Lewandowski with Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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 146 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.

International goals

As of 21 November 2023[1][2]

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lewandowski goal.

Table key
Indicates Poland won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Poland lost the match
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 10 September 2008 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 4 19 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 3–1 3–2 Friendly
3 7 1 April 2009 Kolporter Arena, Kielce, Poland  San Marino 4–0 10–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 19 23 January 2010 80th Birthday Stadium, Korat, Thailand  Singapore 1–0 6–1 2010 King's Cup
5 2–0
6 20 3 March 2010 Stadion Miejski Polonii, Warsaw, Poland  Bulgaria 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7 26 7 September 2010 Stadion Miejski Wisły, Kraków, Poland  Australia 1–1 1–2
8 29 17 November 2010 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  Ivory Coast 1–0 3–1
9 3–1
10 30 9 February 2011 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal  Norway 1–0 1–0
11 36 6 September 2011 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Germany 1–0 2–2
12 37 7 October 2011 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea[note 1]  South Korea 1–0 2–2
13 38 11 October 2011 Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany  Belarus 2–0 2–0
14 42 2 June 2012 Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland  Andorra 2–0 4–0
15 43 8 June 2012 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Greece 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012
16 53 26 March 2013 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  San Marino 1–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 3–0
18 56 6 September 2013 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Montenegro 1–1 1–1
19 61 6 June 2014 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Lithuania 2–1 2–1 Friendly
20 62 7 September 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal[note 2]  Gibraltar 3–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
21 4–0
22 6–0
23 7–0
24 68 13 June 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Georgia 2–0 4–0
25 3–0
26 4–0
27 69 4 September 2015 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany  Germany 1–2 1–3
28 70 7 September 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland[note 2]  Gibraltar 3–0 8–1
29 4–0
30 71 8 October 2015 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 2–2
31 2–2
32 72 11 October 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Republic of Ireland 2–1 2–1
33 73 13 November 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Iceland 3–2 4–2 Friendly
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
36 82 4 September 2016 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 83 8 October 2016 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Denmark 1–0 3–2
38 2–0
39 3–0
40 84 11 October 2016 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Armenia 2–1 2–1
41 85 11 November 2016 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 2–0 3–0
42 3–0
43 86 26 March 2017 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 2–1
44 87 10 June 2017 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Romania 1–0 3–1
45 2–0
46 3–0
47 89 4 September 2017 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Kazakhstan 3–0 3–0
48 90 5 October 2017 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–0 6–1
49 3–0
50 5–1
51 91 8 October 2017 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Montenegro 3–2 4–2
52 93 27 March 2018 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland  South Korea 1–0 3–2 Friendly
53 94 8 June 2018 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  Chile 1–0 2–2
54 95 12 June 2018 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Lithuania 1–0 4–0
55 2–0
56 104 24 March 2019 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Latvia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
57 106 10 June 2019 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Israel 2–0 4–0
58 109 10 October 2019 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 3–0
59 2–0
60 3–0
61 112 19 November 2019 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Slovenia 2–1 3–2
62 114 14 October 2020 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
63 3–0
64 117 25 March 2021 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 3–3 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
65 118 28 March 2021 Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland  Andorra 1–0 3–0
66 2–0
67 121 19 June 2021 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020
68 122 23 June 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Sweden 1–2 2–3
69 2–2
70 123 2 September 2021 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Albania 1–0 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
71 124 5 September 2021 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 1–0 7–1
72 3–0
73 128 12 November 2021 Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella, Andorra  Andorra 1–0 4–1
74 4–1
75 129 29 March 2022 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland  Sweden 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
76 131 8 June 2022 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 1–6 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
77 136 26 November 2022 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
78 138 4 December 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  France 1–3 1–3
79 142 20 June 2023 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 2–0 2–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
80 143 7 September 2023 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0
81 2–0
82 146 21 November 2023 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Latvia 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Hat-tricks

No. Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date
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

Statistics

As of match played 21 November 2023

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Not officially recognised by FIFA as a Tier 1 International Match.
  2. ^ a b Not officially recognised by FIFA as a Tier 1 International Match, but was an official UEFA match.

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Lewandowski". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "National Team A Squad". PZPN. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Robert Lewandowski becomes Poland's all-time leading scorer". ESPN FC. ESPN Inc. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ^ "San Marino – Poland 0:2 (0:1)". FIFA. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ^ "San Marino-Poland 0:2. A Torture For Fans". World Cup Blog. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ^ Mole, Giles (2 April 2009). "European World Cup qualifying round-up: Poland put 10 past woeful San Marino". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Poland's Robert Lewandowski scores four in seven-goal rout of Gibraltar". The Guardian. Press Association. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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