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 84 goals in 156 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, six 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 | Kazimierz Sosnkowski Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [13] |
7 | 26 | 7 September 2010 | Henryk Reyman Stadium, Kraków, Poland | Australia | 1–1 | 1–2 | [14] | |
8 | 29 | 17 November 2010 | Poznań Stadium, 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 | Energa Gdańsk Stadium, 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 | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Andorra | 2–0 | 4–0 | [20] | |
15 | 43 | 8 June 2012 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Greece | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 | [21] |
16 | 53 | 26 March 2013 | National Stadium | San Marino | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
17 | 3–0 | |||||||
18 | 56 | 6 September 2013 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Montenegro | 1–1 | 1–1 | [23] | |
19 | 61 | 6 June 2014 | Gdańsk Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | [30] | |
33 | 73 | 13 November 2015 | National Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–2 | [34] | |
38 | 2–0 | |||||||
39 | 3–0 | |||||||
40 | 84 | 11 October 2016 | National Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Romania | 1–0 | 3–1 | [38] | |
45 | 2–0 | |||||||
46 | 3–0 | |||||||
47 | 89 | 4 September 2017 | National Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Montenegro | 3–2 | 4–2 | [41] | |
52 | 93 | 27 March 2018 | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [42] |
53 | 94 | 8 June 2018 | Poznań Stadium, Poznań, Poland | Chile | 1–0 | 2–2 | [43] | |
54 | 95 | 12 June 2018 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Lithuania | 1–0 | 4–0 | [44] | |
55 | 2–0 | |||||||
56 | 104 | 24 March 2019 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [45] |
57 | 106 | 10 June 2019 | National Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Slovenia | 2–1 | 3–2 | [48] | |
62 | 114 | 14 October 2020 | Wrocław Stadium, 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 | Polish Army Stadium, 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 | National Stadium, 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 | Silesian Stadium, 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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | [62] | |
81 | 2–0 | |||||||
82 | 146 | 21 November 2023 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [63] |
83 | 152 | 25 June 2024 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | France | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 | |
84 | 153 | 5 September 2024 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
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 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 13 June 2015 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–2 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 8 October 2016 |
4 | Romania | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–1 | National Stadium, 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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