{"id":20682,"date":"2021-05-31T18:49:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T23:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20682"},"modified":"2021-05-31T18:49:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T23:49:58","slug":"inter-milans-romelu-lukaku-wins-serie-a-mvp-award-serie-a-season-review-glory-for-romelu-lukaku-inter-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20682","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan&#8217;s Romelu Lukaku wins Serie A MVP award.  Serie A Season Review: Glory for Romelu Lukaku, Inter Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-entry-hero c-entry-hero--default \">\n<div class=\"c-entry-hero__header-wrap\">\n<h1 class=\"c-page-title\">Serie A Season Review: Glory for Romelu Lukaku, Inter Milan<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\"><strong>Lukaku\u2019s best season in his career helped Inter to a long-awaited league title. Juventus, meanwhile, are turning to a familiar face to reclaim their dominance.<time class=\"c-byline__item\" datetime=\"2021-05-28T15:22:54\" data-ui=\"timestamp\"><\/time><time class=\"c-byline__item\" datetime=\"2021-05-28T15:22:54\" data-ui=\"timestamp\"><\/time><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-segment\">\n<div class=\"c-social-buttons c-social-buttons--popover main-social\" data-cid=\"site\/social_buttons_list\/popover-1622500615_2392_10712\" data-cdata=\"{&quot;entry_id&quot;:22222423,&quot;services&quot;:[&quot;twitter&quot;,&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;flipboard&quot;,&quot;email&quot;],&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2021\/5\/28\/22458382\/serie-a-review-romelu-lukaku-inter-milan&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-sidebar-fixed l-segment l-article-body-segment\">\n<div class=\"l-col__main\">\n<figure class=\"e-image e-image--hero\"><strong><span class=\"e-image__inner\"> <span class=\"e-image__image \" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg\"> <picture class=\"c-picture\" data-cid=\"site\/picture_element-1622500615_3082_10713\" data-cdata=\"{&quot;image_id&quot;:69356866,&quot;ratio&quot;:&quot;*&quot;}\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/gS-iiSSqDa9ZgjOEiMzbWLVuHJI=\/0x0:1200x800\/320x213\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/KQj_ZbOtkyl1bJbePvJnEM6wSgg=\/0x0:1200x800\/620x413\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/1yl3wz2ibq8STARQPDS4DrPSxQA=\/0x0:1200x800\/920x613\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 920w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/T25GbfhOoRvhKObI4FhVzQf-BH8=\/0x0:1200x800\/1220x813\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 1220w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/n_sR25OoUdRXR5JfnSXXoqd4n70=\/0x0:1200x800\/1520x1013\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 1520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/iL7jU3YCjuvGE71V7aPmFQnT8P8=\/0x0:1200x800\/1820x1213\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/0Xg1gh9WhbI3DU_9_uPq-V-Svho=\/0x0:1200x800\/2120x1413\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 2120w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/XY8Sv_Wf3oQqQ7HsuyZY_qr565I=\/0x0:1200x800\/2420x1613\/filters:focal(523x238:715x430):format(webp)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/69356866\/big_5_serie_a_getty_ringer_1.0.jpeg 2420w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1221px) 846px, (min-width: 880px) calc(100vw - 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Here\u2019s the best from the 2020-21 season in Italy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"H4k0Ye\"><strong>Player of the Year: Romelu Lukaku, Inter Milan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"UeiYYH\"><strong>Watching Lukaku <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inter_pictures\/status\/1396488618311622657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396488618311622657%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetfootball.com%2Fvideos%2Fwatch-romelu-lukaku-left-in-floods-of-tears-as-inter-milan-lift-scudetto%2F\">weep<\/a> as he celebrated Inter Milan\u2019s first Serie A title in 11 years reminded us that this was not only the end of a long journey for his club but the culmination of a grand quest for the Belgian forward. At the start of this season, Lukaku, despite having scored over 300 goals for five different clubs and his country, still had only one senior trophy to his name, the national title that he had won in 2010 with Anderlecht. He ended last season with one of his greatest misfortunes as a professional, an own goal to decide the Europa League Final in Sevilla\u2019s favor. This season, he shared the city and the stadium with one of the best AC Milan teams in several years, whose attack was led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a man for whom he had a deep and mutual loathing. Lukaku also had his challenges at the edge of the field, with racist chants punctuating several of his performances. Faced with all of that, Lukaku excelled. He formed a superb partnership with Lautaro Mart\u00ednez, with the Argentine international scoring 17 times in 38 games. Meanwhile, Lukaku found the net 24 times in 36 matches; his crowning glory probably came in the 3-0 win in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZwSx_yXnD-4\">the Milan derby, a victory he sealed with one of the goals of the season<\/a>\u2014a turn, surge, and strike as elegant and devastating as almost any that the fixture has seen in its long history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"c8fLFk\"><strong>Spirit of the Year: Lorenzo Insigne, Napoli<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"zJ0eav\"><strong>This season in Serie A was typified by narrowly unrewarded brilliance: Atalanta, Napoli, and Sassuolo, the three teams that consistently entertained us the most, ended up without the prizes that their efforts perhaps deserved. Atalanta succumbed in the final of the Coppa Italia to Juventus, while Sassuolo and Napoli missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day of the season. That\u2019s why the 2020-21 Spirit of the Year has to be Lorenzo Insigne. In a season when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2020\/11\/25\/21720683\/diego-maradona-death-argentina-legend\">Napoli lost Diego Armando Maradona<\/a>, their greatest idol, Insigne showed again why he is one of his club\u2019s modern greats. He scored 19 times in 35 matches, including one of the most poignant celebrations in many a year when, the first game after Maradona\u2019s passing, he scored a majestic free kick and then ran to the touchline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3pfyuXr6_c\">holding a shirt bearing Maradona\u2019s name up to the television cameras<\/a>. Every so often, football produces moments that resonate far longer than trophies ever can, and Insigne did that.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"G5WvTq\"><strong>Manager of the Year: Antonio Conte, Inter Milan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"Mxtjrp\"><strong>The man who has transformed or restored so many players to their former selves should forever be known as \u201cthe calcio whisperer.\u201d There is a staggering list of players who arrived at San Siro in need of revitalization and perhaps even repair: Lukaku, Ashley Young, Alexis S\u00e1nchez, Matteo Darmian, Christian Eriksen. One by one, Conte coaxed strong appearances from them. As usual, he built his team upon the foundation of a fine defense and relied primarily upon the emergence of Nicol\u00f2 Barella and the resurgence of Eriksen for creativity in midfield. The only sadness for Inter is that Conte has now left the club since he was not sure his squad would get the investment it needed; he has departed almost as swiftly as he arrived two seasons ago. Perhaps that was to be expected since he never spends much more than a couple of years in any position: Intense as a sandstorm, he works himself and his players far beyond ordinary limits. Yet consecutive top-two league finishes, as well as that aforementioned Europa League Final appearance\u2014Inter\u2019s first in a continental contest since they claimed the 2010 UEFA Champions League\u2014represent an excellent return on investment for the club\u2019s owners. Though Conte will doubtless not be short of job offers, it is a shame that he will not get to continue his work with Lukaku, with whom he shared a rare bond and who penned him a moving farewell on Instagram. It\u2019s unusual to see that depth of affection for a departing manager, and it speaks volumes of the atmosphere of respect and mutual sacrifice that Conte managed to create in such a short time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game of the Year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZcayQ8EACsw\">Atalanta 4, Napoli 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"RlNVfl\"><strong>A match between the two most consistently exciting teams in the league delivered\u2014eventually\u2014on all expectations. The first time these teams met this season, Napoli delivered a signature performance, scoring four times in the first half without reply on their way to a 4-1 win. Atalanta would duly get their revenge in some style. Those of little faith may have changed the channel while the game was still goalless in the first half, but Atalanta\u2019s incessant attacks and the ejection of their coach Gian Piero Gasperini for dissent hinted at the chaos to come. Atalanta scored through Duv\u00e1n Zapata seven minutes after halftime and thereafter we saw a breathless procession of thrills and even brilliance: a rousing counterattack ended by Robin Gosens, an exquisite volley from Piotr Zieli\u0144ski, a sensational solo strike by Luis Muriel, an own goal from Gosens, and then a header to clinch the game for Atalanta by Cristian Romero. The match saw six goals in the space of 27 minutes. It also gave fresh urgency to two principles for deciding which games to follow in Serie A: One, you should always watch Atalanta, and two, you should never ignore Napoli.