Robert Lewandowski is still one of the best strikers in the world, but his career has been somewhat overshadowed by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
argentine hero messiah He spent 17 years at Barcelona, ​​becoming a club legend after scoring 672 goals for the Catalan giants. He raised ten The League titles, four Champions League trophies and eight Spanish Super Cups before leaving to join Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.
Manchester United and Real Madrid star Ronaldo He won three Premier League titles with the Red Devils and became a four-time Champions League winner Madrid. The striker scored 450 goals in 438 games for Los Blancos and continues to break records in the Saudi Pro League with Al Nassr.
Barça’s current top scorer Lewandowski he spent most of his career in the Bundesliga. His 344 goals for Bayern Munich came in just 375 games, while eight of his ten German league titles came while on the books at the Bavarian outfit.
But despite constant comparisons with some of the game’s greatest players, Lewandowski has admitted he is proud to have played on the same stage as Messi and Ronaldo.
“I have been playing football at the same time as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,” he said The Athletic. “I think I’ve been close to that elite level at times and I’ve even beaten them in different games. I think we can say I was there!
“It means a lot if you approach guys like that. It makes me very proud to see that in the era of Messi and Ronaldo, sometimes Lewandowski also managed to break some records and make an impact.”
Still continuing to impress in La Liga, Lewandowski has scored 19 goals in 17 appearances this season for Barça. He sits ahead of Ballon d’Or runner-up Vinicius Junior in the league’s top scorers list, despite never winning the game’s most coveted individual award himself.
