Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku with Chelsea in 2021

Personal information

Full name

Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli^[1]

Date of birth

13 May 1993 (age 31)^[2]

Place of birth

Antwerp, Belgium

Height

1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[3]

Position(s)

Striker

Team information

Current team

Napoli

Number

11

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

32

(12)

International career^‡

2008

Belgium U15

4

(1)

2011

Belgium U18

1

(0)

2009

Belgium U21

5

(1)

2010–

Belgium

122

(88)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Belgium
FIFA World Cup
	2018

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːmeːlu luˈkaːku]; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Belgium national team.

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 (€88 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.

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.

Club career

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Early career

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Lukaku joined his local team Rupel Boom at age five. After four seasons at Rupel Boom, Lukaku was discovered by scouts of Lierse, a Belgian Pro League club with an established youth academy. He played for Lierse from 2004 until 2006, scoring 121 goals in 68 matches.^[4] After Lierse were relegated from the Belgian Pro League, Anderlecht purchased 13 youth players from Lierse in the 2006 mid-season, including Lukaku. He played three more years as a youth player with Anderlecht, scoring 131 goals in 93 matches.^[5]

Anderlecht

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When Lukaku turned 16 on 13 May 2009, he signed a professional contract with Anderlecht lasting until 2012.^[6] Eleven days later, he made his Belgian First Division debut on 24 May 2009 in the championship play-off match against Standard Liège as a 69th-minute substitute for defender Víctor Bernárdez.^[7] Anderlecht lost the match 1–0. Lukaku became a regular member of Anderlecht's first team during the 2009–10 season, scoring his first goal at senior level against Zulte Waregem in the 89th minute after coming on as substitute for Kanu on 28 August 2009. "After scoring I dived into a sea of happiness", he told Berend Scholten from UEFA.com. "You think you are flying and can take on the whole world".^[8] He ended the season as the top goalscorer in the Pro League with 15 goals as Anderlecht won its 30th Belgian title.^[9] He also scored four goals during the club's run to the last 16 of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.^[9] During the 2010–11 season, Lukaku scored 20 goals in all competitions, but Anderlecht failed to retain their league title despite finishing top of the table during the regular season.^[10]

Chelsea

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Transfer

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In August 2011, Lukaku joined Premier League club Chelsea on a five-year contract for a fee reported to be around €12 million (£10 million), rising to €20 million (£17 million) in add-ons.^[11]

2011–12: Debut season

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Lukaku made his debut at Stamford Bridge in a 3–1 victory over Norwich City in the 83rd minute, coming on as a substitute for Fernando Torres.^[12] Lukaku made his first start for Chelsea in the League Cup against Fulham. Chelsea went on to win the match on penalties. He spent the majority of the season playing for the reserves and started his first Premier League match on 13 May 2012, against Blackburn Rovers, and turned in a man of the match performance, providing an assist for John Terry's opener.^[13] However, Lukaku stressed he was disappointed with his involvement at the end of his debut season, revealing that, after his side's UEFA Champions League win in the final on 19 May, he refused to hold the trophy, explaining "it wasn't me, but my team that won".^[14]

2012–13: Loan to West Bromwich Albion

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After speculation linking Lukaku with a loan move to Fulham,^[15] on 10 August 2012, he joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan deal.^[16] He scored his first league goal eight days later, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute in a 3–0 win against Liverpool.^[17] He made his full debut in a win against Reading at The Hawthorns, scoring the match's only goal.^[18] On 24 November, Lukaku came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Shane Long and netted a penalty and provided an assist to Marc-Antoine Fortuné, as West Brom defeated Sunderland 4–2 away at the Stadium of Light.^[19] The win proved to be West Brom's fourth consecutive win in the top flight for the first time since 1980.^[20] On 12 January 2013, Lukaku had his first multi-goal game in the Premier League, giving West Brom a 2–0 lead against Reading, before a late comeback gave the Berkshire club a 3–2 victory at the Madejski Stadium.^[21] In the face of claims he wanted to stay with West Brom for another year, Lukaku confirmed to the press he still wished to become a legend at Stamford Bridge.^[22] On 11 February, Lukaku came on as a substitute and scored his tenth Premier League goal of the season against Liverpool in a match that ended 2–0.^[23]

He scored his second brace of the campaign, scoring both goals for West Brom in their 2–1 home defeat of Sunderland on 23 February.^[24] On 9 March, in a league match against Swansea City, Lukaku scored the equalising goal before having a penalty kick saved; West Brom eventually won the game courtesy of a Jonathan de Guzmán own goal.^[25] On 19 May, coming on as a second-half substitute, Lukaku scored a remarkable second-half perfect hat-trick, as West Brom came from three goals down to draw 5–5 in the season's final home match against Manchester United.^[26] The match was Alex Ferguson's 1,500th and last match in charge of United, and the highest-scoring draw in the history of the Premier League.^[27] Despite being loaned out by the club, Lukaku outscored all of his Chelsea teammates in the Premier League that season, being the sixth-highest goal scorer of the 2012–13 season with 17 goals.^[28] Lukaku played two Premier League matches for Chelsea at the beginning of the 2013–14 season. He also came on as a substitute in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup, ultimately missing the deciding penalty in the shootout, as Manuel Neuer saved his shot and Chelsea lost to Bayern Munich.^[29]

2013–14: Loan to Everton

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On the final day of the summer 2013 transfer window, Lukaku joined Everton on a season-long loan.^[30] The striker made his début for the Toffees away to West Ham United on 21 September 2013, scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 victory for Everton. During the header, he had a collision with a West Ham defender and was taken off the pitch for some treatment. The physio had to tell him he had scored the winner.^[31] He scored twice on his home debut nine days later in a 3–2 win against Newcastle United, as well assisting Ross Barkley's goal.^[32] He then opened the scoring in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester City in the following match.^[33] He continued his impressive start at the club by netting the opening goal in a 2–0 win over Aston Villa, and then scored twice in the first Merseyside derby of the season, as Everton drew 3–3 against Liverpool, with Lukaku stating afterwards it was the best experience he had had in his short career.^[34]^[35]

In January 2014, Lukaku was named by The Guardian as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe,^[36] but later in the month was taken off on a stretcher with an ankle ligament injury after Gareth Barry slipped and slid into the striker, as he attempted to block Steven Gerrard's opening goal in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool.^[37]^[38] Lukaku made his return from injury against West Ham in March 2014, scoring the only goal of the match on the 81st minute after coming on as a second-half substitute.^[39] On 6 April, he scored one goal and assisted another as Everton beat Arsenal 3–0 at Goodison Park to record a sixth consecutive Premier League win.^[40] His final goal for the loan period came on the last day of the season as he scored the second in a 2–0 win over Hull City.^[41] Lukaku found the net 15 times in 31 league matches to help Everton to fifth place, with a club record of 72 Premier League points.^[42]