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"t8RUCP\"><strong>Biggest Surprise: AC Milan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"dPiwxJ\"><strong>Milan were a fairly young side impressively coached by Stefano Pioli. After finishing sixth last season, Milan emerged as the main title challenger to their city rivals Inter in 2020-21. When they faltered for a crucial couple of months late in this campaign, they attracted some criticism, but in truth, they were due such a stumble: It\u2019s more that their excellent start raised expectations to an unsustainable level. This was a tremendous campaign. They had to contend with the significant absence through injury of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zlatan_Ibrahimovi%C4%87\">Ibrahimovi<\/a>c and the growing pains of Sandro Tonali, a superb midfielder signed from relegated Brescia who never truly found his rhythm. At various points, they received stellar showings from their midfielders and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franck_Kessi%C3%A9\">Franck Kessi\u00e9<\/a>, their attackers <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Le%C3%A3o\">Rafael Le\u00e3o<\/a>, Brahim D\u00edaz, and Jens Petter Hauge, and their enterprising left back Theo Hern\u00e1ndez, who helped himself to seven goals and five assists. There is plenty for fans of the <em>Rossoneri<\/em> to look forward to next season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"XFKuSU\"><strong>Biggest Disappointment: Lazio<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"AmAqT6\"><strong>Compared to their previous campaign Lazio had a disappointing season, but one of the main reasons for that speaks to the moment that we are in. COVID-19 hit them harder than most. In March 2020, Serie A was suspended with Lazio just one point behind league leaders Juventus: This season, when we might have expected them to launch a title challenge, they finished 23 points behind champions Inter and 10 points away from the Champions League places. They started this season in striking fashion, beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at home in the Champions League, but then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20201031-entire-lazio-squad-in-quarantine-after-covid-19-positives\">the entire squad was placed in quarantine<\/a> after several positive tests for the coronavirus. It was difficult to maintain any kind of consistency under such conditions. The club could and should have taken far better precautions at certain points\u2014they allowed three players to attend training after receiving positive coronavirus tests, and they also twice fielded asymptomatic players who should have been isolating. As a result of these breaches of COVID protocols, two of their club doctors were banned for a year, they were fined \u20ac150,000 (later increased to \u20ac200,000) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/lazio\/story\/4346976\/coronavirus-lazio-fine-presidentdoctors-banned-over-test-violations\">club president Claudio Lotito was banned for seven months<\/a>\u2014which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/sports\/lazios-fine-increased-amid-covid-19-protocol-breach\/2226184\">later increased to a year.<\/a> When football historians look back over this league table and wonder why Lazio\u2019s performance dropped so dramatically, they should know that many of the problems began beyond the field of play. Given the departure of coach Simone Inzaghi straight after the end of the season, it is anyone\u2019s guess which direction the club will now take.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JRzZA8\"><strong>Biggest Question This Summer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"XLHQyW\" class=\"c-end-para\"><strong>With Massimiliano Allegri returning to Juventus following the dismissal of Andrea Pirlo, the key question seems to be whether they will again become a dominant force in the division. It\u2019s unclear whether Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the club after two seasons in Turin. There is a sense that AC Milan outdid themselves and that Inter Milan may have a drop-off after the departure of Conte: The stage is very possibly set for the Old Lady to reclaim her title. Time will tell whether they and Atalanta, who perhaps lack the squad depth to compete with a newly galvanized Juventus, are innovative enough to resist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside id=\"bhGfw1\">\n<div id=\"newsletter-signup-short-form\" class=\"c-newsletter_signup_box \" data-newsletter-slug=\"ringer_newsletter\">\n<div class=\"c-newsletter_signup_box__main\">\n<header class=\"collection-headline-flex\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h1><strong>Inter Milan&#8217;s Romelu Lukaku wins Serie A MVP award<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"maincontent\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article class=\"articlecontent allowvig loaded\" data-id=\"57\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:57,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:3}\" data-nativead-placements=\"article_aside:3;singlecard1:1;singlecard2:1;singlecard3:1;singlecard4:1;singlecard5:1;singlecard6:1;singlecard7:1;singlecard8:1;singlecard9:1;singlecard10:1;singlecard11:1;\">\n<section class=\"flexarticle\" data-id=\"58\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:58,&quot;p&quot;:57,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;flexarticle&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\">\n<section class=\"articlebody \" data-id=\"59\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:59,&quot;p&quot;:58,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><strong>Inter Milan&#8217;s Romelu Lukaku has been voted Serie A&#8217;s player of the year after the Belgium international helped the Nerazzurri to their 19th Italian title and first since 2009-10.<\/strong><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Provided by CBS Sports\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"60\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:60,&quot;p&quot;:59,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAKzFTy.img?h=450&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAKzFTy.img?h=450&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAKzFTy.img?h=352&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAKzFTy.img?h=352&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaShortcode MediaShortcodeTwitter-Tweet none large\">\n<div class=\"MediaShortcode-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>New Inter manager Inzaghi has called Romelu Lukaku in the last few hours. The club confirmed the intention to keep Lukaku as \u2018key player\u2019 despite interest from UK clubs. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\udd35 <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Inter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"62\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:62,&quot;p&quot;:59,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:3}\">#Inter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Negotiations still on with PSG for Achraf Hakimi &#8211; but Inter won\u2019t accept less than \u20ac80m. \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1399273964581629952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"63\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:63,&quot;p&quot;:59,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:4}\">May 31, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Lukaku, 28, scored 30 goals across Serie A, the UEFA Champions League and the Coppa Italia with 11 more assists as Antonio Conte&#8217;s men ended Juventus&#8217; stranglehold on the domestic scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conte has since left and is expected to be replaced by former SS Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi with Fabrizio Romano reporting that Lukaku will be central to the new tactician&#8217;s plans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The former Manchester United and Chelsea attacker took to social media and was quick to thank Conte and his teammates for their role in him landing the best overall gong.