Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team. Lukaku began his professional career at Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht in 2009. He signed for English side Chelsea in 2011, but featured sparingly in his first season. He joined West Bromwich Albion on loan in 2012, and then Everton in 2013. In 2014, he joined Manchester United for a club-record fee of £75m. In August 2019, Lukaku signed for Inter Milan for a reported club record €80m million.
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Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team. Lukaku began his professional career at Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht in 2009. He signed for English side Chelsea in 2011, but featured sparingly in his first season. He joined West Bromwich Albion on loan in 2012, and then Everton in 2013. In 2014, he joined Manchester United for a club-record fee of £75m. In August 2019, Lukaku signed for Inter Milan for a reported club record €80m million. He has played 89 games for his country, and scored 57 goals, making him Belgium’s all-time top goalscorer. At the 2018 World Cup, he led Belgium to a third-place finish by finishing as the joint second-highest goalscoreer, and won the Bronze Boot. He made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010, at age 17, and has since represented his country at three major tournaments, including two FIFA World Cups and one UEFA European Championship. He was named in the 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year, and was named the PFA’s Player of the Season for the 2014–15 season. His relationship with Manchester United deteriorated after he failed to return for pre-season training, and he was fined, and subsequently signed with Inter Milan in August 2019. He won the Belgian Ebony Shoe for his performances at the 2014 World Cup.
He also won the league championship and the Belgian Eredivisie’s top scorer in the 2009–10 season, scoring 131 goals in 93 matches. He played for Lierse from 2004 until 2006, scoring 121 goals in 68 matches. In 2009, he signed a professional contract with Anderlcht lasting until 2012. He became a regular member of the first team during the 2009-10 season. In 2011, he played for Chelsea for a fee reported to be around €12 million, rising to €20 million in add-ons. He spent the majority of the 2012 season playing for the reserves and started his first Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers and turned a man of the match in the match against John Terry on May 13, 2012. On May 19, 2012, he made his Premier League debut against Fulham, and turned an assist for John Terry’s opener in the final match of the season. On August 10, 2012 he signed for West Brom on loan. He helped them to an unexpected eighth-placed finish in the 2012–13 season and ahead of the 2013–14 season, he joining Everton on loan ahead of 2013–2014 season. Lukaku was given the number 18 shirt and signed a five-year contract. During the 2010–11 season, Lukku scored 20 goals in all competitions, but Aanderlecht failed to retain their league title despite finishing top of the table during the regular season.
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