Robert Lewandowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and is the captain of the Poland national team. Through this article, we take a look at Robert Lewandowski Net Worth, Robert Lewandowski Endorsements and Robert Lewandowski Salary.
Football career:
Robert Lewandowski started his career at MKS Varsovia Warsaw and plied his trade at the club for seven years. From there, he moved to Delta Warsaw where he finally managed to play in the first team.
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The striker started grabbing the eyeballs from the 2006-07 season when he was the Polish third division’s top goal-scorer with 15 goals, helping Znicz Pruszków win promotion. In the following season, he topped the goal-scoring chart in the Polish second division with 21 goals.
In June 2008, Lech Poznań signed Lewandowski from Znicz for 1.5 million złotys.
Robert made his debut for Lech in July 2008 as a substitute in a first round UEFA Cup qualifier versus Khazar Lankaran from Azerbaijan. In that match, he scored the only goal. In his first season in the Polish top division, the striker was second in the goal-scoring charts. He finished the season with 18 goals in 42 matches. In the following season, he became the top-scorer with 18 goals and helped his team win the 2009–10 championship.
Lewandowski finally landed his big break in 2010 when he secured a move to German giants, Borussia Dortmund. The Bundesliga outfit signed the Poland international for around €4.5 million.
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In the 2011-12 season, he finished as the third top goal-scorer with 22 goals. However, none of those goals came from assists plus he also registered six assists. In the final game of the season for Dortmund, he scored a hat-trick in the DFB-Pokal Final during his team’s 5–2 win over Bayern Munich. Lewandowski finished as the DFB-Pokal’s top goalscorer, with seven goals from six games.
In the next season, he scored 24 league goals while also helping Borussia Dortmund make it to the finals of the UEFA Champions League. He became the first player to score four goals in a Champions League semi-final, as Borussia Dortmund defeated Spanish champions, Real Madrid 4–1 in the first leg. Lewandowski won the 2013 German Super Cup with Dortmund 4–2 against Bayern Munich.
He ended the 2013–14 season as the top goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 20 goals. Lewandowski also scored six goals in the Champions League, as Borussia reached the quarter-finals.
The Poland star finished the season with 28 goals in 48 matches before securing a move to arch-rivals, Bayern Munich.
In his first season with Bayern, he scored 25 goals in 49 appearances. In 2015, he set a Bundesliga record by coming on as a substitute with Bayern trailing 0–1 to Wolfsburg and scoring five goals in eight minutes and 59 seconds. It was the fastest by any player in Bundesliga history.
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He also set Bundesliga records for the fastest hat-trick (three goals in four minutes), and most goals scored by a substitute (five). He finished the season with 42 goals in 51 matches.
During the 2016-17 season, Robert scored his 100th goal for Bayern, as he finished the season with 42 goals. He followed that up by scoring 40 in 46 appearances this season, with a Bundesliga-best 29 goal in 30 matches.
The Poland star made it to Bundesliga’s team of the year in three straight campaigns, and Champions League Team of the Year in two straight.
He has been equally devastating in front of the goal for his country. His 16 goals during 2018 World Cup qualification were also most in the world.
However, he failed to prove his worth in the FIFA World Cup 2018 where Poland crashed out at the group stage. However, it should not at all undermine Lewandowski’s talent. As far as his trophy haul is concerned, Lewandowski has got his hands full. So far, Robert Lewandowski has won six Bundesliga titles, two DFB-Pokal titles, and three DFL-Super Cup titles.
Robert Lewandowski Endorsements:
Just like other footballers, Lewandowski also makes a good share of his fortunes from endorsements. He has endorsed brands like Nike, Huawei, Opel, EA Sports in the past and currently endorses CoverGirl and sports drink brand, Oshee. He also has a deal with Gillette.
Robert Lewandowski Salary:
The Bayern Munich star currently earns a weekly wage of $200,000. With the help of bonuses, he ends up pocketing around $12 million per year.
Robert Lewandowski Net Worth:
The striker’s current estimated net worth is around $61 million and has a market value of approximately $94 million and ranks among top ten Bundesliga players concerning market value.
He also owns a house in Warsaw which is estimated to be around $7.5 million. The total estimated value of his homes and properties is approximately $17 million.
The Poland international owns many luxury cars of brands such as Maserati, Aston Martin, Audi, and Ferrari, all of which are estimated to be worth around $9 million.
| Teams | Poland, Bayern Munich |
| Endorsements | Nike, Huawei, Opel, EA Sports, Gillette, CoverGirl, Oshee |
| Salary | $200,000 per week |
| Net Worth | $61 million |