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaShortcode MediaShortcodeTwitter-Tweet none large\">\n<div class=\"MediaShortcode-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>God is great! \u271d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big thank you to my teammates and to Antonio Conte and his staff!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This one is for the <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"64\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:64,&quot;p&quot;:59,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:5}\">@Inter<\/a> fans thank you for supporting us throughout this season! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q3Vv10EALs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"65\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:65,&quot;p&quot;:59,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:6}\">pic.twitter.com\/q3Vv10EALs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 R.Lukaku Bolingoli9 (@RomeluLukaku9) <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RomeluLukaku9\/status\/1399436888470077446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"66\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:66,&quot;p&quot;:59,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:7}\">May 31, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Lukaku will now move on to international duty with Belgium at this summer&#8217;s Euros with Inter&#8217;s squad likely to look very different when he returns with significant changes expected due to the Italian champions&#8217; poor financial state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"><strong>Romelu Lukaku<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body\">\n<div id=\"siteSub\" class=\"noprint\"><strong>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"contentSub\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"contentSub2\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jump-to-nav\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a class=\"mw-jump-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#mw-head\">Jump to navigation<\/a> <a class=\"mw-jump-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#searchInput\">Jump to search<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<caption class=\"fn\"><strong>Romelu Lukaku<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Romelu_Lukaku_with_Belgium_before_game_v_Brazil,_6_July_2018.jpg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Romelu_Lukaku_with_Belgium_before_game_v_Brazil%2C_6_July_2018.jpg.png\/175px-Romelu_Lukaku_with_Belgium_before_game_v_Brazil%2C_6_July_2018.jpg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/a\/ac\/Romelu_Lukaku_with_Belgium_before_game_v_Brazil%2C_6_July_2018.jpg.png 1.5x\" alt=\"Romelu Lukaku with Belgium before game v Brazil, 6 July 2018.jpg.png\" width=\"175\" height=\"279\" data-file-width=\"176\" data-file-height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>Lukaku lining up for <a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team\">Belgium<\/a> at the <a title=\"2018 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_FIFA_World_Cup\">2018 FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><strong>Personal information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Full name<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"nickname\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Date of birth<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>13 May 1993<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a028)<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Place of birth<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"birthplace\" colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Antwerp\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antwerp\">Antwerp<\/a>, Belgium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>1.90\u00a0m (6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in)<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Position(s)<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"role\" colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)#Striker\">Striker<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><strong>Club information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">\n<div><strong>Current team<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"org\" colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Number<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><strong>Youth career<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>1999\u20132003<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"K. Rupel Boom F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K._Rupel_Boom_F.C.\">Rupel Boom<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2003\u20132004<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>KFC Wintam<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2004\u20132006<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Lierse S.K.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lierse_S.K.\">Lierse<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2006\u20132009<\/strong><\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"R.S.C. Anderlecht\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R.S.C._Anderlecht\">Anderlecht<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><strong>Senior career*<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>Years<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><abbr title=\"League appearances\">Apps<\/abbr><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(<abbr title=\"League goals\">Gls<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2009\u20132011<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"R.S.C. Anderlecht\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R.S.C._Anderlecht\">Anderlecht<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>73<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(33)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2011\u20132014<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Chelsea F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chelsea_F.C.\">Chelsea<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(0)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2012\u20132013<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"West Bromwich Albion F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a> (loan)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(17)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2013\u20132014<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Everton F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everton_F.C.\">Everton<\/a> (loan)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(15)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2014\u20132017<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Everton F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everton_F.C.\">Everton<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>110<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(53)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2017\u20132019<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Manchester United F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_United_F.C.\">Manchester United<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>66<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(28)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2019\u2013<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>72<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(47)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><strong>National team<sup>\u2021<\/sup><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong>Belgium U15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Belgium national under-18 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_under-18_football_team\">Belgium U18<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(0)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Belgium national under-21 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_under-21_football_team\">Belgium U21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><strong>2010\u2013<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team\">Belgium<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>91<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(59)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>Honours<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2021<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2021 National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20684\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rl-soccer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rl-soccer.jpg 225w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rl-soccer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (<small>Dutch pronunciation: <\/small><span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Dutch\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Dutch\">[\u02c8ro\u02d0me\u02d0lu lu\u02c8ka\u02d0ku]<\/a><\/span>; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional <a title=\"Association football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_football\">footballer<\/a> who plays as a <a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)#Striker\">striker<\/a> for <a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a> club <a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a> and the <a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team\">Belgium national team<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born in <a title=\"Antwerp\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antwerp\">Antwerp<\/a>, Lukaku began his professional career at <a title=\"Belgian First Division A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_First_Division_A\">Belgian Pro League<\/a> club <a title=\"R.S.C. Anderlecht\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R.S.C._Anderlecht\">Anderlecht<\/a> in 2009, where he made his senior debut, at age 16. He won the league&#8217;s top goalscorer, the league championship and the <a title=\"Ebony Shoe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebony_Shoe\">Belgian Ebony Shoe<\/a> there. He signed for English side <a title=\"Chelsea F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chelsea_F.C.\">Chelsea<\/a> in 2011, but featured sparingly in his first season and joined <a title=\"West Bromwich Albion F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a> on loan in 2012. He helped them to an unexpected eighth-place finish in the 2012\u201313 season and ahead of the 2013\u201314 season, he joined <a title=\"Everton F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everton_F.C.\">Everton<\/a> 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 \u00a328 million in 2014. After being named in the <a title=\"PFA Team of the Year (2010s)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PFA_Team_of_the_Year_(2010s)#Premier_League_8\">2016\u201317<\/a> <a title=\"PFA Team of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PFA_Team_of_the_Year\">PFA Team of the Year<\/a>, Lukaku signed for <a title=\"Manchester United F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_United_F.C.\">Manchester United<\/a> in 2017, for an initial fee of \u00a375 million.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> After two seasons in Manchester Lukaku&#8217;s relationship with the club deteriorated. He failed to return for pre-season training, was fined, and subsequently signed for <a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a> in August 2019, for a reported club record \u20ac80 million; he won the <a title=\"2020\u201321 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_Serie_A\">Serie A title<\/a> in his second season with the club and was named the league&#8217;s <a title=\"Serie A Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A_Awards\">Most Valuable Player<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Belgian international, Lukaku has played 91 games for his country, and scored 59 goals, making him <a title=\"Belgium national football team records and statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team_records_and_statistics#General_2\">Belgium&#8217;s all-time top goalscorer<\/a>.<sup id=\"ref_N1_1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010, at age 17, and has since represented his country at three major tournaments, including two <a title=\"FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup\">FIFA World Cups<\/a> and one <a title=\"UEFA Euro 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Euro_2016\">UEFA European Championship<\/a>. At the <a title=\"2018 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_FIFA_World_Cup\">2018 World Cup<\/a>, Lukaku led Belgium to a third-place finish by finishing as the joint second-highest goalscorer, and won the <a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot\">Bronze Boot<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"International_career\" class=\"mw-headline\">International career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_(cropped).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg\/145px-Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg\/218px-Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg\/290px-Lukaku_Belgium_National_Team_vs_USA_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"209\" data-file-width=\"458\" data-file-height=\"661\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><strong>Lukaku with <a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team\">Belgium<\/a> in May 2013<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Lukaku was a member of the <a title=\"Belgium national under-21 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_under-21_football_team\">Belgium under-21 team<\/a> and scored a goal on his debut against <a title=\"Slovenia national under-21 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slovenia_national_under-21_football_team\">Slovenia<\/a>. On 24 February 2010, Lukaku was named for the first time in the <a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team\">Belgium senior squad<\/a> for a <a title=\"Exhibition game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exhibition_game\">friendly match<\/a> against <a title=\"Croatia national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatia_national_football_team\">Croatia<\/a>.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-136\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> On 17 November 2010, he scored his first two international goals in a friendly against <a title=\"Russia national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia_national_football_team\">Russia<\/a>.\u00a0 Lukaku scored his first goal in almost two years for the national team, netting the winner in a 4\u20132 friendly victory over rivals the <a title=\"Netherlands national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands_national_football_team\">Netherlands<\/a> on 15 August 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On 11 October 2013, Lukaku scored two goals as Belgium defeated Croatia 2\u20131 to secure a place in the <a title=\"2014 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_FIFA_World_Cup\">World Cup<\/a> finals.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-139\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In May 2014, Lukaku was named in Belgium&#8217;s squad for the 2014 World Cup. On 26 May, he scored his first international hat-trick in a pre-tournament friendly against neighbouring <a title=\"Luxembourg national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxembourg_national_football_team\">Luxembourg<\/a>.\u00a0 However, as Belgium made seven <a title=\"Substitute (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Substitute_(association_football)\">substitutions<\/a> during this match instead of the permitted six, it was not recognised as an official match by <a title=\"FIFA\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA\">FIFA<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-HLN040614_141-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-HLN040614-141\">[141]<\/a><\/sup> On 1 June, he scored first of Belgium&#8217;s two goals in the 2\u20130 victory in a friendly match against <a title=\"Sweden national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweden_national_football_team\">Sweden<\/a>. In Belgium&#8217;s first match of the tournament, a 2\u20131 win against <a title=\"Algeria national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria_national_football_team\">Algeria<\/a> in <a title=\"Belo Horizonte\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belo_Horizonte\">Belo Horizonte<\/a>, Lukaku started and played 58 minutes before being replaced by <a title=\"Divock Origi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Divock_Origi\">Divock Origi<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-143\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-143\">[143]<\/a><\/sup> In the <a title=\"2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Round_of_16\">round of 16<\/a>, Lukaku came on as a substitute prior to <a title=\"Overtime\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overtime#Association_football\">extra time<\/a> and assisted <a title=\"Kevin De Bruyne\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_De_Bruyne\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a>&#8216;s opening goal three minutes later. In the 105th minute, he scored his first goal of the tournament as Belgium defeated the <a title=\"United States men's national soccer team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team\">United States<\/a> 2\u20131.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5d\/2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg\/145px-2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5d\/2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg\/218px-2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5d\/2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg\/290px-2017_RUS_v_BEL_exhibition_-_Romelu_Lukaku.