Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Lukas Josef Podolski ; born Å ukasz Podolski ) on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice , Poland ) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for 1 .
Simplified: Lukas Podolski ( born 4 June 1985 in Gliwice , Poland ) is a Polish born German football player .