the second place of Robert Lewandowski. The Pole, author of a fantastic season, was nonetheless greeted during the ceremony with the top scorer trophy of the season. “I am very proud to be here after two years marked by the pandemic. I know what this award means to be a goalscorer. It is very nice to be here. I thank my club, my coach and my teammates. I hope to be even a better player in the future. I want to say hello to my mother, my sisters and my wife who are there. Without this love it would be much more difficult. I also want to thank my fans “said the winner of the top scorer of the year trophy “explained the Bayern striker.
A meager consolation prize for the Pole who would deserve a Ballon d’Or as indicated by Lionel Messi after his seventh coronation. “I want to tell Robert (Lewandowski) it’s an honor to fight by your side. You deserved your Golden Ball last year. Everyone agreed. I hope we’re going to get you. give it away and you will have it at home, because you deserve it. “
Polish football player Robert Lewandowski was born on August 21, 1988, in the city of Warsaw. It was with his father, Krzysztof Lewandowski, a former Hutnik Warsaw player, that he discovered football. At that time, his father was in charge of training at Partyzant Leszno. Robert Lewandowski was then trained at Warsaw Warsaw as well as in two other clubs: he joined Delta Warsaw in 2005 and Legia Warsaw shortly after. He was then spotted by recruiters from Lech Poznan. They spend one and a half million zlotys, or three hundred and forty thousand euros, so that Lewandowski can join the team in August 2008. In 2010, he becomes top scorer in the championship and leaves during the summer for Borussia Dortmund.
Robert Lewandowski then won in the Bundesliga and played in the Champions League. He won no less than four trophies with Borussia. He was particularly noticed during a Homeric Champions League match against Real Madrid in 2013, during which he achieved a quadruple. That same year, he finished top scorer in the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund reached the final of the Champions League, beaten by Bayern Munich, a club he joined a year later. At this new club, he is once again noted for his numerous goals, with several hat-tricks to his name, such as against Hamburg in 2018. He won the UEFA player of the year trophy in the 2020-2021 season. He is thus the first Polish footballer to obtain this award. In 2020, Robert Lewandowski becomes the top scorer in the Champions League, German Cup and Bundesliga, with a total of 57 goals scored throughout the season.
In parallel with his brilliant club career, the player also plays matches with the national team of Poland since 2008. He was then named team captain in 2014 and participated in the Euro in 2016, scoring a goal against Portugal and reaching the quarter-finals and then the World Cup in 2018, without scoring a goal. In 2021, he participates again in Euro 2020 which was delayed following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert Lewandowski is considered one of the best center forwards in the world. It is not for nothing that he is nicknamed LewanGOALski by many journalists. He has an impressive record in club but also a great experience in the national team with 118 caps and 66 goals to his name in the Polish jersey (before Euro 2021).
In club, the Polish player holds the titles of winner of the Polish Supercup and the Polish Cup in 2009. He is also Polish champion in 2010. With Borussia Dortmund, he is German champion (2011, 2012) and won the German Cup in 2012, the German Supercup in 2013, and reached the final at the 2014 German Cup. He was also a finalist in the Champions League in 2013. Within Bayern Munich, he is again German champion, from 2015 to 2021. He won the German Cup (2016, 2019, 2020) and the German Supercup (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020). In 2020, he also wins the Champions Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. To this can be added multiple titles and personal records such as that of the top scorer in Poland, the fastest five-fold in history (9 minutes) or even the top foreign scorer of Bayern Munich.
Robert Lewandowski earns 1.7 million euros per month, or 20 million euros per year. He is the ninth highest paid soccer player in the world, behind Gareth Bale and ahead of David de Gea. On contract since August 2019, until June 2023, he therefore earns 56,000 euros per day, or 389,000 euros per week. Robert Lewandowski’s salary is also showing good growth, since he was paid 10 million euros per year in 2014. In December 2016, his salary had reached 15 million per year. It was in August 2019 that he crossed the threshold of 20 million euros each year.
Robert Lewandowski is married to Anna Stachurska, born in September 1988. This brunette with blue eyes married the striker at Bayern Munich in 2013. Very athletic, like her husband, Anna Stachurska is a karate champion in Poland. With a black belt, she has indeed won no less than 38 medals! She has since converted into a dietician. She runs a blog and regularly posts tips for following a healthy and balanced diet. Anna Lewandowski also offers coaching sessions. It was in 2007 that Robert and Anna Lewandowski met, never to leave each other. They have a daughter together: Klara.