Romelu Lukaku

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Romelu Lukaku
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Personal information
Full name Romelu Menama Lukaku[1]
Date of birth 13 May 1993 (1993-05-13) (age 18)[1]
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Chelsea
Number 18
Youth career
1999–2003 Rupel Boom
2003–2006 Lierse
2006–2009 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2011 Anderlecht 73 (33)
2011– Chelsea 4 (0)
National team‡
2008– Belgium U21 5 (10)
2010– Belgium 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Romelu Menama Lukaku (born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea and the Belgium national team.

He previously played for Rupel Boom, Lierse, and made his professional debut for Belgian Pro League side Anderlecht. Whilst playing for Anderlecht, he became the 2009–10 top scorer in Belgium as Anderlecht won the Belgian championship, and won the Belgian Ebony Shoe in 2011.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Youth years

Lukaku joined his local team Rupel Boom at the age of five.[3] After four seasons at Rupel Boom, Lukaku was discovered by scouts of Lierse SK, a Belgian Pro League team with an established youth academy. He played for Lierse from 2004 until 2006,[3] scoring 121 goals in 68 games.[4] After Lierse were relegated from the Belgian Pro League, Anderlecht bought no less than 13 youth players from Lierse in the 2006 mid-season, one of which was Lukaku. He played three more years as a youth player with Anderlecht, scoring 131 goals in 93 games.[4]

[edit] Anderlecht

When he turned 16 on 13 May 2009, Lukaku signed a professional contract with Anderlecht until 2012.[5] and 11 days later he made his Belgian First Division debut on 24 May 2009 in the championship play off match against Standard Liège as a 69th minute substitute for defender Víctor Bernárdez.[6] Anderlecht lost the match 1-0. He scored his first goal at senior level against Zulte Waregem in the 89th minute, after coming on as substitute for Kanu after 69 minutes.

[edit] Chelsea

In June 2011 Anderlecht general manager Herman van Holsbeeck said that they were in talks with Premier League club Chelsea regarding a possible transfer.[citation needed] On 6 August 2011, an agreement was reached with Anderlecht for the transfer to the club for a fee reported to be around £13 million, rising to £18 million in add-ons. Lukaku was given the number 18 shirt (formerly worn by Yuri Zhirkov) and signed a five-year contract.[7] He made his home debut in a 3-1 victory over Norwich City in the 83rd minute, coming on as a substitute for Fernando Torres.[8] Lukaku made his second Chelsea appearance coming on as a substitute in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester United. Lukaku made his first start for the club in the Carling Cup against Fulham. Chelsea went on to win the match on penalties. He made another appearance on the 21st of January 2012, coming on as a substitute for Fernando Torres in the 76th minute. His first touch was a well cushioned nod down to begin an attack, and he also made a positive run beating an opposition player before delivering a poor cross - though this did show his potential explosiveness.

[edit] International career

Lukaku was a member of the Belgium under-21 team and scored a goal on his debut against Slovenia.[9]

On 24 February 2010, Lukaku was named for the first time in the Belgium squad for the friendly against Croatia.[10] On 17 November 2010, he scored his first two international goals in the friendly match against Russia.

[edit] International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2010 Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh, Russia  Russia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 17 November 2010 Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh, Russia  Russia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
Correct as of 17 November 2010

[edit] Personal life

Lukaku was born in Antwerp,[11] a city in northern Belgium. His father, Roger Lukaku,[12] played professional football and was capped at international level by Zaire.[13] He has a younger brother named Jordan, who has progressed through the youth academy at Anderlecht.[12] Lukaku was the subject of an acclaimed television documentary series called De School Van Lukaku (Lukaku's School) shown on the Dutch-speaking Eén network. The reality show followed the teenage Lukaku and his classmates during the course of a year at the Saint-Guidon Institute, a multi-cultural school in Brussels, where the footballer was based while with the Anderlecht youth team.[14] In 2009, the series followed the school as it made a field trip to London visiting Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground. Lukaku said at the time: “What a stadium. If one day in my life I will cry, it will be the day I play here. I love Chelsea.”[15]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 21 January 2012.[1][11][16][17]
Club Season League Cup1 Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Anderlecht 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2009–10 33 15 6 1 0 0 11 4 1 45 19 7
2010–11 37 16 7 2 0 0 11 4 0 50 20 7
2011–12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Belgium 73 33 13 3 0 0 22 8 1 98 41 14
Chelsea 2011–12 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
England 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Career total 77 33 14 6 0 0 22 8 1 106 41 14
1Also includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Cup and Carling Cup.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Anderlecht

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Romelu Menama Lukaku". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. http://www.soccerway.com/players/romelo-lukaku/79495/. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "14. Romelu Lukaku". Anderlecht. http://www.rsca.be/go/en/player/a/118/lukaku_romelu. Retrieved 17 November 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Romelu Lukaku - Spielerwechsel". Transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/romelu-lukaku/transfers/spieler_96341.html. Retrieved 23 December 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "The Full Interview: Teenage Sensation Reveals All About His Life, Loves And His Footballing 'Gift From God'". Goal.com. 17 January 2011. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/01/17/2309143/romelu-lukaku-the-full-interview-teenage-sensation-reveals. Retrieved 20 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "Lukaku : " Je sais que je serai récompensé de mes efforts "" (in French). FootGoal.net. 2 September 2009. http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=43883. Retrieved 17 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "Standard is opnieuw kampioen van België" (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 May 2009. http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/2.5503/MF_090524_STA_AND. Retrieved 26 May 2009. 
  7. ^ "The most beautiful day of my life! Chelsea seal £20m deal for Eurostar Lukaku". Mail Online. 2011-08-08. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2023908/Romelu-Lukaku-seals-Chelsea-deal.html. Retrieved 2012-01-06. 
  8. ^ "Chelsea 3-1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14600575.stm. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 
  9. ^ "Jugend forscht: Romelu Lukaku und Iker Muniain" (in German). Transfermarkt. 14 October 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31986/jugend-forscht-romelu-lukaku-und-iker-muniain.html. Retrieved 17 November 2010. 
  10. ^ "Romelu Lukaku est officiellement Diable Rouge" (in French). DH.be. 24 February 2010. http://www.dhnet.be/sports/diables-rouges/article/301782/romelu-lukaku-est-officiellement-diable-rouge.html#video15. Retrieved 17 November 2010. 
  11. ^ a b "Romelu Lukaku". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/139437/romelu-lukaku?cc=5739. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  12. ^ a b Wilson, Jeremy (28 October 2010). "Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid rival Chelsea for 'new Didier Drogba'". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/8091041/Jose-Mourinho-and-Real-Madrid-rival-Chelsea-for-new-Didier-Drogba.html. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  13. ^ "Menama Lukaku". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=93204/. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  14. ^ Is it true Romelu Lukaku starred in a documentary tv series about his schooldays? Socqer.com retrieved 7 August 2011.
  15. ^ Chelsea new signing Romelu Lukaku says move to Stamford Bridge is a dream come true. Daily Telegraph, 8, August, 2011.
  16. ^ "Top scorer Romelu Lukaku : Title is next goal". R.S.C. Anderlecht. http://www.rsca.be/go/en/article/26650/top_scorer_romelu_lukaku_-_title_is_next_goal. Retrieved 17 November 2010. 
  17. ^ "Leistungsdaten". Transfermarkt.de. http://transfermarkt.de/de/romelu-lukaku/leistungsdaten/spieler_96341.html. Retrieved 12 April 2011. 

[edit] External links

Chelsea F.C. – current squad
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