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Robert Lewandowski is one of the top soccer players in the world. Since his arrival in the Bundesliga in 2010, Lewandowski has scored 25 or more goals in all competitions, an impressive nine out of 10 years. He has been the leading scorer in German’s top-flight the last two seasons. With all of his success, Lewandowski has amassed a lot of money. What is Robert Lewandowski’s net worth?

Robert Lewandowski joins Borussia Dortmund

After two seasons turning heads as one of the top scorers in the Polish top division, Robert Lewandowski signed with Borussia Dortmund in 2010. His first season in Germany he struggled adjusting to the higher level competition and scored just eight times the whole season but was part of a Dortmund squad that captured its first league title in almost a decade. With his offensive output lower than expected, some questioned whether he was good enough for the German top-flight.

In 2011-12, Lewandowski answered any questions about his Bundesliga legitimacy scoring 22 goals in league play and, more importantly, leading his club to the Bundesliga title over their rivals Bayern Munich. The following year, Lewandowski again led Dortmund in scoring, but this time, the club finished second to their rivals in league play as well as the UEFA Champions League Finals. 

Lewandowski played one more season with Dortmund in 2013-14, and it was a repeat of the year before—he led the team and league in scoring with 20 goals, but came up short losing to their rivals in league play. Then, Lewandowski did the unthinkable. He left Dortmund for Bayern. 

Lewandowski stars at Bayern Munich

After a relatively slow start his first year with Bayern Munich in which he managed to score 17 goals in Bundesliga action, Lewandowski has blossomed into not only one of the top players in the German league but the world. In his five seasons with Bayern, Lewandowski has led the Bundesliga in scoring three times, his highest total coming in 2015-16 when he notched 30 goals.

He’s been the league leader in scoring the last two seasons with 29 and 22, respectively. And when this season’s Bundesliga action was suspended in mid-March, Lewandowski sat alone at the top with 27 goals. 

What’s more impressive, he’s been the leading offensive weapon for a Bayern team that’s included such goal-scoring threats as Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller, and Franck Ribery. Since Lewandowski switched to Bayern five years ago, the team has won the Bundesliga title each season. 

What is Robert Lewandowski’s net worth?

While Lewandowski is recognized as a top player since his arrival in the Bundesliga, he’s also been a tremendous asset for his home club Poland in international play. Since he made his debut in 2008, Lewandowski has steadily moved his way up the record books and in October 2017, he scored a hat trick in a win over Armenia and reached the 50-goal mark, surpassing the previous record of 48 goals to become the all-time leading scorer for Poland. 

In addition to soccer, Lewandowski is active in philanthropy and likes to invest in businesses, primarily startups, e-commerce, and websites, through a venture capital firm in which he is a shareholder. He has an annual salary of $15 million per year and endorses products for Nike, EA Sports, Gillette, CoverGirl, and the sports drink Oshee. Lewandowski has a reported net worth of $45 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

At just 31 years old, Lewandowski still has plenty quality years ahead of him with a lot of offensive firepower left in the tank. The only question is whether he will finish out his career with Bayern or if another club in Europe or another surprise team might try and lure him away. Wherever Lewandowski plays, you know there will be plenty of goals scored. 

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