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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has a footballer namesake
41-year-old Lewandowski is a goalkeeper for Scottish club Fort William
Poland striker Lewandowski has scored 12 goals in four games for Bayern
Lewandowski - the younger one - will play against Scotland on Thursday

Published: 08:31 EST, 8 October 2015 | Updated: 09:23 EST, 8 October 2015

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Robert Lewandowski's inclusion on the team-sheet of Highland League club Fort William is sure to raise a few eyebrows, but Bayern Munich fans can rest easy... their star striker isn't leaving just yet.

In reality, this Lewandowski is a 41-year-old goalkeeper, plying his trade in the lower echelons of Scottish football, while his famous namesake has 12 goals in four games for Bayern Munich.

Thursday night sees Lewandowski - the Bayern one - take to the field at Hampden Park looking to help Poland secure their place at Euro 2016, while Fort William's goalkeeper surely cheers him on from the sofa.

Robert Lewandowski and Robert Lewandowski... left plays for Fort William, and right plays for Bayern Munich

The most famous Lewandowski - the Poland international - is more used to putting balls past the goalkeeper

Find it very amusing that Fortwilliam genuinely have a player named Robert Lewandowski😂 Highly unpublicised big money move from Bayern?
— Euan (@euuaan_mcd) November 22, 2014

The older Lewandowski's inclusion in the Fort William team is likely to have shocked a few opponents over the years, and some Twitter users have also stumbled across the veteran keeper.

One tweeted: 'Find it very amusing that Fort William genuinely have a player named Robert Lewandowski. Highly unpublicised big money move from Bayern?'

Scottish football could have enjoyed the talents of a Lewandowski six years ago, when Celtic missed out on their chance to sign a young striker from Lech Poznan.

He went to Borussia Dortmund instead, before cementing his place in the Poland national team and moving on to one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Football fans north of the border did eventually get their man, though... but perhaps disappointingly, not quite the star striker they might have hoped for.