List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku explained

Romelu Lukaku is a Belgian professional footballer who represents the Belgium national football team as a striker. Aged 17, he made his debut for his country in a 1–0 defeat to Croatia in Brussels in March 2010. His first and second international goals came on his eighth appearance for Belgium, in a 2–0 friendly victory over Russia.

, Lukaku is his country's top scorer with 85 goals in 120 appearances, and ranks as the second-highest European men's international goalscorer, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo.[1] The Belgian Football Association confirmed that Lukaku had broken the national record when he scored his 31st international goal in a match against Japan in November 2017.[2] FIFA, however, did not initially recognise the record as three goals had been scored against Luxembourg in a friendly in May 2014 later declared by the organisation as an unofficial friendly due to too many substitutions being made.[1] [3] He scored twice against Tunisia in the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a game after which football journalist Nick Ames praised him for a "laudable act of sportsmanship" as he had indicated to the referee that he had not been fouled in the penalty area, denying himself the chance of a hat-trick.[4] The two goals took his overall tally in the 2018 World Cup to four and made him Belgium's highest scorer in a single World Cup tournament,[4] and made him the first player since Diego Maradona in the 1986 FIFA World Cup to score back-to-back braces (two goals in a single game).[5]

As of November 2024, Lukaku has scored four hat-tricks during his international career,[1] including the treble against Luxembourg, with the others coming in a 9–0 win against Gibraltar in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in August 2017, a 3–0 victory against Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifier in March 2023, and four goals in a 5–0 win over Azerbaijan in November 2023, also a Euro 2024 qualifier.[1] Lukaku has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with 25. He has scored eighteen goals in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, five in FIFA World Cup finals, 21 in qualifying for the UEFA European Championship, six in the European Championship finals and ten in the UEFA Nations League.[1] Lukaku scored his two most recent goals in a 3–0 friendly win against Luxembourg in June 2024.

International goals

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lukaku goal.

Key
scope=row style="text-align:center" Indicates match was not officially recognised by FIFA
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=colCapscope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetitionscope=col class=unsortable
scope=row style="text-align: center;"1817 November 2010Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh, Russia1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [6]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"22–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"31615 August 2012King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium3–2align=center [7]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"42311 October 2013Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [8]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"52–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"62826 May 2014Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium1–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" [9]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"73–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"84–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"9291 June 2014Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–0style="text-align:center" [10]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"10331 July 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil2–0style="text-align:center" [11]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"113712 November 2014King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium3–1align=center [12]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"124329 March 2016Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal1–2align=center [13]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"134428 May 2016Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland1–1align=center [14]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"14451 June 2016King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–1align=center [15]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"15465 June 20161–0align=center [16]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"164818 June 2016Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [17]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"173–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"18536 September 2016GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [18]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"192–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"20547 October 2016King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium4–0align=center [19]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"215613 November 20167–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [20]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"228–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"235725 March 20171–1align=center [21]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"246131 August 2017Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium3–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" [22]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"255–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"269–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"27623 September 2017Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece2–1align=center [23]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"286310 October 2017King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium4–0align=center [24]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"296410 November 20172–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [25]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"303–3
scope=row style="text-align: center;"316514 November 2017Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium1–0align=center [26]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"326627 March 2018King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [27]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"332–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"34686 June 20181–0align=center [28]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"356911 June 20182–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [29]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"363–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"377018 June 2018Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia2–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [30]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"383–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"397123 June 2018Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia2–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [31]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"403–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"41767 September 2018Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1–0 align=center [32]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"427711 September 2018Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland2–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [33]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"433–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"447812 October 2018King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [34]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"452–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"46808 June 20193–0align=center [35]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"478111 June 20191–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [36]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"482–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"49829 September 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 1–0align=center [37]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"508310 October 2019King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [38]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"514–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"528416 November 2019Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia4–0 align=center [39]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"538611 October 2020Wembley Stadium, London, England 1–0align=center [40]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"548714 October 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [41]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"552–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"568918 November 2020Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 2–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [42]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"573–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"589024 March 20213–1align=center 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[43]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"599127 March 2021Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic1–1align=center [44]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"60936 June 2021King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–0align=center Friendly[45]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"619412 June 2021Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" UEFA Euro 2020[46]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"623–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"639621 June 20212–0align=center [47]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"64982 July 2021Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany1–2align=center UEFA Euro 2020[48]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"65992 September 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia2–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[49]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"663–1
scope=row style="text-align: center;"671005 September 2021King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–0align=center [50]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"681017 October 2021Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy2–0align=center 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals[51]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"6910524 March 2023Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[52]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"702–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"713–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"7210628 March 2023RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany2–0align=center Friendly[53]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"7310717 June 2023King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–1align=center UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[54]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"7410820 June 2023Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [55]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"752–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"7611012 September 2023King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium3–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [56]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"774–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"7811113 October 2023Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria3–0align=center [57]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"7911216 October 2023King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–1align=center [58]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"8011319 November 20231–0rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" [59]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"812–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"823–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"834–0
scope=row style="text-align: center;"841158 June 20241–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" Friendly[60]
scope=row style="text-align: center;"852–0