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"339\" data-file-width=\"1020\" data-file-height=\"2388\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><strong>Lukaku playing for Belgium against <a title=\"Russia national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia_national_football_team\">Russia<\/a> in March 2017<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>On 29 March 2016, Lukaku headed a consolation in a 2\u20131 loss away to <a title=\"Portugal national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_football_team\">Portugal<\/a>, assisted by his brother, <a title=\"Jordan Lukaku\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan_Lukaku\">Jordan Lukaku<\/a>.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-145\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> At <a title=\"UEFA Euro 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Euro_2016\">UEFA Euro 2016<\/a>, Lukaku scored twice in Belgium&#8217;s 3\u20130 second group stage match win on 18 June 2016 over the <a title=\"Republic of Ireland national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team\">Republic of Ireland<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On 10 November 2017, Lukaku equalled the all-time Belgium goalscoring record set by <a title=\"Bernard Voorhoof\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernard_Voorhoof\">Bernard Voorhoof<\/a> and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Paul van Himst\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_van_Himst\">Paul van Himst<\/a> after scoring twice against <a title=\"Mexico national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico_national_football_team\">Mexico<\/a> in a 3\u20133 draw.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-147\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Four days after he equalled the record, Lukaku became Belgium&#8217;s all-time record goalscorer with 31 international goals at the age of 24 after he scored the only goal in a 1\u20130 win over <a title=\"Japan national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan_national_football_team\">Japan<\/a>.\u00a0 Although this record was counted by the <a title=\"Royal Belgian Football Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Belgian_Football_Association\">Royal Belgian Football Association<\/a>,<sup id=\"cite_ref-KBVBdata_149-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-KBVBdata-149\">[149]<\/a><\/sup> FIFA only officially recognised 28 goals after a nullified international friendly match against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 which he netted a hat trick in a 5\u20131 win because the former Belgium coach, <a title=\"Marc Wilmots\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Wilmots\">Marc Wilmots<\/a> made seven substitutions during the match instead of the permitted six which are not in accordance to the <a title=\"Laws of the Game (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)\">Laws of the Game<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On 6 June 2018, Lukaku officially became Belgium&#8217;s all-time leading scorer with 31 goals after scoring a goal in a 3\u20130 win over <a title=\"Egypt national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt_national_football_team\">Egypt<\/a>. He also broke a three-way tie with the previous record goalscorers, Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst.<sup id=\"cite_ref-152\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bel-Tun_(15).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Bel-Tun_%2815%29.jpg\/145px-Bel-Tun_%2815%29.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Bel-Tun_%2815%29.jpg\/218px-Bel-Tun_%2815%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Bel-Tun_%2815%29.jpg\/290px-Bel-Tun_%2815%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"208\" data-file-width=\"696\" data-file-height=\"999\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<div class=\"magnify\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><strong>Lukaku (right) playing against Tunisia in the <a title=\"2018 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_FIFA_World_Cup\">2018 World Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>On 18 June 2018, Lukaku scored twice in a 3\u20130 win over <a title=\"Panama national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama_national_football_team\">Panama<\/a> in their opening group game at the <a title=\"2018 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_FIFA_World_Cup\">2018 FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-153\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In the next group game on 23 June 2018, he scored twice again in a 5\u20132 win over <a title=\"Tunisia national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tunisia_national_football_team\">Tunisia<\/a>. In doing so, Lukaku became the first player since <a title=\"Diego Maradona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diego_Maradona\">Diego Maradona<\/a> in 1986 to score two goals or more in consecutive World Cup matches. 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On 10 October 2019, Lukaku scored his 50th and 51st international goals in a 9\u20130 home win over <a title=\"San Marino national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Marino_national_football_team\">San Marino<\/a>, in a <a title=\"UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Euro_2020_qualifying\">Euro 2020 qualifier<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-157\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Style_of_play\" class=\"mw-headline\">Style of play<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lukaku is a left-footed player,<sup id=\"cite_ref-158\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> who in 2014 was named by <i>The Guardian<\/i> as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe. A large and physically powerful striker, with an eye for goal, Lukaku has been known to use his physicality to get around defenders. 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 <a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)#Centre-forward\">target-man in the centre<\/a>, but as an out-and-out <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)#Striker\">striker<\/a> or poacher; due to his tactical versatility, he is also capable of playing as a <a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)#Winger\">winger<\/a>. A well-rounded <a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)\">forward<\/a>, 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. 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. However, despite his ability, he has also come into criticism in the media at times over his movement, first touch, finishing, and overall consistency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Influences\" class=\"mw-headline\">Influences<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>In a 2016 interview with <a title=\"ESPN\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\">ESPN<\/a>, Lukaku named <a title=\"Didier Drogba\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Didier_Drogba\">Didier Drogba<\/a> and <a title=\"Nicolas Anelka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas_Anelka\">Nicolas Anelka<\/a> as the two strikers who made him want to play for Chelsea, but it was the mention of a third striker during the interview, his ultimate idol <a title=\"Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)\">Ronaldo<\/a>, that lit him up with excitement, with Lukaku stating,<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"templatequote\"><p><strong>&#8220;Ronaldo changed football. He was the one you would look at. You would see him doing <a title=\"Step over\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Step_over\">step-overs<\/a> and you were thinking: &#8216;Who does this?&#8217; You would see defenders falling over and you were like: &#8216;Wow.&#8217; The goals that he scored, and at crucial times. He scored goals where you were like: &#8216;Oh man, this is not serious.'&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"templatequotecite\"><strong>\u2014\u2009<cite>Lukaku speaking to ESPN on his idol, Ronaldo.<sup id=\"cite_ref-idol_166-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/cite><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Crediting the former Brazilian striker as his major influence as a kid, Lukaku added, &#8220;He changed the dimension of a striker. He was fast, he can <a title=\"Dribbling\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dribbling#Association_football\">dribble<\/a> like a winger, run like a sprinter, he was as strong as an ox&#8221;.<sup id=\"cite_ref-idol_166-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-idol-166\">[166]<\/a><\/sup> His devotion to Ronaldo is such that he finds the time to search <a title=\"YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube\">YouTube<\/a> for videos of him. When mentioned that he shares certain characteristics with the Brazilian, Lukaku responded, &#8220;Be like Ronaldo? There is only one Ronaldo&#8221;.