Robert Lewandowski is a Polish professional footballer who has been representing the Poland national football team as a forward since his debut in 2008. Since then, Lewandowski has scored 82 goals in 147 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer. [1] [2] On 5 October 2017, Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Armenia to take his tally to 50 goals for Poland, surpassing the previous record of 48 goals set by Włodzimierz Lubański to become the all-time top scorer for Poland. [3] Lewandowski made his debut for Poland on 10 September 2008, three weeks after his 20th birthday, against San Marino where he came on as a substitute and scored a goal in a 2–0 away win in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. [4] [5] Only Włodzimierz Lubański scored a goal on his debut for the national team at a younger age than Lewandowski, having been 16 at the time. Lewandowski scored another qualifying goal against the same team on 1 April 2009, in a 10–0 victory. [6]
On 7 September 2014, in Poland's first UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier, away against Gibraltar, Lewandowski scored his first international hat-trick, netting four goals in a 7–0 win. [7] He has scored six international hat-tricks, and on one occasion, four international goals in a single match. Out of all his opponents, he has scored the most against Gibraltar and San Marino, netting six goals against each team. Lewandowski has scored two goals in the FIFA World Cup, five in the UEFA European Championship, two in the UEFA Nations League and 19 in UEFA European Championship qualification. The remainder of his goals, 30, have come in FIFA World Cup qualification. His most productive calendar years in terms of international goals were 2015 and 2021, when he scored eleven goals in seven and twelve games, respectively for Poland.
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lewandowski goal.
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No. | Cap [8] | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 10 September 2008 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
2 | 4 | 19 November 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | [10] |
3 | 7 | 1 April 2009 | Kolporter Arena, Kielce, Poland | San Marino | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] |
4 | 19 | 23 January 2010 | 80th Birthday Stadium, Korat, Thailand | Singapore | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2010 King's Cup | [12] |
5 | 2–0 | |||||||
6 | 20 | 3 March 2010 | Stadion Miejski Polonii, Warsaw, Poland | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [13] |
7 | 26 | 7 September 2010 | Stadion Miejski Wisły, Kraków, Poland | Australia | 1–1 | 1–2 | [14] | |
8 | 29 | 17 November 2010 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 3–1 | [15] | |
9 | 3–1 | |||||||
10 | 30 | 9 February 2011 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | [16] | |
11 | 36 | 6 September 2011 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | Germany | 1–0 | 2–2 | [17] | |
12 | 37 | 7 October 2011 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea [note 1] | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–2 | [18] | |
13 | 38 | 11 October 2011 | Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | Belarus | 2–0 | 2–0 | [19] | |
14 | 42 | 2 June 2012 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland | Andorra | 2–0 | 4–0 | [20] | |
15 | 43 | 8 June 2012 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Greece | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 | [21] |
16 | 53 | 26 March 2013 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | San Marino | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
17 | 3–0 | |||||||
18 | 56 | 6 September 2013 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Montenegro | 1–1 | 1–1 | [23] | |
19 | 61 | 6 June 2014 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | Lithuania | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [24] |
20 | 62 | 7 September 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal [note 2] | Gibraltar | 3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [25] |
21 | 4–0 | |||||||
22 | 6–0 | |||||||
23 | 7–0 | |||||||
24 | 68 | 13 June 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Georgia | 2–0 | 4–0 | [26] | |
25 | 3–0 | |||||||
26 | 4–0 | |||||||
27 | 69 | 4 September 2015 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | Germany | 1–2 | 1–3 | [27] | |
28 | 70 | 7 September 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland [note 2] | Gibraltar | 3–0 | 8–1 | [28] | |
29 | 4–0 | |||||||
30 | 71 | 8 October 2015 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–2 | [29] | |
31 | 2–2 | |||||||
32 | 72 | 11 October 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | [30] | |
33 | 73 | 13 November 2015 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Iceland | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | [31] |
34 | 4–2 | |||||||
35 | 81 | 30 June 2016 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (3–5 p ) | UEFA Euro 2016 | [32] |
36 | 82 | 4 September 2016 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [33] |
37 | 83 | 8 October 2016 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–2 | [34] | |
38 | 2–0 | |||||||
39 | 3–0 | |||||||
40 | 84 | 11 October 2016 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Armenia | 2–1 | 2–1 | [35] | |
41 | 85 | 11 November 2016 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 2–0 | 3–0 | [36] | |
42 | 3–0 | |||||||
43 | 86 | 26 March 2017 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–1 | [37] | |
44 | 87 | 10 June 2017 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Romania | 1–0 | 3–1 | [38] | |
45 | 2–0 | |||||||
46 | 3–0 | |||||||
47 | 89 | 4 September 2017 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 3–0 | [39] | |
48 | 90 | 5 October 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 2–0 | 6–1 | [40] | |
49 | 3–0 | |||||||
50 | 5–1 | |||||||
51 | 91 | 8 October 2017 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Montenegro | 3–2 | 4–2 | [41] | |
52 | 93 | 27 March 2018 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [42] |
53 | 94 | 8 June 2018 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland | Chile | 1–0 | 2–2 | [43] | |
54 | 95 | 12 June 2018 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Lithuania | 1–0 | 4–0 | [44] | |
55 | 2–0 | |||||||
56 | 104 | 24 March 2019 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [45] |
57 | 106 | 10 June 2019 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Israel | 2–0 | 4–0 | [46] | |
58 | 109 | 10 October 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 1–0 | 3–0 | [47] | |
59 | 2–0 | |||||||
60 | 3–0 | |||||||
61 | 112 | 19 November 2019 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Slovenia | 2–1 | 3–2 | [48] | |
62 | 114 | 14 October 2020 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | [49] |
63 | 3–0 | |||||||
64 | 117 | 25 March 2021 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [50] |
65 | 118 | 28 March 2021 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland | Andorra | 1–0 | 3–0 | [51] | |
66 | 2–0 | |||||||
67 | 121 | 19 June 2021 | La Cartuja, Seville, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 | [52] |
68 | 122 | 23 June 2021 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Sweden | 1–2 | 2–3 | [53] | |
69 | 2–2 | |||||||
70 | 123 | 2 September 2021 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Albania | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [54] |
71 | 124 | 5 September 2021 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 1–0 | 7–1 | [55] | |
72 | 3–0 | |||||||
73 | 128 | 12 November 2021 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 1–0 | 4–1 | [56] | |
74 | 4–1 | |||||||
75 | 129 | 29 March 2022 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [57] |
76 | 131 | 8 June 2022 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | [58] |
77 | 136 | 26 November 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [59] |
78 | 138 | 4 December 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | France | 1–3 | 1–3 | [60] | |
79 | 142 | 20 June 2023 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [61] |
80 | 143 | 7 September 2023 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | [62] | |
81 | 2–0 | |||||||
82 | 146 | 21 November 2023 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [63] |
No. | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | Competition | Date |
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1 | Gibraltar | 4 – (3–0', 4–0', 6–0', 7–0') | 7–0 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | 7 September 2014 |
2 | Georgia | 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 4–0 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | 13 June 2015 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–2 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 8 October 2016 |
4 | Romania | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–1 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | 10 June 2017 | |
5 | Armenia | 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 5–1') | 6–1 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 5 October 2017 | |
6 | Latvia | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–0 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | 10 October 2019 |
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