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Belgium national football team hat-tricks.

OpponentGoalsResultVenueCompetitionDate
1data-sort-value="Luxembourg" data-sort-value="1" 3 – (1–0', 3–1', 4–1')5–1Cristal Arena, Genk, BelgiumFriendly26 May 2014
2data-sort-value="Gibraltar" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (3–0', 5–0', 9–0')9–0Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium2018 FIFA World Cup qualification31 August 2017
3data-sort-value="Sweden" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')3–0Friends Arena, Solna, SwedenUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying24 March 2023
4data-sort-value="Azerbaijan" data-sort-value="2" 4 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0')5–0King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium19 November 2023

Statistics

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Goals by year
scope=col Yearscope=col scope=col Goals
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20108 2
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20115 0
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20125 1
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20138 2
scope=row style=text-align:center; 201411 6
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20155 0
scope=row style=text-align:center; 201614 11
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20179 9
scope=row style=text-align:center; 201814 14
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20195 7
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20205 5
scope=row style=text-align:center; 202112 11
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20223 0
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20239 15
scope=row style=text-align:center; 20247 2
scope=row style=text-align:center; Total120 85
Goals by competition
scope=col Competitionscope=col Goals
scope=row Friendlies25
scope=row FIFA World Cup qualifiers18
scope=row FIFA World Cup finals5
scope=row UEFA European Championship qualifiers21
scope=row 6
scope=row 10
scope=row Total85
Goals by opponent
OpponentGoals
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total85