<sup id=\"cite_ref-idol_166-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Personal_life\" class=\"mw-headline\">Personal life<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lukaku was born in <a title=\"Antwerp\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antwerp\">Antwerp<\/a>, <a title=\"Belgium\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium\">Belgium<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-ESPN_167-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> to <a title=\"Democratic Republic of the Congo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\">Congolese<\/a> parents.\u00a0 His father, <a title=\"Roger Lukaku\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Lukaku\">Roger Lukaku<\/a>, played professional football and was <a title=\"Cap (sport)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cap_(sport)\">capped<\/a> at international level by <a title=\"DR Congo national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR_Congo_national_football_team\">Zaire<\/a>. He has a younger brother named <a title=\"Jordan Lukaku\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan_Lukaku\">Jordan<\/a>, who has progressed through the youth academy at Anderlecht and currently plays for <a title=\"Royal Antwerp F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Antwerp_F.C.\">Royal Antwerp<\/a> in Belgium.\u00a0 His cousin <a title=\"Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boli_Bolingoli-Mbombo\">Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo<\/a> plays as a left-sided winger or defender for <a title=\"\u0130stanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir F.K.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%B0stanbul_Ba%C5%9Fak%C5%9Fehir_F.K.\">\u0130stanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir<\/a> on loan from <a title=\"Celtic F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celtic_F.C.\">Celtic<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lukaku was the subject of a television documentary series called <a class=\"extiw\" title=\"nl:De School Van Lukaku\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_School_Van_Lukaku\"><i>De School Van Lukaku<\/i><\/a> (Lukaku&#8217;s School) shown on the Dutch-speaking E\u00e9n 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 <a title=\"Brussels\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brussels\">Brussels<\/a>, where the footballer was based while with the Anderlecht youth team.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-173\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In 2009, the series followed the school as it made a field trip to <a title=\"London\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London\">London<\/a>, visiting Chelsea&#8217;s Stamford Bridge ground. Lukaku said at the time, &#8220;What a stadium. If one day in my life I will cry, it will be the day I play here. I love Chelsea.&#8221; 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.\u00a0 Lukaku has stated his biggest idol was <a title=\"Didier Drogba\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Didier_Drogba\">Didier Drogba<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lukaku is a practising <a title=\"Catholic Church\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_Church\">Roman Catholic<\/a>; he made the pilgrimage to <a title=\"Lourdes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lourdes\">Lourdes<\/a> in 2014.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-177\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He is <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Teetotal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teetotal\">Teetotal<\/a> (does not drink alcohol).<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Media_and_endorsements\" class=\"mw-headline\">Media and endorsements<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lukaku was the first Premier League player to join Jay-Z&#8217;s management agency <a title=\"Roc Nation Sports\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roc_Nation_Sports\">Roc Nation Sports<\/a>.\u00a0 <sup id=\"cite_ref-179\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In 2018, Lukaku signed a record sponsorship deal with German sportswear company <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Puma SE\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puma_SE\">Puma<\/a>, the company&#8217;s largest endorsement deal ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Career_statistics\" class=\"mw-headline\">Career statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20686\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rl-poy-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"190\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"Club\" class=\"mw-headline\">Club<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<caption><strong>Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Club<\/strong><\/th>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Season<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>League<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>National Cup<sup id=\"cite_ref-181\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-181\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>League Cup<sup id=\"cite_ref-182\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-182\">[b]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Europe<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Division<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\"><strong><a title=\"R.S.C. Anderlecht\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R.S.C._Anderlecht\">Anderlecht<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2008\u201309 R.S.C. Anderlecht season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008%E2%80%9309_R.S.C._Anderlecht_season\">2008\u201309<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-SW_183-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-SW-183\">[181]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Belgian First Division A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_First_Division_A\">Belgian First Division<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2009\u201310 R.S.C. Anderlecht season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009%E2%80%9310_R.S.C._Anderlecht_season\">2009\u201310<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-SW_183-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-SW-183\">[181]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Belgian First Division A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_First_Division_A\">Belgian Pro League<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<sup id=\"cite_ref-184\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-184\">[c]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2010\u201311 Belgian Pro League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010%E2%80%9311_Belgian_Pro_League\">2010\u201311<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-SW_183-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-SW-183\">[181]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Belgian Pro League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<sup id=\"cite_ref-185\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-185\">[d]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011\u201312 Belgian Pro League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011%E2%80%9312_Belgian_Pro_League\">2011\u201312<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-SW_183-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-SW-183\">[181]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Belgian Pro League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>73<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>33<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>22<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>8<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>98<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>41<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Chelsea F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chelsea_F.C.\">Chelsea<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011\u201312 Chelsea F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011%E2%80%9312_Chelsea_F.C._season\">2011\u201312<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1112_186-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1112-186\">[182]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Premier League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_League\">Premier League<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2013\u201314 Chelsea F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013%E2%80%9314_Chelsea_F.C._season\">2013\u201314<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1314_187-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1314-187\">[183]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<sup id=\"cite_ref-USC_188-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-USC-188\">[e]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>10<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>15<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"West Bromwich Albion F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a> (loan)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2012\u201313 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012%E2%80%9313_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season\">2012\u201313<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1213_189-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1213-189\">[184]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Everton F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everton_F.C.