R. Lukaku🇧🇪

Romelu Lukaku Height

190cm (6ft 3in)

Romelu Lukaku Nationality

Belgium

Romelu Lukaku Religion

Christianity

Romelu Lukaku Children

Romeo (age 10)

Romelu Lukaku Net Worth

$55 million

Romelu Lukaku Weekly Wage

£130,000 per week

Romelu Lukaku Contract

Expires June 2027

Romelu Lukaku Club

Napoli

Romelu Lukaku Position

Forward

Romelu Lukaku Age

32 years old

Romelu Lukaku Preferred Foot

Right

Romelu Lukaku Hometown

Antwerp, Belgium

Early Life

Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli was born on May 13, 1993 in Antwerp, Belgium to Congolese parents. He grew up in poverty — his father Roger was a former professional footballer whose career ended early. As a child, Lukaku's family sometimes couldn't afford milk. He has used this as motivation throughout his career.

Breakthrough

Anderlecht gave Lukaku his debut at 16 and Chelsea paid £18M when he was 18. The Stamford Bridge experience was frustrating — minimal game time — but loan spells at West Brom and Everton produced goal after goal. United paid £75M in 2017 and Inter Milan £74M in 2019. The career has always been defined by enormous fees and very high output.

Career

Belgium's all-time leading goalscorer by a wide margin. A career that has seen him succeed at multiple clubs across multiple leagues — Everton, United, Inter, Chelsea, Roma, and now Napoli. The £97.5M return to Chelsea in 2021 was disastrous. The subsequent loan to Inter and then Roma was a redemption. At Napoli he has found another home.

Personal Life

Lukaku has spoken about racism he faced from a young age in Belgium and throughout his career in Italy and England. He has been a vocal advocate for anti-racism campaigns. He is close to his family and his mother, who he credits as the main driver behind his determination to succeed.

Legacy

Over 285 career goals. Belgium's all-time record scorer. A man who came from nothing and reached everything — multiple times, at multiple clubs. The Chelsea disaster will always be part of the story, but so will the Inter Milan title and the Europa League-winning campaigns.

Lukaku's family were so poor as a child that he has spoken about not having milk in the house

He is Belgium's all-time record goalscorer by more than 30 goals

Lukaku has played for more Premier League clubs than almost any other player of his generation

His return to Chelsea for £97.5M is one of football's most discussed expensive failures

He has scored 20 or more goals in nine different professional seasons across five different countries