Quick Facts
Biography
Mariusz Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ lɛvanˈdɔfski]; born 18 May 1979 in Legnica) is a Polish retired footballer. He was mostly a central defender, but could also play as a defensive midfielder.
In 2009, he was named Polish Footballer of the Year.
Career
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 for 9 seasons was an integral part of the team, which won 4 Ukrainian Championships and 3 Ukrainian Cups. On 20 May 2009 he played in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final against Werder Bremen, with Shakhtar claiming the trophy. In 2010 he signed for PFC Sevastopol. On 27 November 2013 he left the Crimean club. After remaining a free agent for 10 months, on 24 September 2014 he has announced his retirement.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zagłębie | 1996–97 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 0 | |
| Dyskobolia | 1999-00 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 44 | 2 | |
| Shakhtar | 2001–02 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 6 | |
| 2003–04 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 7 | |
| 2004–05 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 45 | 4 | |
| 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 174 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 30 | |
| Sevastopol | 2010–11 | 25 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 6 |
| 2011–12 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 76 | 14 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 81 | 14 | |
| Career totals | 326 | 37 | 47 | 7 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 438 | 46 | |
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.
After Franciszek Smuda took over the national team in 2009, he stopped playing for Poland.
He was however, called up by Waldemar Fornalik for the games against Ukraine and England, in the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers.
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: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008; runner-up 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
- Ukrainian Cup:2002, 2004, 2008; runner-up 2003, 2007, 2009
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2005, 2008, 2010; runner-up 2004, 2006, 2007
- UEFA Cup: 2008–09
Non-official
- First Channel Cup: 2006; runner-up 2008
- La Manga Cup: 2007
- Uhrencup: 2009
- National team
- Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament champion: 2005
- 2006 FIFA 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 (voted by journalists from "Piłka Nożna" magazine)