Lukas Podolski
Club: Does not play in Premier League
Number: 9
Height: 182 cm.
Position: Forward
Date Birth: 1985-06-04 (39 years old)
Country: Germany
Lukas Josef Podolski (German pronunciation: [ˈluːkas poˈdɔlskiː]; born Łukasz Józef Podolski (IPA: [ˈwukaʂ pɔˈdɔlskʲi]) on 4 June 1985) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Galatasaray and the Germany national team. He is a left-footed attacker known for his strong shot, technique and probing attacks from the left side.
He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 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. Having fallen out of favour with Arsenal, he switched on loan to Serie A club Inter Milan in January 2015, and then permanently to Galatasaray six months later.
Season | Goals* | Fastest | ||||||
2013-14 | 8 (3-5) | 41' | 8 |
* First and Second half goals are shown in brackets
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