Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (Dutch pronunciation: [?ro?me?lu lu?ka?ku]; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team. Born in Antwerp, Lukaku began his professional career at Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht in 2009, where he made his senior debut, at age 16. He won the league's top goalscorer, the league championship and the Belgian Ebony Shoe there. He signed for English side Chelsea in 2011, but featured sparingly in his first season and joined West Bromwich Albion on loan in 2012. He helped them to an unexpected eighth-place finish in the 2012–13 season and ahead of the 2013–14 season, he joined Everton on loan. After helping Everton reach a club-record points tally, Lukaku joined the team in a permanent deal worth a club-record fee of £28 million in 2014. After being named in the 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year, Lukaku signed for Manchester United in 2017, for an initial fee of £75 million. After two seasons in Manchester Lukaku's relationship with the club deteriorated. He failed to return for pre-season training, was fined, and subsequently signed for Inter Milan in August 2019, for a reported club record €80 million; he won the Serie A title in his second season with the club and was named the league's Most Valuable Player. A Belgian international, Lukaku has played 94 games for his country, and scored 62 goals, making him Belgium's all-time top goalscorer. Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010, at age 17, and has since represented his country at four major tournaments, including two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships. At the 2018 World Cup, Lukaku led Belgium to a third-place finish by finishing as the joint second-highest goalscorer, and won the Bronze Boot.

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