SUMMARY
- Lukas Podolski's contract with Gornik Zabrze makes him one of the highest-paid players in the Ekstraklasa.
- Podolski owns a chain of 30 kebab shops in Germany, which significantly contributes to his net worth.
The German international midfielder Lukas Podolski currently plays for the Poland-based side Gornik Zabrze at the club level. The 38-year-old prominently plays as a second striker for Gornik. Lukas is a versatile player and can play as a center-forward and an attacking midfielder.
In the 2023-2024 Ekstraklasa season so far, Lukas Podolski has registered three goals and two assists for Gornik Zabrze. He debuted for Germany in June 2004, having played 130 matches for his country and scored 49 goals. Here we learn more about his current contract, salary, net worth, business owned, and endorsements.
Lukas Podolski’s salary and current contract with Gornik Zabrze
Lukas Podolski joined the Polish club Gornik Zabrze in July 2021. His current contract with the club runs till June 2025. His current transfer market value is estimated to be around $192,936. The 38-year-old remains one of the most important players for Gornik highly attributed to all those years of experience playing at the highest level.
Reports suggest Lukas’ current annual salary with the Ekstraklasa club ranges around £2.03 million ($2.56 million). Considering this figure, his monthly salary at the club would stand at £169.16K ($214.11K). Similarly, his weekly wages at the club should hover at the figure of £40.01K ($50.64K).
Kebab shops owned by Lukas Podolski and his net worth
A recent report by ‘EuroFoot’ on ‘X’ suggests that Lukas Podolski owns a total of 30 kebab shops in his national country Germany. Also, his current net worth of £177.5 million ($224.61 million) is massively aided by his kebab restaurant chain across the German country.
🇹🇷🇩🇪 Lukas Podolski owns 30 Kebab restuarants in Germany!
The kebab shops have helped raised his net worth to a reported £177.5m, as well as other businesses.
The main inspiration was from experience in Istanbul with Galatasaray, where he played from 2015-2017. ❤️💛 pic.twitter.com/028iAX5jrc
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) February 27, 2024
It has been termed that the major inspiration behind the kebab shop idea came during his stint with the Turkish giants Galatasaray S.K. The 38-year-old played two seasons in Turkey as a Galatasaray player. His time with the Istanbul-based club started in July 2015 and lasted till June 2017.
Endorsements and other personal assets
Lukas Podolski is a brand ambassador for the technology entity Rakuten based in Japan. He’s been associated with the company since 2019. Rakuten majorly falls into the category of an e-commerce conglomerate. Apart from Podolski serving as the international ambassador to the company, Rakuten also supports the player’s charity initiatives in Germany and other places.
— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) February 4, 2019
The German forward reportedly owns a house in Poland. The country in which he holds citizenship in addition to his German citizenship. However, not many details about his house in Germany have been made available in the public domain. On the car’s front, Lukas owns a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and a Mansory Stallone.