Everton

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2014–16: Rise to stardom

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Lukaku signed a five-year contract with Everton in July 2014 for a then-club record fee of £28 million.^[43] He scored his first goal as a permanent player on 13 September, against his former club West Brom. Lukaku did not celebrate the goal, and was applauded by the West Brom fans for his sign of respect. On 19 February 2015, Lukaku scored his first hat-trick in a 4–1 win for Everton against Young Boys in the UEFA Europa League last 32; he struck with a header, a right-foot shot and a left-foot shot.^[44] He added another two goals in a 3–1 win in the second leg a week later.^[45] With eight goals, he was the tournament's joint highest scorer that season, alongside Alan of Red Bull Salzburg.^[46]

In the second game of the 2015–16 Premier League season, Lukaku scored a first-half double in Everton's 3–0 win at Southampton on 15 August 2015 with his first two shots on target. Before the match, he presented a t-shirt to a home fan whom he had accidentally struck with the ball during shooting practice.^[47] On 26 August, he scored another brace in a 5–3 extra-time win over League One side Barnsley in the League Cup.^[48] On 28 September, Lukaku scored twice and assisted the other against West Brom as he managed to guide his team from losing 2–0 to winning 2–3.^[49] He scored against Liverpool the following week in a 1–1 draw at Goodison Park.^[50] On 21 November, Lukaku scored twice in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa, becoming the fifth player under 23 years of age to score at least fifty Premier League goals, after Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.^[51] On 7 December, Lukaku scored a close-range goal in a 1–1 draw against Crystal Palace, his 50th in 100 appearances in all competitions for Everton.^[52] On 12 December, Lukaku became the first Everton player to score in six consecutive Premier League matches, and the first to score in seven consecutive matches in all competitions since Bob Latchford forty years previously, when he opened the scoring in the Toffees' 1–1 draw with Norwich City at Carrow Road.^[53] In his next match, a 3–2 defeat to Leicester City, Lukaku became the first Everton player since Dave Hickson in 1954 to score in eight consecutive matches.^[54]

On 6 February 2016, Lukaku scored his 20th goal of the season in a 3–0 victory at Stoke City, meaning he was the first Everton player since Graeme Sharp to score at least twenty goals in all competitions in consecutive seasons for Everton. The strike was also his 16th league goal of the season, equalling Premier League goal scoring records for Everton set by Tony Cottee and Andrei Kanchelskis in the mid-1990s.^[55] Lukaku followed this goal with another strike in a 2–0 victory at Bournemouth's Dean Court for his 21st goal of the season. This victory sent Everton into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup,^[56] and equalled the number of goals scored in all competitions by Yakubu for Everton in the 2007–08 season, the previous best in the Premier League era.^[57] On 1 March, Lukaku scored in a 3–1 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park, his 17th league goal of the season, a Premier League-era record for Everton.^[58] The goal also meant Lukaku had equalled his previous best goal return in a league season, set during his loan spell at West Brom in the 2012–13 season.^[59]

2016–17: Sustained individual success

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On 12 September 2016, Lukaku scored his first goals of the 2016–17 season with all three goals in a 3–0 against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. His goals were scored in 11 minutes and 37 seconds, making it the 12th-fastest hat-trick in Premier League history.^[60] On 4 February 2017, Lukaku scored four goals, the first of which was Everton's fastest ever Premier League goal, against Bournemouth in a 6–3 victory at Goodison Park.^[61] It was also the 300th hat-trick scored in the Premier League.^[62] On 25 February 2017, he equalled Duncan Ferguson's club record for Premier League goals, scoring his 60th EPL goal for the Toffees in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland at Goodison Park.^[63] On 5 March, he surpassed Ferguson to become the outright record holder, scoring in a 3–2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur away at White Hart Lane.^[64] In the next match, a 3–0 home win against West Brom, Lukaku scored to become the first Everton player since Bob Latchford to score 20 or more goals in all competitions for three consecutive seasons.^[65]^{[non-primary source needed]} A week later, during a 4–0 victory over Hull City, he scored twice to take his league goals tally to 21 for the season, thereby becoming the first Everton player since Gary Lineker 31 years previously to surpass 20 league goals in a season, as well as being the fourth player and first foreign player to score 80 Premier League goals before the age of 24.^[66]

In March 2017, Lukaku turned down a new five-year contract worth a reported £140,000 a week amidst rumours of a return to Chelsea.^[67] In an interview, he questioned the club's ambition to make big transfers and chase Champions League qualification, offending his manager Ronald Koeman.^[68] A goal in a 3–1 win for Everton against Burnley on 15 April meant Lukaku was the first Everton player since Bob Latchford to score 25 goals in two consecutive seasons in all competitions, and the first player since the legendary Dixie Dean to score in nine consecutive matches at Goodison Park.^[69] On 20 April 2017, Lukaku was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the first time.^[70] He was also included in the six player shortlists for the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards.^[71]^[72]

Manchester United

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Transfer

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Lukaku joined Manchester United on 10 July 2017, signing a five-year contract, with the option of a further year.^[73] Although the fee was officially undisclosed, it was reported to be worth an initial £75 million, plus £15 million in add-ons.^[74] Thus, he became a teammate with his French-speaking close friend Paul Pogba.^[75] Lukaku's signing came a day after former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney left the club to return to Everton, Rooney's boyhood club.^[76]

2017–18: Debut season and drop in form

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Lukaku made his debut against Real Madrid on 8 August in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, and scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat.^[77] His league debut came five days later at home to West Ham. Lukaku scored twice in a 4–0 win,^[78] becoming the fourth Manchester United player to score two goals on his Premier League debut for the club.^[79] On 12 September, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–0 win over Basel.^[80] On 17 September, Lukaku scored United's third goal in a 4–0 win over his former club Everton, with Lukaku running over towards Everton fans and cupping his ears during his goal celebration in response to being booed throughout the game.^[81]

On 27 September, Lukaku scored twice in a 4–1 win over CSKA Moscow, taking his tally to ten goals in his first nine appearances. In doing so, he broke the record set by Bobby Charlton, who had scored nine goals in his first nine appearances for the club.^[82] In a 2–1 win over his former club Chelsea on 25 February 2018, Lukaku scored the equaliser and then assisted Jesse Lingard's game-winning goal.^[83] He scored his 200th goal for club and country on 13 March in a 2–1 away defeat to Sevilla that eliminated Manchester United from the Champions League in the round of 16.^[84] On 31 March 2018, Lukaku scored to open a 2–0 home win over Swansea. It was his 100th Premier League goal in his 216th game, and made him the fifth youngest of the 28 players to reach the tally.^[85]

