Podolski grew up in Bergheim , North Rhine - Westphalia , and later in Pulheim , both near Cologne .
In 1987 , when Lukas Podolski was two years old , his parents resettled from People 's Republic of Poland to West Germany , as Aussiedler .
Lukas Podolski grew up in Bergheim , North Rhine - Westphalia , and later in Pulheim , both near Cologne .
In 1987 , when Lukas Podolski was two years old , his parents resettled from People 's Republic of Poland to West Germany , as Aussiedler .