da blaze casino: Poland has been consistently producing some top goal scorers, but no one tops Robert Lewandowski
da brdice: Poland have arguably produced some of the greatest footballers in history.
We all know Robert Lewandowski, but what about Grzegorz Lato, Poland's hero at the 1974 World Cup, where they finished third!
Or Zbigniew Boniek, who was selected by Pele as one of his 100 best footballers in 2004.
Or Ernest Wilimowski, who became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game when he achieved the feat against Brazil in 1938.
So, who are Poland's most lethal attackers ever?
Let's take a look!
Getty Images1Robert Lewandowski | 79 goals
The greatest goalscorer Poland has produced with 78 goals so far, Robert Lewandowski is the fifth-highest active international goal scorer in the world after Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Sunil Chhetri (India) and Ali Mabkhout (UAE).
His debut for the senior national team came in September 2008 when he came on as a substitute and scored a goal in Poland's 2-0 win against San Marino in a 2010 World Cup qualifier.
Lewandowski has featured for Poland at Euro 2012, Euro 2016, the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020.
He is also the third-highest men's international goalscorer in Europe behind Ferenc Puskas (84) and Cristiano Ronaldo (122).
The Barcelona striker's most-lethal performance came against Gibraltar in September 2014 when he scored four goals in a 7-0 win for Poland.
AdvertisementPaul Popper/Popperfoto2Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 48 goals
History maker for Poland in the 1970s and 80s, Wlodzimierz Lubanski scored 48 international goals in 75 games to become the greatest goal scorer for his country at the time.
Lubanski led Poland to gold in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
His best performance for Poland came against Luxembourg in April 1969 when he scored five times in his team's 8-1 win in their 1970 World Cup qualifier.
At club level, Lubanski became the youngest scorer in the history of the European Cup (UEFA Champions League) when he scored for Gornik Zabrze in November 1963, aged 16 years and 258 days.
3Grzegorz Lato | 45 goals
Next up on the list of Poland's all-time top goal scorers is Grzegorz Lato.
One of three players in Polish history to reach a century of games for his country, Lato represented The Eagles for 13 years and scored 45 goals.
He featured in three World Cups for Poland. In 1974, Lato led Poland to a third-place finish at the tournament, scoring the only goal against Brazil in the play-off. He ended as the top scorer of the competition with seven goals.
After being eliminated from their group at the 1978 edition, Lato made his last appearance at the World Cup in 1982, scoring one goal in Poland's seven games at the tournament as they finished third.
He is one of the few Polish players to have won medals at two Summer Olympics, with a gold in 1972 and a silver in 1976.
Allsport4Kazimierz Deyna | 41 goals
With 97 appearances and 41 goals, Kazimierz Deyna was part of the Poland team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and bronze at the World Cup in 1974.
In 1974, Deyna was ranked third in the European Footballer of the Year award, behind all-time legends like Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer.
Captain of the national team at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, Deyna specialised in finding the back of the net from unusual positions, for instance, scoring a goal directly from a corner.
Deyna passed away in a car accident in California at the age of just 41.