Robert Lewandowski continues to be going sturdy on the ripe previous age of 36, however how does his report examine with Cristiano Ronaldo’s and Lionel Messi’s since turning 30?
For the higher a part of the final twenty years, Messi and Ronaldo have been in a league of their very own, however Lewandowski has saved tempo with them in recent times in terms of scoring targets.
What units Messi and Ronaldo aside from the overwhelming majority of different footballers is their longevity on the high of the sport. Each gamers have performed effectively over 1000 video games and they’re every nonetheless going sturdy in MLS and the Saudi Professional League respectively.
Nonetheless, whereas each CR7 and Messi left Europe behind in 2023, Lewandowski continues to be doing the enterprise right this moment for Barcelona in La Liga.
Again in 2018, the previous Bayern Munich star instructed The Guardian that he plans on enjoying on the highest stage till he’s 35. Quick ahead to 2025 and he’s nonetheless going sturdy on the age of 36.
Now reunited with Hansi Flick, the Polish ahead nonetheless seems as sharp as ever, having already scored 33 targets throughout all competitions for the La Liga desk toppers.
“At my age now, I do know that quickly – two, three years, I don’t know precisely – will probably be completed, will probably be completed,” Lewandowski instructed Forbes when discussing his retirement.
“I need to say, and solely me, not anybody else, when the end might be.
“After I get up sooner or later and really feel I don’t need to go to the coaching session, that would be the first second to begin eager about retiring.”
In the case of goalscoring, Lewandowski boasts a superior report to each Ronaldo and Messi at membership stage since turning 30.
Since celebrating his thirtieth birthday, the Polish ahead has averaged a objective each 92.2 minutes, whereas Ronaldo has averaged a strike each 101.9 minutes and Messi each 113 minutes.
Nonetheless, in terms of targets and assists, Messi nonetheless comes out on high with a median of 72.8 minutes per objective contribution in his post-30 profession.
At membership stage, Ronaldo has produced a whopping 466 objective contributions since turning 30 with 379 targets and 87 assists in 466 appearances. He’s additionally transformed 80 penalties throughout that point too.
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Contemplating that each one of Lewandowski’s numbers have are available in a top-five league and he’s not had the possibility to bolster his stats in a weaker league, it’s vastly spectacular that he’s been maintaining the tempo with CR7 and Messi.
Right here’s the complete breakdown of how Lewandowski’s post-30 report compares with Ronaldo and Messi’s at membership stage.
Lewandowski’s membership stats since turning 30:
Video games: 311
Objectives: 285
Assists: 59
Objective contributions: 344
Penalties: 45
Minutes per objective: 92.2
Minutes per non-penalty objective: 109.5
Minutes per objective or help: 76.4
Ronaldo’s membership stats since turning 30:
Video games: 448
Objectives: 379
Assists: 87
Objective contributions: 466
Penalties: 80
Minutes per objective: 101.9
Minutes per non-penalty objective: 129.1
Minutes per objective or help: 82.9
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Messi’s membership stats since turning 30:
Video games: 311
Objectives: 232
Assists: 128
Objective contributions: 360
Penalties: 23
Minutes per objective: 113.0
Minutes per non-penalty objective: 125.5
Minutes per objective or help: 72.8
