Yearender 2021: Robert Lewandowski’s major stats and records

However,
most
of
these
accomplishments
have
come
around
due
to
the
outstanding
form
of
their
star
striker
Robert
Lewandowski.

The
manner
in
which
the
Polish
striker
has
dominated
the
proceedings
over
the
last
few
seasons,
it
is
safe
to
say
that
he
is
the
best
number
nine
in
the
world
right
now.
In
2021,
the
33-year-old
however
hasn’t
just
racked
up
numerous
goals,
assists
and
titles,
but
also
broke
several
records.

Here
are
some
of
his
major
stats
and
record-breaking
numbers
in
the
2021
calendar
year-

1.
Most
goals
in
a
calendar
year

Lewandowski
scaled
new
heights
this
year
setting
a
new
standard
for
the
most
goals
scored
within
a
single
calendar
year
in
Germany.
He
scored
the
most
goals
in
2021
all
around
Europe
also,
with
69
goals
in
55
appearances.

2.
Breaking
Gerd
Muller’s
record

Lewandowski
also
edged
past
Gerd
Muller’s
49-year-old
record
of
most
Bundesliga
goals
in
a
single
season.
Despite
being
out
for
a
month
with
injury,
he
scored
the
most
ever
goals,
41,
in
a
34-match
Bundesliga
season
last
season
surpassing
Muller’s
annual
Bundesliga
record.
He
also
broke
Muller’s
record
for
scoring
most
Bundesliga
goals
in
a
single
calendar
year.

3.
European
Golden
Shoe

It
is
the
third
consecutive
year
in
which
he
has
won
European
football’s
highest
goal
scorer,
hitting
54
goals
in
2019
and
47
goals
in
2020
earlier.

4.
Most
goals
in
Champions
League

Lewandowski
also
has
recorded
the
most
goals
in
Champions
League
in
2021,
with
11
games
to
his
name.
Mohamed
Salah,
Sebastien
Haller
and
Kylian
Mbappe
are
close
to
him
with
10
each.

5.
Goal
Contribution

The
Polish
striker
not
only
scored
69
goals
but
also
managed
13
assists.
It
means
he
has
had
a
total
of
82
goal
contributions
having
a
direct
hand
in
a
goal
at
a
rate
of
1.18
a
game.

6.
More
Hat-tricks

No
other
player
recorded
more
hattricks
than
him
in
2021,
with
him
scoring
a
hat-trick
on
five
occasions
in
2021.