Romelu Lukaku
b. 1993
Belgian footballer (born 1993)
- Born
- 13 May 1993 · Antwerp
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 13 May 1993BornBorn in Antwerp
- 2009 – 2011TeamR.S.C. Anderlecht
- 2010TeamBelgium men's national football team
- 2011 – 2014TeamChelsea F.C.
- 2012 – 2013TeamWest Bromwich Albion F.C.
- 2013 – 2014TeamEverton F.C.
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014 – 2017TeamEverton F.C.
- 2017 – 2019TeamManchester United F.C.
- 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
- 2019 – 2021TeamInter Milan
- 2021 – 2024TeamChelsea F.C.
- 2022Took part2022 FIFA World Cup
- 2022 – 2023TeamInter Milan
- 2023 – 2024TeamAS Roma
- 2024 – 2026TeamSSC Napoli
- 2026Took part2026 FIFA World Cup
- 2026TeamFenerbahçe Istanbul
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1993 – today).
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːmeːlu luˈkaːku]; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team. Lukaku ranks second for the all-time European men's top goalscorers in international football, with 94 goals.
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, but limited playing time resulted in loans to West Bromwich Albion and Everton. In 2014, Lukaku signed with Everton in a permanent deal. In the 2016–17 Premier League season, he scored 25 goals and was named in the PFA Team of the Year. In 2017, he signed with Manchester United, where he scored his 100th Premier League goal and featured in the 2018 FA Cup final.
In 2019, following a disappointing second season with United, Lukaku departed for Inter Milan. In his debut season, he helped Inter reach the UEFA Europa League final and was named the competition's Player of the Season. In the following season, he led them to their first Serie A title in 11 years and was awarded both the league's Most Valuable Player and Footballer of the Year. In 2021, Lukaku returned to Chelsea in a club-record transfer worth £97.5 million (€115 million). However, after just one season, he was sent out on loan back to Italy to Inter and Roma before joining Napoli on a permanent deal in 2024. Lukaku was Napoli's top goalscorer en route to winning the 2024–25 Serie A title and was named in the league's Team of the Season.
Belgium's all-time top goalscorer, Lukaku made his senior international debut in 2010, and has represented his country at seven major tournaments: the 2016, 2020, and 2024 UEFA European Championships, and the 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 FIFA World Cups; he finished as joint second-highest goalscorer to win the World Cup Bronze Boot in 2018 and was named in the European Championship Team of the Tournament in 2020. A member of his nation's golden generation, he helped Belgium finish in third place at the 2018 World Cup, their best-ever result at the tournament.
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