2018–19: Final season in Manchester

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Lukaku started the 2018–19 season with four goals in his first five appearances, including a brace against Burnley, before a 12-game drought lasting from 19 September to 27 November 2018. Goals against Southampton and Fulham followed before the sacking of manager José Mourinho, only for Mourinho's replacement – former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær – to leave Lukaku out of the squad entirely for his first two games in charge against Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town. Lukaku made substitute appearances in United's next two games against Bournemouth^[86] and Newcastle United,^[87] scoring in both matches within two minutes of coming on. He then played the full 90 minutes of the FA Cup third round tie against Reading, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win.^[88] However, Solskjær continued to prefer to start Marcus Rashford up front, and Lukaku started just five of the next nine games, playing the full 90 minutes in just two and failing to score in any of them. His goalscoring form returned for the next three games, as he scored braces against each of Crystal Palace,^[89] Southampton^[90] and Paris Saint-Germain. The goals against PSG were part of a 3–1 win that saw United through to the Champions League quarter-finals on the away goals rule, the first time any team had progressed after losing at home in the first leg by two goals or more.^[91] However, United were eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals 4–0 on aggregate.^[92]

Inter Milan

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2019–20: Club record transfer and Europa League runner-up

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Lukaku joined Italian club Inter Milan on 8 August 2019, signing a five-year contract for a fee reported to be a club record €80 million.^[93]^[94]^[95] He later mentioned the reasons for leaving Manchester United, by claiming that he was made a scapegoat alongside other players, such as Paul Pogba and Alexis Sánchez, in addition to club's failure to protect him against rumours about his future.^[96] Lukaku made his debut for Inter on 26 August in the opening Serie A matchday against Lecce, netting his side's third goal with his first shot in a 4–0 home win.^[97] The goal meant that Lukaku has found the net in his first league game for five of the six clubs he has represented: Anderlecht, West Brom, Everton, Manchester United and Inter;^[98] he also become only the third Belgian to score for Inter in Serie A, after Enzo Scifo and Radja Nainggolan.^[99] In the club's second league game of the season at Cagliari on 1 September, Lukaku scored the match-winning goal from the penalty spot to give Inter a 2–1 victory away from home; however, he was subject to racial abuse from some of the Cagliari fans.^[100]

In the first months since his arrival, Lukaku formed an attacking partnership with Argentine youngster Lautaro Martínez, dubbed "Lu-La" by Italian media.^[101]^[102]^[103] This came after the duo scored a brace each in the 4–3 away win against Sassuolo in October, giving Inter their first triumph there since 2016.^[104] On 2 November, Lukaku scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Bologna in Serie A, which saw him match Ronaldo's record of nine goals in his first eleven league appearances for the club.^[105] On 27 November, Lukaku scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Inter, in a 3–1 away win against Slavia Prague in the group stage; in addition to that, he also assisted the two other goals scored by Martínez, and had two goals disallowed himself.^[106] In the final match at home against Barcelona, Lukaku scored his side's only goal in a 2–1 defeat, meaning that Inter transferred to Europa League for the second season in a row.^[107]

He began the new year on 6 January by scoring a brace in a 3–1 win against Napoli, giving Inter their first league win at Stadio San Paolo since October 1997;^[108] he earned praise from the media for his first goal scored in the 14th minute, which came from an individual effort.^[109] On 9 February, Lukaku scored the final goal of the 4–2 home win over cross-town rivals Milan, sending Inter to the top of the table and giving them another double over Milan; it was also his 17th league goal of the season.^[110]

On 25 July, Lukaku scored a brace in a 3–0 win at Genoa; in doing so, he became the first Inter player since István Nyers in the 1949–50 season to score 15 away goals in a Serie A season, and the first do to so in his debut season.^[111]^[112] He concluded his first Serie A season with 23 goals, as Inter finished runner-up by just one point to Juventus in the standings; only Ronaldo (25) and Nyers (26) have scored more than him in their debut season at Inter.^[113] On 5 August, Lukaku scored in a 2–0 win over Getafe in the Europa League's round of 16, helping his side reach the quarter-finals of a European competition for the first time since 2011.^[114] It was his 30th goal in all competitions, a new personal best, and he had also scored for the eighth consecutive Europa League match, equalling the all-time record set by Alan Shearer in 2004–05.^[115]^[116] In the quarter-finals on 10 August, he broke this record, scoring in his ninth consecutive match in the competition in a 2–1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Düsseldorf, to send Inter into the semi-finals.^[117] On 17 August, Lukaku scored a brace in a 5–0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk — his tenth consecutive match in the competition — as Inter reached the final.^[118] In the final, he earned and scored a penalty in the fifth minute, but also scored an own goal in the 74th minute, which was eventually the winning goal for Sevilla in a 3–2 defeat.^[119] Lukaku equalled Ronaldo's record in 1997–98 season, by scoring 34 goals in all competitions.^[120]

2020–21: Serie A champion

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On 21 October 2020, Lukaku scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the first match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.^[121] On 1 December, he scored another brace against Mönchengladbach to secure a 3–2 away win.^[122] However, Inter drew their last match against Shakhtar Donetsk, to finish last in their group, and were eliminated from all European competitions.^[123]

On 3 January 2021, Lukaku scored in a 6–2 win over Crotone, to reach his 50th goal across all competitions in only 70 matches, breaking the previous record of Ronaldo who scored fifty goals in 77 matches.^[124] On 26 January, Lukaku was involved in a confrontation with former Manchester United teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović in Inter's Coppa Italia quarter-final match against Milan. Following a foul committed by Lukaku late in the first half, he and Ibrahimović could be heard exchanging insults as the pair clashed heads, and had to be restrained by their respective teammates. Both players were booked as their arguments continued into the tunnel at half-time. Ibrahimović would be sent off during the second half following a second yellow for a foul on Aleksandar Kolarov, as Inter went on to record a 2–1 victory.^[125]

On 14 February, he scored a brace and got an assist against Lazio in a 3–1 victory, bringing his Serie A tally to 16 goals for the season, and equalling Cristiano Ronaldo as the league's top scorer. Lukaku's second goal was also the 300th of his professional career.^[126] Inter won the 2020–21 Serie A for the first time since the 2009–10 season.^[127] Lukaku finished the season 2020–21 with 24 league goals, eleven assists - making him the top scorer on the title-winning team and the second top-scorer in the league, behind Ronaldo.^[128]

Return to Chelsea

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2021–22: FIFA Club World Cup champion and loss of form

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On 12 August 2021, Lukaku returned to his former club Chelsea on a five-year deal, a decade after he had originally joined the club, for a reported club record fee of £97.5 million.^[129] In making the move, Lukaku became the most expensive player of all time, with cumulative transfer fees of almost £285 million, surpassing Neymar.^[130] Lukaku admitted in an interview that he did request Inter to reach to an agreement with Chelsea, stating: "I didn't want to go behind Inter's back. They got me out of the shit. I was in a deep hole at Manchester United. After training I went to [head coach Simone] Inzaghi's office. I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere because I was no longer with my head in Milan. So I asked him: please find an agreement."^[131]

