Romelu Lukaku

Belgian association football player (born 1993)

Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːmeːlu luˈkaːku]; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Belgium national team.

Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku playing for Chelsea in 2021
Personal information
Full name Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Roma
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 90
Youth career
1999–2003 Rupel Boom
2003–2004 KFC Wintam
2004–2006 Lierse
2006–2009 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Anderlecht 73 (33)
2011–2014 Chelsea 10 (0)
2012–2013West Bromwich Albion (loan) 35 (17)
2013–2014Everton (loan) 31 (15)
2014–2017 Everton 110 (53)
2017–2019 Manchester United 66 (28)
2019–2021 Inter Milan 72 (47)
2021– Chelsea 26 (8)
2022–2023Inter Milan (loan) 25 (10)
2023–Roma (loan) 29 (11)
National team
2008 Belgium U15 4 (1)
2011 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2009 Belgium U21 5 (1)
2010– Belgium 114 (83)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Belgium
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2018 Russia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:39, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Lukaku has played for professional clubs in Belgium, England, and Italy.

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2008–09[4] Belgian First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10[4] Belgian Pro League 33 15 1 0 11[c] 4 45 19
2010–11[4] Belgian Pro League 37 16 2 0 11[d] 4 50 20
2011–12[4] Belgian Pro League 2 2 2 2
Total 73 33 3 0 22 8 98 41
Chelsea 2011–12[5] Premier League 8 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
2013–14[6] Premier League 2 0 1[e] 0 3 0
Total 10 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2012–13[7] Premier League 35 17 2 0 1 0 38 17
Everton (loan) 2013–14[6] Premier League 31 15 1 1 1 0 33 16
Everton 2014–15[8] Premier League 36 10 2 2 1 0 9[f] 8 48 20
2015–16[9] Premier League 37 18 3 3 6 4 46 25
2016–17[10] Premier League 37 25 1 1 1 0 39 26
Total 141 68 7 7 9 4 9 8 166 87
Manchester United 2017–18[11] Premier League 34 16 6 5 2 0 8[g] 5 1[e] 1 51 27
2018–19[12] Premier League 32 12 3 1 1 0 9[g] 2 45 15
Total 66 28 9 6 3 0 17 7 1 1 96 42
Inter Milan 2019–20[13] Serie A 36 23 4 2 11[h] 9 51 34
2020–21[14] Serie A 36 24 3 2 5[g] 4 44 30
Total 72 47 7 4 16 13 95 64
Chelsea 2021–22[15] Premier League 26 8 6 3 4 0 6[g] 2 2[i] 2 44 15
Inter Milan (loan) 2022–23[16] Serie A 25 10 4 1 8[g] 3 0 0 37 14
Roma (loan) 2023–24[17] Serie A 29 11 2 1 11[f] 7 42 19
Career total 478 223 40 21 20 4 89 48 4 3 631 299
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. Three appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. 5.0 5.1 Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and seven goals in UEFA Europa League
  9. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium[N1] 2010 8 2
2011 5 0
2012 5 1
2013 8 2
2014 11 6
2015 5 0
2016 14 11
2017 9 9
2018 14 14
2019 5 7
2020 5 5
2021 12 11
2022 3 0
2023 9 15
2024 1 0
Total 114 83

Honours

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Anderlecht

Manchester United

Inter Milan

Chelsea

Belgium

Individual

  1. ^ Lukaku caps against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg (included his hat-trick goals) on 26 May 2014 and against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 were counted by RBFA, but not initially officially recognised by FIFA due to an excessive number of substitutions that violated the Laws of the Game.[53][54][55][56]

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