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Mariusz Lewandowski
Personal information
Full name	Mariusz Lewandowski
Date of birth	18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 30)
Place of birth	Legnica, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Shakhtar Donetsk
Number	18
Youth career
	Zagłębie Lubin
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1999 2000–2001 2001–	Zagłębie Lubin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Shakhtar Donetsk	0 37 0(0) 040 0(2) 165 (20)
National team2
2002–	Poland	0059 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 22 October 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 19:19, 29 September 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mariusz Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ lɛvanˈdɔfski]; born 18 May 1979 in Legnica) is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Polish national football team. He also plays in defensive midfield where his stamina, strength and aerial ability come to good use.

Career

Mariusz Lewandowski started his career in the Polish club Zagłębie Lubin in 1996. After a short time in Dyskobolia Grodzisk, he was bought by Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk in 2001, and is an integral part of the team. On May 20, 2009 he played in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final against Werder Bremen, with Shakhtar claiming the trophy.

International career

He was named in the 23-man Poland's 2006 World Cup squad held in Germany. He was also on the main squad of Poland in the UEFA Euro 2008.

Poland goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2005	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland	Estonia	3-1	Win	Friendly
2.	8 September 2007	Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	2-2	Draw	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3.	6 February 2008	Paphos, Cyprus	Czech Republic	2-0	Win	Friendly
4.	19 November 2008	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	3-2	Win	Friendly
5.	1 April 2009	Kielce, Poland	San Marino	10-0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
6.	5 September 2009	Chorzów, Poland	Northern Ireland	1-1	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk

Official

• Ukrainian Championship
  • winner (4): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
  • runner-up (4): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009

• Ukrainian Cup
  • winner (3): 2002, 2004, 2008
  • runner-up (3): 2003, 2007, 2009

• Ukrainian Super Cup
  • winner (2): 2005, 2008
  • runner-up (3): 2004, 2006, 2007

• UEFA Cup
  • winner (1): 2009

Non-official

• First Channel Cup
  • winner (1): 2006
  • runner-up (1): 2008

• La Manga Cup
  • winner (1): 2007

• Uhrencup: 1
  • winner (1):2009

National team

• Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament champion: 2005
• 2006 World Cup participant
• UEFA Euro 2008 participant

Individual

• Member of Shakhtar Donetsk's all-time XI (voted by fans)
• Poland Player of the Year 2009^[1] (voted by journalists from "Piłka Nożna" magazine)

References

External links

• Player profile on 90minut.pl (Polish)
• National team stats on pzpn.pl (Polish)

Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boruc • 2 Jop • 3 Gancarczyk • 4 Baszczyński • 5 Kosowski • 6 Bąk • 7 Sobolewski • 8 Krzynówek • 9 Żurawski • 10 Szymkowiak • 11 Rasiak • 12 Kuszczak • 13 Mila • 14 Żewłakow • 15 Smolarek • 16 Radomski • 17 Dudka • 18 Lewandowski • 19 Bosacki • 20 Giza • 21 Jeleń • 22 Fabiański • 23 Brożek • Coach: Janas

Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Boruc • 2 Jop • 3 Wawrzyniak • 4 Golański • 5 Dudka • 6 Bąk • 7 Smolarek • 8 Krzynówek • 9 Żurawski • 10 Garguła • 11 Saganowski • 12 Kowalewski • 13 Wasilewski • 14 Żewłakow • 15 Pazdan • 16 Piszczek • 17 Łobodziński • 18 Lewandowski • 19 Murawski • 20 Guerreiro • 21 Zahorski • 22 Fabiański • 23 Kokoszka • Coach: Beenhakker