Robert Lewandowski plays for Bayern Munich and is the captain of the Poland national team. Know about the striker and his rivals in world football.
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Often recognized for his excellent dribbling, technical and proficient goalscoring abilities, Robert Lewandowski is hailed as one of the greatest strikers of this generation. Lewandowski kickstarted his football career by being part of a local club in his hometown, Leszno, Warsaw West County. He later joined a Polish club named, Lech Poznań in the year 2008. Two years later, he was transferred to Borussia Dortmund, before joining the rival team Bayern Munich in 2014. For his country, he has been a part of the team during the UEFA Euro 2012, Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 2020.
After joining Dortmund, he won two consecutive Bundesliga titles. He also won the award for being the league’s top goalscorer. The Polish titan blossomed in Munich. He bagged the league title in his first eight seasons. He even won the UEFA Champions League in 2019–20 as part of the European treble. He even won the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award and the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award. Moreover, the Poland international finished second in the Ballon d’Or in 2021, just a few points behind winner Lionel Messi. Robert Lewandowski is also the all-time top scorer for Poland. Moreover, he has been named the Polish Footballer of the Year a record nine times. He likewise won the European Golden Shoe for the 2020–21 season.
Karim Benzema is in his prime currently. He is arguably one of the best strikers in the history of modern-day football. And therefore, a comparison between the two shouldn’t really be taken seriously – especially when both are exceptional in their own way. Both have amazing talent when it comes to scoring goals for their respective teams. But if we narrow down their stats, it is understood that Karim Benzema has an edge over the Polish international. The Real Madrid star also has an incredible number when it comes to assists and league appearances across all competition.
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The Portuguese star is one of the greatest ever to bless the football pitch. Having won several accolades and individual honors, through and through he is an incredible player with extraordinary talent. Lewandowski has been playing as a striker most of his football career. Ronaldo on the other hand has been positioned as a winger, a left-forward, and now probably as a striker. Comparatively, he has also played his best years in the Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A. Meanwhile, Lewandowski has been played in relatively less competitive leagues than Cristiano Ronaldo. Even with being out of form lately, or sometimes being criticized for being just a box player – Ronaldo’s stats are a bit higher and better as compared to Lewandowski.
If we talk about the 2021-22 season, it is evident that Lewandowski has a better goalscoring ratio than Harry Kane. As far as the goal involvement ratio is concerned, Kane is superior to Lewandowski. But if we further compare the two, we see that Robert Lewandowski is far great and has better stats overall. However, on the contrary, we see that Harry Kane has played most of his time in the Premier League as compared to Bundesliga when it comes to Lewandowski. In conclusion, Kane has put splendid performances with an unstable Spurs side over the years whereas Lewandowski has reaped the benefits of playing with a brilliant Bayern side which has definitely helped his game.
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