On 22 August, Lukaku scored on his second debut in the 15th minute, converting Reece James' cross, in a 2–0 away win over Arsenal.^[132] On 12 September, Lukaku scored twice at home against Aston Villa, the first time he had scored at Stamford Bridge.^[133] Two days later, Lukaku scored his first European goal for Chelsea, against Zenit in the Champions League.^[134] On 8 October, Lukaku was one of five Chelsea players included in the final 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d'Or, eventually finishing twelfth.^[135]^[136]

In late December, Lukaku stoked controversy when during an interview with Sky Italia, he reported being "not happy" with the situation at Chelsea, and that head coach Thomas Tuchel "has chosen to play with another system", comparing the teams tactics with that at Inter. In the same interview, he went on to express his wish to return to Inter "in the near future".^[137]^[138] Consequently, Tuchel dropped him from the squad altogether for a match against title challengers Liverpool, which ended 2–2.^[139] After then holding talks with Tuchel, Lukaku issued an apology, saying: "I'm sorry for the upset I have caused", and stated that he "wanted to move forward".^[140] He was restored to the first team and started in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final win against Tottenham Hotspur, but was fined for his comments.^[141] Lukaku finished the season having scored eight goals in 26 league games; he was judged by ESPN to be the worst signing of the Premier League season.^[142]

2022–23: Return to Inter Milan on loan and Champions League runner-up

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On 29 June 2022, Chelsea announced that Lukaku would return to Inter for a season-long loan for the 2022–23 campaign.^[143] It was reported that they had agreed to pay a loan fee of approximately €8 million (£6.9 million), and that Lukaku took a pay cut.^[144] He would choose to wear the number 90 shirt, due to number 9 being already used by Edin Džeko.^[145] On 13 August, he scored his first goal since his return to the Nerazzurri in a 2–1 win over Lecce.^[146]

After various injuries in the first months of the season,^[147]^[148] Lukaku made his first start for Inter in a 1–0 over championship leaders Napoli, giving them their first league defeat for the 2022–23 season.^[149] Fourteen days later, despite featuring on the bench, following a 3–0 win over Milan, he won the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana.^[150]^[151] On 22 February, in the first leg of Champions League round-of-16, he scored the only goal of a home win over Porto, which led Inter to advance to quarter-finals, after securing a away draw in Porto.^[152]^[153] He would start to regain his form on the latter months of the season, netting six goals in six appearances between April and May. On 5 April, he urged Serie A to take action, after he was racially abused during a Coppa Italia draw at Juventus.^[154] On 24 May, he won his first Coppa Italia, as Inter defeated Fiorentina 2–1 in the final.^[155] On 10 June, he played in the 2023 Champions League final against Manchester City, but he was criticized for his performance in the game, missing a number of key chances after coming off the bench during the second half, as his side suffered a 1–0 defeat.^[156]

2023–24: Loan to Roma

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During the summer of 2023, Lukaku was reportedly negotiating with Inter Milan rivals Juventus for a possible move, enraging many Inter and Juventus fans.^[157]^[158] However, on 31 August 2023, Lukaku was sent to another Serie A club, Roma,^[159] on a season-long loan deal for a reported fee in the region of £8 million (€9.3 million), with the club covering the whole of the player's salary.^[160] Lukaku also reportedly agreed to a new contract at Chelsea, which included a wage cut to the remainder of his contract and a release clause of £37 million.^[161] On 1 September, he made his debut for Roma at Stadio Olimpico, coming off the bench in a 2–1 defeat against Milan.^[162] On 17 September, he scored his first goal in a 7–0 win over Empoli.^[163]

Napoli

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On 29 August 2024, Lukaku permanently transferred to Serie A club Napoli for a fee reportedly worth €30 million.^[164]^[165] On his debut for the club two days later, he scored an equaliser in stoppage time of an eventual 2–1 win over Parma.^[166]

International career

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2008–2017: Youth level and early international career

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Lukaku was a member of the Belgium under-21 team and scored a goal on his debut against Slovenia. On 24 February 2010, Lukaku was named for the first time in the Belgium senior squad for a friendly against Croatia.^[167] On 17 November 2010, he scored his first two international goals in a friendly against Russia.^[168] Lukaku scored his first goal in almost two years for the national team, netting the winner in a 4–2 friendly victory over rivals the Netherlands on 15 August 2012.^[169]

On 11 October 2013, Lukaku scored two goals as Belgium defeated Croatia 2–1 to secure a place in the World Cup finals.^[170] In May 2014, Lukaku was named in Belgium's squad for the 2014 World Cup. On 26 May, he scored his first international hat-trick in a pre-tournament friendly against neighbouring Luxembourg.^[171] However, as Belgium made seven substitutions during this match instead of the permitted six, it was not initially recognised as an official match by FIFA.^[172] On 1 June, he scored first of Belgium's two goals in the 2–0 victory in a friendly against Sweden.^[173] In Belgium's first match of the tournament, a 2–1 win against Algeria in Belo Horizonte, Lukaku started and played 58 minutes, before being replaced by Divock Origi.^[174] In the round of 16, Lukaku came on as a substitute prior to extra time, and assisted Kevin De Bruyne's opening goal three minutes later. In the 105th minute, he scored his first goal of the tournament, as Belgium defeated the United States 2–1.^[175]

On 29 March 2016, Lukaku headed a consolation in a 2–1 loss away to Portugal, assisted by his brother, Jordan Lukaku.^[176] At UEFA Euro 2016, Lukaku scored twice in Belgium's 3–0 second group stage match win on 18 June 2016 over the Republic of Ireland.^[177]

2017–2018: All-time Belgium top scorer

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On 10 November 2017, Lukaku equalled the all-time Belgium goalscoring record set by Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst, after scoring twice against Mexico in a 3–3 draw.^[178] Four days after he equalled the record, Lukaku became Belgium's all-time record goalscorer with 31 international goals at the age of 24, after he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Japan.^[179] Although this record was counted by the Royal Belgian Football Association,^[180] FIFA initially only officially recognised 28 goals, after a nullified international friendly against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014, where he netted a hat trick in a 5–1 win, because the former Belgium coach, Marc Wilmots made seven substitutions during the match instead of the permitted six, which are not in accordance to the laws of the game.^[181]^[182] In 2023, FIFA recognizes the three matches from 2012, 2014 and 2017 in their FIFA Century Club.^[183]

On 6 June 2018, Lukaku officially became Belgium's all-time leading scorer with 31 goals, after scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Egypt. He also broke a three-way tie with the previous record goalscorers, Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst.^[184]