\">Everton<\/a> (loan)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2013\u201314 Everton F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013%E2%80%9314_Everton_F.C._season\">2013\u201314<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1314_187-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1314-187\">[183]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><strong>Everton<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2014\u201315 Everton F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014%E2%80%9315_Everton_F.C._season\">2014\u201315<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1415_190-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1415-190\">[185]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<sup id=\"cite_ref-191\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-191\">[f]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>48<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2015\u201316 Everton F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%9316_Everton_F.C._season\">2015\u201316<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1516_192-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1516-192\">[186]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>46<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2016\u201317 Everton F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016%E2%80%9317_Everton_F.C._season\">2016\u201317<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1617_193-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1617-193\">[187]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>39<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>141<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>68<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>8<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>166<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>87<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Manchester United F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_United_F.C.\">Manchester United<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2017\u201318 Manchester United F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017%E2%80%9318_Manchester_United_F.C._season\">2017\u201318<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1718_194-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1718-194\">[188]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<sup id=\"cite_ref-UCL_195-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-UCL-195\">[g]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<sup id=\"cite_ref-USC_188-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-USC-188\">[e]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>51<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2018\u201319 Manchester United F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018%E2%80%9319_Manchester_United_F.C._season\">2018\u201319<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1819_196-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1819-196\">[189]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<sup id=\"cite_ref-UCL_195-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-UCL-195\">[g]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>66<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>28<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>6<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>17<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>96<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>42<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_Milan\">Inter Milan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2019\u201320 Inter Milan season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_Inter_Milan_season\">2019\u201320<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb1920_197-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb1920-197\">[190]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<sup id=\"cite_ref-198\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-198\">[h]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>51<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2020\u201321 Inter Milan season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_Inter_Milan_season\">2020\u201321<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-sb2021_199-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-sb2021-199\">[191]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Serie A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<sup id=\"cite_ref-UCL_195-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cite_note-UCL-195\">[g]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>44<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>72<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>47<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>16<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>13<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>95<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>64<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Career total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>397<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>193<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>29<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>17<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>16<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>64<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>36<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>508<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>251<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"reflist reflist-lower-alpha\">\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\">\n<ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"cite_note-181\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"cite_note-181\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Includes <a title=\"Belgian Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_Cup\">Belgian Cup<\/a>, <a title=\"FA Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FA_Cup\">FA Cup<\/a> and <a title=\"Coppa Italia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coppa_Italia\">Coppa Italia<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-182\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-182\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Includes <a title=\"EFL Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EFL_Cup\">League Cup\/EFL Cup<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-184\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-184\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">One appearance in <a title=\"UEFA Champions League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Champions_League\">UEFA Champions League<\/a>, ten appearances and four goals in <a title=\"UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Europa_League\">UEFA Europa League<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-185\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-185\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Three appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-USC-188\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-USC-188\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Appearance in <a title=\"UEFA Super Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Super_Cup\">UEFA Super Cup<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-191\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-191\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-UCL-195\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-UCL-195\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-198\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"reflist reflist-lower-alpha\">\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\">\n<ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"cite_note-198\" value=\"8\"><strong><span class=\"reference-text\">Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and seven goals in UEFA Europa League<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"International\" class=\"mw-headline\">International<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<caption><strong>Appearances and goals by national team and year<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>National