Robert Lewandowski succeeds himself. A year after being awarded the prize for top scorer of the year 2021, the Pole has again won the trophy, renamed this year in tribute to Gerd Muller, who died last year at the age of 75.
Robert Lewandowski wins the Gerd Muller Award!
Here is his speech on stage 👀#trophéeGerdMuller #ballondor pic.twitter.com/fncWH9sZfR
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) October 17, 2022
With 7 more achievements than Kylian Mbappe (28), the former Bayern Munich striker, now at FC Barcelona, was the best of the five major European Championships (35). In all, Lewandowski scored 57 goals in 56 matches in all competitions last season, in the FC Bayern jersey and with his selection.