2018–2022: Belgium's Golden Generation

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On 18 June, Lukaku scored twice in a 3–0 win over Panama in their opening group game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.^[185] In the next group game on 23 June 2018, he scored twice again in a 5–2 win over Tunisia.^[186] In doing so, Lukaku became the first player since Diego Maradona in 1986 to score two goals or more in consecutive World Cup matches.^[187] He eventually ended the tournament with four goals and one assist, which earned him the Bronze Boot award, as Belgium finished the tournament in third place.^[188]

On 10 October 2019, Lukaku scored his 50th and 51st international goals in a 9–0 home win over San Marino, in a Euro 2020 qualifier.^[189] On 12 June 2021, Lukaku scored twice in Belgium's opening group match of UEFA Euro 2020, a 3–0 win over Russia.^[190] On 21 June, he scored the last goal in a 2–0 win over Finland in his team's final group match.^[191] On 2 July, he scored Belgium's only goal of the match from a penalty late in the first half in a 2–1 defeat to Italy in the quarter-finals of the competition.^[192] Two days after the final Lukaku was awarded as sole Belgian player with a selection for the UEFA Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament. He got the striker position.^[193]

Lukaku made his 100th Belgium appearance on 5 September 2021 against the Czech Republic, scoring his 67th goal in the process.^[194]

In November 2022, he was named in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[195] In the final group stage match, Belgium were only a point behind Croatia, who they were playing, and needed to win in order to advance to the knockouts. Lukaku missed four clear chances in front of goal to score in a 0–0 draw, which eliminated Belgium from the tournament as they finished third in their group.^[196]

2023–present

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During qualifying for UEFA Euro 2024, Lukaku scored 14 goals in eight appearances, breaking the record for goals scored by a player in a European Championship qualifying campaign.^[197] On 28 May 2024, he was selected in the 25-man squad for the Euro 2024.^[198] On 17 June, he was denied two goals by VAR in the opening match against Slovakia, which ended in a 1–0 defeat.^[199]

Style of play

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Lukaku is a left-footed player,^[200] who in 2014 was named by The Guardian as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe. A large and physically powerful striker from an early age, with an eye for goal, Lukaku has been known to use his physicality to get around defenders.^[9]^[36] However, despite his size, strength, physical build and ability to hold-up play with his back to goal, his favoured role is not as a target-man in the centre, but as an out-and-out striker or poacher; due to his tactical versatility, he is also capable of playing as a winger.^[201] A well-rounded forward, who is also strong in the air, beyond his physical qualities and goalscoring ability, he possesses pace, athleticism, awareness, good link-up play, technical attributes and vision, as well as an ability to get into good attacking positions or create space for teammates with his intelligent runs off the ball.^[202] Although he was once criticised by pundits for his limited defensive contribution, he has since been praised by his managers for his work-rate off the ball.^[203] However, despite his ability, he has also come into criticism in the media at times over his movement and first touch.^[204]^[205]^[206]^[207]

Influences

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In a 2016 interview with ESPN, Lukaku named Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka as the two strikers who made him want to play for Chelsea, but said that Ronaldo was his idol: "Ronaldo changed football. He was the one you would look at. You would see him doing step-overs and you were thinking: 'Who does this?' You would see defenders falling over and you were like: 'Wow'. The goals that he scored, and at crucial times. He scored goals where you were like: 'Oh man, this is not serious.'"^[208] Crediting the former Brazilian striker as his major influence as a kid, Lukaku added: "He changed the dimension of a striker. He was fast, he can dribble like a winger, run like a sprinter, he was as strong as an ox."^[208] When mentioned that he shares certain characteristics with the Brazilian, Lukaku responded: "Be like Ronaldo? There is only one Ronaldo."^[208]

Personal life

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Lukaku was born in Antwerp, Belgium^[209] to Congolese parents.^[210] His father, Roger Lukaku,^[211] played professional football and was capped at international level by Zaire.^[212] He has a younger brother named Jordan, who has progressed through the youth academy at Anderlecht.^[211] His cousin Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo plays as a left-sided winger or defender for Mechelen.

Lukaku was the subject of a television documentary series called De School Van Lukaku (Lukaku's School) shown on the Dutch-language Eén network. The reality show followed the teenage Lukaku and his classmates during the course of a year at the Saint-Guidon Institute, a school in Brussels, where the footballer was based while with the Anderlecht youth team.^[213] In 2009, the series followed the school as it made a field trip to London, visiting Stamford Bridge. Lukaku said at the time: "What a stadium. If one day in my life I will cry, it will be the day I play here. I love Chelsea."^[214] In addition to his native French and Dutch, Lukaku can speak fluent English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and a Congolese Swahili dialect, and can also understand German.^[215] Lukaku has stated his biggest idol was Didier Drogba.^[216]

Lukaku is a practising Catholic, praying frequently before and after matches. He made the pilgrimage to Lourdes in 2014.^[217] He is a teetotaller.^[218]

Media and endorsements

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Lukaku was the first Premier League player to join Jay-Z's management agency Roc Nation Sports.^[219] In 2018, he signed a record sponsorship deal with German sportswear company Puma, the company's largest endorsement deal ever.^[220] Lukaku is also known by his nickname, "Lakaka", given to him by fans. This nickname is often used sardonically to mock Lukaku's poor performances and gained popularity after his appearances in the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Champions League Final.^[221]

Activism

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Lukaku has spoken out against racism he suffered while playing football, particularly the 2019–20 Serie A season, his first year playing in Italy.^[222]

In 2020, Lukaku honoured George Floyd by kneeling and keeping one fist high in support of Black Lives Matter when he scored in a game with Inter against Sampdoria.^[223] This symbolic action was inspired by American football player Colin Kaepernick who kneeled during the national anthem before every game in 2016 as a peaceful manner of protest against police brutality towards people of colour. Since then, Lukaku and other players in Europe has taken an active role to take a knee.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	2008–09^[224]	Belgian First Division	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2009–10^[224]	Belgian Pro League	33	15	1	0	—		11^[c]	4	—		45	19
	2010–11^[224]	Belgian Pro League	37	16	2	0	—		11^[d]	4	—		50	20
	2011–12^[224]	Belgian Pro League	2	2	—		—		—		—		2	2
	Total		73	33	3	0	—		22	8	—		98	41
Chelsea	2011–12^[225]	Premier League	8	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2013–14^[226]	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^[227]	Premier League	35	17	2	0	1	0	—		—		38	17
Everton (loan)	2013–14^[226]	Premier League	31	15	1	1	1	0	—		—		33	16
Everton	2014–15^[228]	Premier League	36	10	2	2	1	0	9^[f]	8	—		48	20
	2015–16^[229]	Premier League	37	18	3	3	6	4	—		—		46	25
	2016–17^[230]	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^[231]	Premier League	34	16	6	5	2	0	8^[g]	5	1^[e]	1	51	27
	2018–19^[232]	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^[233]	Serie A	36	23	4	2	—		11^[h]	9	—		51	34
	2020–21^[234]	Serie A	36	24	3	2	—		5^[g]	4	—		44	30
	Total		72	47	7	4	—		16	13	—		95	64
Chelsea	2021–22^[235]	Premier League	26	8	6	3	4	0	6^[g]	2	2^[i]	2	44	15
Inter Milan (loan)	2022–23^[236]	Serie A	25	10	4	1	—		8^[g]	3	0	0	37	14
Roma (loan)	2023–24^[237]	Serie A	32	13	2	1	—		13^[f]	7	—		47	21
Napoli	2024–25^[238]	Serie A	32	12	2	0	—		—		—		34	12
Career total			513	236	42	21	20	4	91	48	4	3	670	312

