With 24 goals, Podolski advanced to become the league's best scorer. Though his call up to the German Euro 2004 squad brought along interest from several top clubs, Podolski stayed at Köln to help the club gain promotion in the 2004–05 season. This was the best tally by an 18-year-old in the history of the Bundesliga until Florian Wirtz overtook the record in 2021. Even though Köln failed to avoid a drop to the 2nd division, Podolski had shown what he could do, scoring 10 goals in his first 19 senior appearances. First team boss Marcel Koller, working on a shoestring budget, invited Podolski to train with the senior players and he made his top flight debut shortly afterwards on 22 November 2003. At this time the club found itself in dire straits battling to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. In 2003, at the age of 18, Podolski was still part of the club's youth side. It was there that Podolski's talents were first noticed. Podolski began playing football at the age of six in the youth team of FC 07 Bergheim, where he played until he joined 1.
Podolski retired from international football on 22 March 2017 after scoring the winner in a friendly against England. It was at that time the second fastest international goal in history, second only to San Marino's Davide Gualtieri's 8.3-second strike against England in 1993. On, Podolski scored the fastest goal in German national team history, after just nine seconds of the 4–2 friendly win over Ecuador. He is the third most-capped player in German history, with 130 caps, and the third-highest goalscorer in German history, having scored 49 times. He was part of the squad in seven major tournaments, winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After making his first appearance for the senior team in 2004, Podolski enjoyed great success with the German national team. Podolski was eligible to play for Germany and Poland he was open to playing for the Polish team but was rejected by then Polish coach Paweł Janas in 2003, having already appeared for Germany at youth level. He then moved on loan to Serie A club Inter Milan in January 2015, before signing six months later for Galatasaray where he also won the Turkish Cup of 2016. He later signed for Premier League club Arsenal in 2012, with whom he won the FA Cup in 2014. With Bayern, Podolski won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in 2008. FC Köln in 1995 where he made it into the first team in 2003 resulting in 81 appearances for the club before moving to Bayern Munich. Known for his powerful and accurate left foot, he is known for his explosive shot, technique and probing attacks from the left side.
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Lukas Josef Podolski ( German pronunciation: born Łukasz Józef Podolski, Polish pronunciation:, on 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:52, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
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