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Romelu Lukaku

Belgium

13 May 1993

striker

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Romelu Lukaku is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Belgium national team. Lukaku ranks second for the all-time European men's top goalscorers in international football (89).

Lukaku began his senior club career playing for Anderlecht, where he won a Belgian Pro League title and finished as the league's top goalscorer. In 2011, he joined Chelsea in a transfer worth £10 million (€12 million), but limited playing time resulted in loans to West Bromwich Albion and Everton; in 2014, Lukaku signed with Everton in a then club-record transfer worth £28 million (€32 million), going on to finish as the league's second-top goalscorer. He subsequently signed with Manchester United in a transfer worth £75 million (€85 million), but after a breakdown in relations with the club, Lukaku departed for Inter Milan in 2019, in a club-record deal worth €80 million (£68.1 million), where he won a Serie A title and the Serie A Most Valuable Player award.

In 2021, Lukaku returned to Chelsea in a club-record transfer worth £97.5 million (€115 million), becoming the seventh-most expensive player, the most expensive Belgian player and, at the time, the most expensive player of all time in cumulative transfer fees. However, after one season, he was sent out on loan back to Italy to Inter Milan and Roma before joining another Italian club, Napoli, on a permanent deal, where he won a second Serie A title.

Belgium's all-time top goalscorer, Lukaku made his senior international debut in 2010, and has represented his country at six major tournaments: the 2016, 2020 and 2024 UEFA European Championships and the 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups; he finished as joint second-highest goalscorer to win the Bronze Boot in 2018.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Lukaku with Chelsea in 2021

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli
Date of birth: (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth: Antwerp, Belgium
Height: 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position: Striker

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Napoli
Number: 9

⚽ 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)
2012–2013: → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 35 (17)
2013–2014: → Everton (loan) 31 (15)
2014–2017: Everton 110 (53)
2017–2019: Manchester United 66 (28)
2019–2021: Inter Milan 72 (47)
2021–2024: Chelsea 26 (8)
2022–2023: → Inter Milan (loan) 25 (10)
2023–2024: → Roma (loan) 32 (13)
2024–: Napoli 41 (15)

⚽ International career‡:
2008: Belgium U15 4 (1)
2011: Belgium U18 1 (0)
2009: Belgium U21 5 (1)
2010–: Belgium 124 (89)