^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
^ Includes EFL Cup
^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
^ Three appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and seven goals in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 23 March 2025^[239]

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	7	2
	2025	2	3
Total		122	88

Honours

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Anderlecht

Belgian Pro League: 2009–10^[224]

Manchester United

FA Cup runner-up: 2017–18^[240]

Inter Milan

Serie A: 2020–21^[241]
Coppa Italia: 2022–23^[242]
Supercoppa Italiana: 2022^[243]
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2022–23^[244]
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20^[245]

Chelsea

Belgium

FIFA World Cup third place: 2018^[249]

Individual

IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer: 2020,^[250] 2023^[251]
Belgian Sportsman Promising Talent of the Year: 2009^[252]
Belgian Bronze Shoe: 2009^[253]
Belgian Silver Shoe: 2010^[254]
Ebony Shoe: 2011^[255]
Everton Young Player of the Season: 2015–16^[256]
Everton Goal of the Season: 2015–16^[256]
Everton Player of the Season: 2016–17^[257]
Everton Players' Player of the Season: 2016–17^[257]
Premier League Player of the Month: March 2017^[258]
PFA Team of the Year: 2016–17 Premier League^[70]
PFA Fans' Player of the Month: August/September 2017^[259]
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2018^[188]
Italian Football Hall of Fame (Davide Astori Fair Play Award): 2019^[260]
Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2020^[261]
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2020^[262]
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20^[263]
UEFA Europa League Player of the Season: 2019–20^[264]
UEFA Nations League top scorer: 2020–21^[265]
Serie A Player of the Month: February 2021^[266]
Serie A Most Valuable Player: 2020–21^[267]
Serie A Team of the Year: 2020–21^[268]
Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2021^[268]
Best Belgian Abroad: 2020, 2021^[269]^[270]

Notes

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^
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.^[271]^[272]^[273]^[274]

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Profile at the SSC Napoli website
Romelu Lukaku at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Romelu Lukaku – UEFA competition record (archive)
Romelu Lukaku – FIFA competition record (archived)

v t e SSC Napoli – current squad
1 Meret 4 Buongiorno 5 Juan Jesus 6 Gilmour 7 Neres 8 McTominay 9 Okafor 11 Lukaku 13 Rrahmani 14 Contini 15 Billing 16 Marín 17 Olivera 18 Simeone 21 Politano 22 Di Lorenzo (c) 26 Ngonge 29 Hasa 30 Mazzocchi 37 Spinazzola 68 Lobotka 79 Popović 81 Raspadori 96 Scuffet 99 Zambo Anguissa Manager: Conte

Belgium squads

v t e Belgium squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Kompany (c) 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Fellaini 9 Lukaku 10 Hazard 11 Mirallas 12 Mignolet 13 Bossut 14 Mertens 15 Van Buyten 16 Defour 17 Origi 18 Lombaerts 19 Dembélé 20 Januzaj 21 Vanden Borre 22 Chadli 23 Ciman Coach: Wilmots

v t e Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2016
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Nainggolan 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Fellaini 9 R. Lukaku 10 Hazard (c) 11 Carrasco 12 Mignolet 13 Gillet 14 Mertens 15 Denayer 16 Meunier 17 Origi 18 Kabasele 19 Dembélé 20 Benteke 21 J. Lukaku 22 Batshuayi 23 Ciman Coach: Wilmots

v t e Belgium squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup third place
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Kompany 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Fellaini 9 Lukaku 10 E. Hazard (c) 11 Carrasco 12 Mignolet 13 Casteels 14 Mertens 15 Meunier 16 T. Hazard 17 Tielemans 18 Januzaj 19 Dembélé 20 Boyata 21 Batshuayi 22 Chadli 23 Dendoncker Coach: Martínez

v t e Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2020
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Boyata 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Tielemans 9 Lukaku 10 E. Hazard (c) 11 Carrasco 12 Mignolet / Kaminski ^a 13 Sels 14 Mertens 15 Meunier 16 T. Hazard 17 Vanaken 18 Denayer 19 Dendoncker 20 Benteke 21 Castagne 22 Chadli 23 Batshuayi 24 Trossard 25 Doku 26 Praet Coach: Martínez
^a Kaminski replaced Mignolet after Belgium's round of 16 match.

v t e Belgium squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Theate 4 Faes 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Tielemans 9 Lukaku 10 E. Hazard (c) 11 Carrasco 12 Mignolet 13 Casteels 14 Mertens 15 Meunier 16 T. Hazard 17 Trossard 18 Onana 19 Dendoncker 20 Vanaken 21 Castagne 22 De Ketelaere 23 Batshuayi 24 Openda 25 Doku 26 Debast Coach: Martínez

v t e Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2024
1 Casteels 2 Debast 3 Theate 4 Faes 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne (c) 8 Tielemans 9 Trossard 10 Lukaku 11 Carrasco 12 Kaminski 13 Sels 14 Lukebakio 15 Meunier 16 Vranckx 17 De Ketelaere 18 Mangala 19 Bakayoko 20 Openda 21 Castagne 22 Doku 23 Vermeeren 24 Onana 25 De Cuyper Coach: Tedesco

Awards

v t e UEFA Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper	Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders	Harry Maguire Kyle Walker Leonardo Bonucci Leonardo Spinazzola
Midfielders	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Jorginho Pedri
Forwards	Romelu Lukaku Raheem Sterling Federico Chiesa

UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers

UEFA Cup

1972: Bründl
1973: Heynckes & Jeuring
1974: Schoenmaker
1975: Heynckes
1976: Geels
1977: Bowles
1978: Deijkers & Ponte
1979: Simonsen
1980: Hoeneß & Nickel
1981: Wark
1982: Nilsson
1983: Filipović
1984: Nyilasi
1985: Bahtić & Bannister
1986: Allofs
1987: Cascavel, Houtman, Kieft & Rantanen
1988: Brylle & Saravakos
1989: Gütschow
1990: Götz & Riedle
1991: Völler
1992: Saunders
1993: Baticle
1994: Bergkamp & Schmitt
1995: Kirsten
1996: Klinsmann
1997: Ganz
1998: Guivarc'h
1999: Chiesa, Kovačević & Kulawik
2000: Kovačević
2001: Berbatov & Bolo
2002: Van Hooijdonk
2003: Derlei & Larsson
2004: Anderson, Drogba, Kežman & Shearer
2005: Shearer
2006: Delgado
2007: Pandiani
2008: Pogrebnyak & Toni
2009: Vágner Love

UEFA Europa League

Belgian Pro League top scorers

1895–96: Hickson
1896–97: Hickson
1897–98: König
1898–99: König
1899–1900: Atkinson-Grimshaw
1900–01: Potts
1901–02: Potts
1902–03: Vanderstappen
1903–04: Vanderstappen
1904–05: De Veen
1905–06: De Veen
1906–07: Vertongen
1907–08: Vertongen
1908–09: Kevorkian
1909–10: Vertongen
1910–11: Six
1911–12: Bunyan
1912–13: Brébart
1913–14: Bunyan
1919–20: Vlamynck
1920–21: Thys
1921–22: Thys
1922–23: Meyskens
1923–24: Jooris
1924–25: Taeymans
1925–26: Grimmonprez
1926–27: Fabry
1927–28: Braine
1928–29: Braine
1929–30: De Vidts
1930–31: Secrétin
1931–32: Delmez
1932–33: Ulens
1933–34: Van Landeghem
1934–35: Mondelé
1935–36: Lambrechts
1936–37: Collet
1937–38: Mondelé
1938–39: Wagner
1939–40: Voorhoof (unofficial)
1941–42: De Cleyn
1942–43: Van Craen & Ceuleers
1943–44: Goossens
1945–46: De Cleyn
1946–47: Mermans
1947–48: Mermans
1948–49: Thirifays
1949–50: Mermans
1950–51: Dehert
1951–52: Mannaerts
1952–53: Coppens
1953–54: Van den Bosch
1954–55: Coppens
1955–56: Mathonet
1956–57: Willems
1957–58: Van Gool & Vliers
1958–59: Wégria
1959–60: Wégria
1960–61: Wégria
1961–62: Stockman
1962–63: Wégria
1963–64: Van Himst
1964–65: Colonval
1965–66: Van Himst
1966–67: Mulder
1967–68: Van Himst & Claessen
1968–69: Nagy
1969–70: Emmerich
1970–71: Kostedde
1971–72: Lambert
1972–73: Rensenbrink & Riedl
1973–74: Ladinszky
1974–75: Riedl
1975–76: Posthumus
1976–77: Van Der Elst
1977–78: Nickel
1978–79: Albert
1979–80: Vandenbergh
1980–81: Vandenbergh
1981–82: Vandenbergh
1982–83: Vandenbergh
1983–84: Claesen
1984–85: Martens
1985–86: Vandenbergh
1986–87: Gudjohnsen
1987–88: Severeyns
1988–89: Krncevic
1989–90: Farina
1990–91: Vandenbergh
1991–92: Weber
1992–93: Weber
1993–94: Weber
1994–95: Vidmar
1995–96: Stanić
1996–97: Špehar
1997–98: Strupar
1998–99: Koller
1999–2000: Årst & Brogno
2000–01: Radzinski
2001–02: Sonck
2002–03: Sonck & Roussel
2003–04: Pieroni
2004–05: Jestrović
2005–06: Dosunmu
2006–07: Sterchele
2007–08: Akpala
2008–09: Ruiz
2009–10: Lukaku
2010–11: Perišić
2011–12: Perbet
2012–13: Bacca
2013–14: Harbaoui
2014–15: Mitrović
2015–16: Perbet
2016–17: Teodorczyk
2017–18: Harbaoui
2018–19: Harbaoui
2019–20: Mbokani
2020–21: Onuachu
2021–22: Undav
2022–23: Cuypers
2023–24: Denkey

v t e Serie A Footballer of the Year
Oscar del Calcio AIC	1997: Mancini 1998: Ronaldo 1999: Vieri 2000: Totti 2001: Zidane 2002: Trezeguet 2003: Nedvěd & Totti 2004: Kaká 2005: Gilardino 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: Ibrahimović 2009: Ibrahimović 2010: Milito
Gran Galà del Calcio AIC	2011: Ibrahimović 2012: Pirlo 2013: Pirlo 2014: Pirlo 2015: Tevez 2016: Bonucci 2017: Buffon 2018: Icardi 2019: C. Ronaldo 2020: C. Ronaldo 2021: Lukaku 2022: Leão 2023: Osimhen 2024: Martínez

v t e Serie A Awards
Most Valuable Player	2018–19: Ronaldo 2019–20: Dybala 2020–21: Lukaku 2021–22: Leão 2022–23: Kvaratskhelia 2023–24: Martínez
Best Young Player	2018–19: Zaniolo 2019–20: Kulusevski 2020–21: Vlahović 2021–22: Osimhen 2022–23: Fagioli 2023–24: Zirkzee
Best Goalkeeper	2018–19: Handanović 2019–20: Szczęsny 2020–21: Donnarumma 2021–22: Maignan 2022–23: Provedel 2023–24: Di Gregorio
Best Defender	2018–19: Koulibaly 2019–20: De Vrij 2020–21: Romero 2021–22: Bremer 2022–23: Kim Min-jae 2023–24: Bastoni
Best Midfielder	2018–19: Milinković-Savić 2019–20: Gómez 2020–21: Barella 2021–22: Brozović 2022–23: Barella 2023–24: Çalhanoğlu
Best Forward	2018–19: Quagliarella 2019–20: Immobile 2020–21: Ronaldo 2021–22: Immobile 2022–23: Osimhen 2023–24: Vlahović
Most Valuable Coach	2021–22: Pioli 2022–23: Spalletti 2023–24: Inzaghi

Ebony Shoe

1992: Amokachi
1993: Ikpeba
1994: Amokachi
1995: Okpara
1996: Babayaro
1997: Mpenza
1998: Addo
1999: Oulare
2000: Nzelo-Lembi
2001: Mido
2002: Dagano
2003: Dindane
2004: Kompany
2005: Kompany
2006: Boussoufa
2007: Tchité
2008: Fellaini
2009: Boussoufa
2010: Boussoufa
2011: Lukaku
2012: Mbokani
2013: Leye
2014: Batshuayi
2015: Kebano
2016: Hanni
2017: Tielemans
2018: Limbombe
2019: Samatta
2020: Mbokani
2021: Onuachu
2022: Tissoudali
2023: Trésor
2024: Denkey

IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer

Men's winners

1991: Papin
1992: Bergkamp & Raí & Obando
1993: Al-Owairan
1994: Stoichkov
1995: Klinsmann
1996: Daei
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Al-Huwaidi
1999: Raúl
2000: Rivaldo
2001: Al-Dhabit
2002: Van Nistelrooy
2003: Henry
2004: Daei
2005: Adriano
2006: Suazo
2007: Mputu
2008: Rico
2009: Okazaki
2010: Al-Mutawa
2011: Messi
2012: Messi
2013: C. Ronaldo
2014: C. Ronaldo
2015: Lewandowski
2016: C. Ronaldo
2017: C. Ronaldo
2018: Bounedjah
2019: C. Ronaldo
2020: Lukaku
2021: Lewandowski
2022: Messi
2023: Lukaku
2024: Rahimi

Women's winners

2021: White
2022: Kerr
2023: Banda
2024: Schüller

v t e Everton F.C. Player of the Year
2006: Arteta 2007: Arteta 2008: Lescott 2009: Jagielka 2010: Pienaar 2011: Baines 2012: Heitinga 2013: Baines 2014: Coleman 2015: Jagielka 2016: Barry 2017: Lukaku 2018: Pickford 2019: Digne 2020: Richarlison 2021: Calvert-Lewin 2022: Pickford 2023: Pickford 2024: Pickford

v t e Premio Facchetti
2006: González 2007: Mahmoud 2008: Maldini 2009: Prandelli 2010: Zola 2011: Platini 2012: Zanettil 2013: Abidal 2014: Totti 2015: Donadoni 2016: Antognoni 2018: Pirlo 2019: Vialli 2020: Lukaku

v t e Italian Football Hall of Fame
Italian players	Baggio Baresi Bergomi Cannavaro De Rossi Del Piero P. Maldini Nesta Pirlo Totti Vialli Zola
Coaches	Allegri Ancelotti Bagnoli Capello Conte Lippi Mancini Mazzone Mourinho Ranieri Sacchi Spalletti Trapattoni
Italian veterans	Altobelli Antognoni Boninsegna Cabrini Conti S. Mazzola Oriali Riva Rivera Rossi Tardelli Zoff
Italian referees	Agnolin Braschi Casarin Collina Gussoni Gonella Michelotti Rizzoli Rocchi Rosetti
Italian directors	Berlusconi Boniperti Braida Campana Ferlaino Galliani Marotta Matarrese Moratti Pellegrini Percassi Sartori
Foreign players	Batistuta Boniek Falcão Gullit Maradona Platini Ronaldo Rummenigge Shevchenko van Basten Zanetti Zidane
Italian female players	Bertolini Bonansea Gabbiadini Gama Giacinti Girelli Morace Panico Vignotto
Posthumous honours – Players	Amadei Anastasi Bulgarelli D'Amico Di Bartolomei Facchetti Ferrari Fogli V. Mazzola Meazza Mihajlović Monzeglio Picchi Piola Schiavio Scirea
Posthumous honours – Coaches	Bearzot Bernardini Boškov Carcano Erbstein Herrera Liedholm C. Maldini Pozzo Radice Rocco Scopigno Simoni Valcareggi Viani Vicini Weisz
Posthumous honours – Directors	U. Agnelli Allodi Barassi Dall'Ara Fini Franchi Novo
Posthumous honours – Referees	Campanati Farina Lo Bello Mauro
Davide Astori Fair Play Award	Agnese Kjær Lukaku Martelli Rullo Trocchia
Special Award	Brera Sconcerti

v t e Belgian Sportsman of the Year
Men	1967 Ferdinand Bracke 1968 Serge Reding 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx 1975 Bruno Brokken 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Michel Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Georges Jobé 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Thierry Boutsen 1990 Rudy Dhaenens 1991 Jean-Michel Saive 1992 Georges Jobé 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Jean-Michel Saive 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve 1999 Luc Van Lierde 2000 Joël Smets 2001–2004 Stefan Everts 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Stefan Everts 2007 Tom Boonen 2008 Sven Nys 2009–2011 Philippe Gilbert 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Thibaut Courtois 2015 Kevin De Bruyne 2016 Greg Van Avermaet 2017 David Goffin 2018 Eden Hazard 2019 Remco Evenepoel 2020–2021 Wout van Aert 2022–2024 Remco Evenepoel
Women	1975 Carine Verbauwen 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen 1980 Ingrid Berghmans 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Gella Vandecaveye 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue 1996 Ulla Werbrouck 1997 Gella Vandecaveye 1998 Dominique Monami 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Kim Clijsters 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2008 Tia Hellebaut 2009–2011 Kim Clijsters 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Kirsten Flipkens 2014 Nafissatou Thiam 2015 Delfine Persoon 2016–2017 Nafissatou Thiam 2018–2019 Nina Derwael 2020 Emma Meesseman 2021 Nina Derwael 2022 Nafissatou Thiam 2023 Lotte Kopecky 2024 Nafissatou Thiam
Team	1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Motocross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Motocross team 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2005 Men's under-21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007–2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2009–2011 Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team 2012 Men's field hockey team 2013–2014 Men's football team 2015 Davis Cup team 2016 Men's field hockey team 2017 Davis Cup team 2018–2019 Men's field hockey team 2020 Women's basketball team 2021 Men's field hockey team 2022 Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team 2023 Women's basketball team 2024 Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe
Talent	1998 Kim Clijsters 1999 Bart Wellens 2000 Bart Aernouts 2001 Jurgen Van den Broeck 2002 Thomas Buffel 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem 2005 Niels Albert 2006 Yoris Grandjean 2007 Dominique Cornu 2008 Elise Matthysen 2009 Romelu Lukaku 2010 Luca Brecel 2011 Thomas Van der Plaetsen 2012 Kimmer Coppejans 2013 Nafissatou Thiam 2014 Divock Origi 2015 Tiesj Benoot 2016 Louise Carton 2017 Lotte Kopecky 2018 Remco Evenepoel 2019 Yari Verschaeren 2020 Charles De Ketelaere 2021 Thibau Nys 2022 Cian Uijtdebroeks 2023 Alec Segaert 2024 Jarno Widar
Paralympic	2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 Wim Decleir 2012 Marieke Vervoort 2013 Joachim Gérard 2014 Michèle George 2015 Marieke Vervoort 2016 Laurens Devos 2017–2018 Peter Genyn 2019–2021 Joachim Gérard 2022 Michèle George 2023-2024 Maxime Carabin
Coach	2011–2012 Jacques Borlée 2013–2014 Marc Wilmots 2015 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2016–2017 Roger Lespagnard 2018 Roberto Martínez 2019 Shane Mcleod 2020 Philip Mestdagh 2021 Shane Mcleod 2022 Roger Lespagnard 2023 Rachid Meziane 2024 Sven Vanthourenhout