team<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"12\"><strong><a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team\">Belgium<\/a><sup id=\"ref_N2_1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romelu_Lukaku#cnote_N2\">[N2]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2011<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>91<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>59<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Honours\" class=\"mw-headline\">Honours<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Anderlecht<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Belgian First Division A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_First_Division_A\">Belgian Pro League<\/a>: <a title=\"2009\u201310 Belgian Pro League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009%E2%80%9310_Belgian_Pro_League\">2009\u201310<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-SW_183-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Super Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Super_Cup\">UEFA Super Cup<\/a> runner-up: <a title=\"2013 UEFA Super Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_UEFA_Super_Cup\">2013<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UEFA Super Cup runner-up: <a title=\"2017 UEFA Super Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_UEFA_Super_Cup\">2017<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-202\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Inter Milan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a>: <a title=\"2020\u201321 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_Serie_A\">2020\u201321<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-203\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Europa_League\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> runner-up: <a title=\"2019\u201320 UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Europa_League\">2019\u201320<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-204\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> third place: <a title=\"2018 FIFA World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_FIFA_World_Cup\">2018<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-205\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Individual<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_Golden_Shoe\">Best Belgian Footballer abroad<\/a>: 2020<sup id=\"cite_ref-206\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IFFHS_World%27s_Top_Goal_Scorer\">IFFHS World&#8217;s Top Goal Scorer<\/a>: 2020<sup id=\"cite_ref-207\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Belgian Sportsman of the year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_Sportsman_of_the_year\">Belgian Sportsman Promising Talent of the Year<\/a>: 2009<sup id=\"cite_ref-208\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Belgian Golden Shoe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_Golden_Shoe\">Belgian Bronze Shoe<\/a>: 2009<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Belgian First Division A top scorers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_First_Division_A_top_scorers\">Belgian Pro League top scorer<\/a>: <a title=\"2009\u201310 Belgian Pro League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009%E2%80%9310_Belgian_Pro_League\">2009\u201310<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-209\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgian_Golden_Shoe\">Belgian Silver Shoe<\/a>: 2010<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Ebony Shoe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebony_Shoe\">Ebony Shoe<\/a>: 2011<sup id=\"cite_ref-210\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_UEFA_Cup_and_Europa_League_top_scorers\">UEFA Europa League top scorer<\/a>: <a title=\"2014\u201315 UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Europa_League\">2014\u201315<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-211\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Everton F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everton_F.C.\">Everton<\/a> Young Player of the Season: <a title=\"2015\u201316 Everton F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%9316_Everton_F.C._season\">2015\u201316<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-Everton2_212-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton Goal of the Season: 2015\u201316<sup id=\"cite_ref-Everton2_212-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Premier League Player of the Month\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_League_Player_of_the_Month\">Premier League Player of the Month<\/a>: <a title=\"2016\u201317 Premier League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016%E2%80%9317_Premier_League#Monthly_awards\">March 2017<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-213\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"PFA Team of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PFA_Team_of_the_Year\">PFA Team of the Year<\/a>: <a title=\"PFA Team of the Year (2010s)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PFA_Team_of_the_Year_(2010s)#Premier_League_8\">2016\u201317 Premier League<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-PFA1617_73-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton Player of the Season: <a title=\"2016\u201317 Everton F.C. season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016%E2%80%9317_Everton_F.C._season\">2016\u201317<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-Everton_214-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton Players&#8217; Player of the Season: 2016\u201317<sup id=\"cite_ref-Everton_214-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Professional Footballers' Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_Footballers%27_Association\">PFA<\/a> Fans&#8217; Player of the Month: August\/September 2017<sup id=\"cite_ref-215\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a> <a title=\"Serie A Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A_Awards\">Most Valuable Player<\/a>: <a title=\"2020\u201321 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_Serie_A#Seasonal_awards\">2020\u201321<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-216\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a> MVP of the Month: <a title=\"2020\u201321 Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_Serie_A#MVP_of_the_Month\">February 2021<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-217\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Italian Football Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_Football_Hall_of_Fame\">Italian Football Hall of Fame<\/a> (<a title=\"Davide Astori\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davide_Astori#Death_and_legacy\">Davide Astori Fair Play Award<\/a>): 2019<sup id=\"cite_ref-2019-SerieAHoF_218-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premio_internazionale_Giacinto_Facchetti\">Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti<\/a>: 2020<sup id=\"cite_ref-Yashin_Award5_219-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: <a title=\"2019\u201320 UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Europa_League#Squad_of_the_Season\">2019\u201320<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-220\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UEFA Europa League Player of the Season: <a title=\"2019\u201320 UEFA Europa League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Europa_League#Player_of_the_Season\">2019\u201320<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-221\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Belgium national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers\">Belgium&#8217;s national record goalscorer<\/a>: 2017 (31st goal)<sup id=\"cite_ref-Yashin_Award_222-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Belgium&#8217;s national record goalscorer in 1 year: 2018 (14 goals)<sup id=\"cite_ref-Yashin_Award2_223-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFPro\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFPro#FIFA_FIFPro_Men's_World11\">FIFA FIFPro World11<\/a> 3rd team: 2018<sup id=\"cite_ref-224\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>FIFA FIFPro World11 4th team: 2017<sup id=\"cite_ref-225\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"FIFA World Cup awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot\">FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot<\/a>:2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20685\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rl-poy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"postarticlecontent\" data-id=\"76\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:76,&quot;p&quot;:57,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;postarticlecontent&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:2}\">\n<div id=\"civsci-id-76398579\" class=\"civsci\" 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Juventus, meanwhile, are turning to a familiar face to reclaim their dominance. 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