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli – Goals in International Matches . . Roberto . Mamrud . 23 August 2018.
  2. Web site: FIFA doesn't recognise Romelu Lukaku all-time goals record for Belgium . ESPN . 15 November 2017 . 12 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Belgium vs Luxembourg not an official friendly, say FIFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824003818/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-belgium-luxembourg/belgium-vs-luxembourg-not-an-official-friendly-say-fifa-idUKKBN0EF18T20140604 . dead . August 24, 2018 . 23 August 2018 . 4 June 2014 . Reuters.
  4. Web site: Romelu Lukaku tops Golden Boot race with Ronaldo as Belgium cruise . Nick . Ames . 23 June 2018 . 23 August 2018. ESPN.
  5. Web site: Belgium's Romelu Lukaku first to score back-to-back World Cup braces since Maradona . ESPN. 23 June 2018 . 12 September 2018.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160305195720/https://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2012/matches/round=2000293/match=2004716/postmatch/report/index.html . Lukaku makes his mark as Belgium sink Russia. 5 March 2016 . UEFA. 22 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Belgium 4 - 2 Netherlands. . 22 August 2018 .
  8. Web site: Croatia 1 Belgium 2: match report . . 11 October 2013 . 29 August 2018.
  9. Web site: Belgium 5 - 1 Luxembourg. . 22 August 2018 . 26 May 2014.
  10. Web site: Lukaku and Hazard seal Belgium win . . 1 June 2014 . 22 August 2018.
  11. Web site: Belgium 2 - 1 USA . . Ben . Smith . 2 July 2014 . 22 August 2018.
  12. Web site: Belgium 3 - 1 Iceland . . 22 August 2018.
  13. Web site: Portugal 2 - 1 Belgium . . 29 March 2016 . 22 August 2018.
  14. Web site: Switzerland 1–2 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne score . 28 May 2016. . 22 August 2018.
  15. Web site: Belgium vs. Finland: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Friendly. Tom . Beck . . 22 August 2018 .
  16. Web site: Belgium 3 - 2 Norway . 22 August 2018 . BBC Sport. 5 June 2016.
  17. Web site: Lukaku scores twice as Belgium click against disappointing Irish. The Guardian. 23 August 2018. 20 February 2017 . Paul . Doyle.
  18. Web site: Romelu Lukaku brace leads Belgium past Cyprus . . 6 September 2016 . 23 August 2018.
  19. Web site: Belgium v Bosnia-Herzegovina. . 7 October 2016 . 23 August 2018 .
  20. Web site: Belgium 8 - 1 Estonia . . 23 August 2018 . 13 November 2016.
  21. Web site: Belgium 1–1 Greece: Everton striker Romelu Lukaku's late strike rescues point . 26 March 2017 . 23 August 2018 . Sky Sports.
  22. Web site: Belgium Defeat Gibraltar in 9–0 2018 World Cup Qualifier Rout . 31 August 2017 . 23 August 2018 . Rob . Blanchette. Bleacher Report.
  23. Web site: Lukaku sends Belgium to World Cup with 2–1 win in Greece. . 3 September 2017 . 23 August 2018 .
  24. News: Belgium v Cyprus . . 23 August 2018 .
  25. Web site: Romelu Lukaku ends goal drought with two goals for Belgium against Mexico. . 23 August 2018 . 10 November 2017 .
  26. Web site: Belgium 1 - 0 Japan . 23 August 2018 . . 9 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185420/http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=497870 . dead .
  27. Web site: Romelu Lukaku at the double in Belgium's win against Saudi Arabia . Jack . Steinberg . 27 March 2018 . . 23 August 2018.
  28. Web site: Belgium 3 - 0 Egypt . . 6 June 2018 . 23 August 2018.
  29. Lukaku Double Lifts Belgium Over Costa Rica in Final World Cup Tuneup . . 11 June 2018 . 23 August 2018.
  30. Web site: Belgium vs Panama, World Cup 2018: Romelu Lukaku on target as dark horses click into gear in second-half . . 23 August 2018 . Peter . Hall . 18 June 2018.
  31. Web site: Two each for Hazard and Lukaku as Belgium thumps Tunisia 5–2 . 22 June 2018 . Mitch . Phillips . 23 August 2018. Reuters.
  32. Web site: Scotland 0 - 4 Belgium . . 7 September 2018 . 7 September 2018 . Tom . English.
  33. Web site: Iceland 0 - 3 Belgium . 11 September 2018 . 11 September 2018 . BBC Sport.
  34. Web site: Belgium 2 - 1 Switzerland . 12 October 2018 . 12 October 2018 . BBC Sport.
  35. Web site: Belgium 3 - 0 Kazakhstan . 8 June 2019. 9 June 2019 . UEFA.
  36. Web site: Daniel . Harris . Belgium outclass Scotland to make it four from four . Eurosport . 11 June 2019 . 12 June 2019.
  37. Web site: Michael . Hincks . De Bruyne masterclass as Belgium embarrass Scotland at Hampden Park . Eurosport . 9 September 2019 . 10 September 2019.
  38. Web site: Belgium 9–0 San Marino . BBC Sport . 10 October 2019 . 10 October 2019.
  39. Web site: Russia 1 - 4 Belgium . . 16 November 2019 . 16 November 2019.
  40. Web site: Phil . McNulty . England 2–1 Belgium . BBC Sport . 11 October 2020 . 11 October 2020.
  41. Web site: Iceland 1–2 Belgium . BBC Sport . 14 October 2020 . 14 October 2020.
  42. Web site: Belgium-Denmark. UEFA.com . 18 November 2020 . 18 November 2020.
  43. Web site: Belgium-Wales. UEFA.com . 24 March 2021 . 24 March 2021.
  44. Web site: Belgium-Wales. UEFA.com . 27 March 2021 . 27 March 2021.
  45. Web site: Belgium-Croatia. UEFA.com . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021.
  46. Web site: European Championships (Sky Sports). 12 June 2021. 12 June 2021. Sky Sports.
  47. Web site: European Championships (Sky Sports). 21 June 2021. 21 June 2021. Sky Sports.
  48. Web site: European Championships (Sky Sports). 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021. Sky Sports.
  49. Web site: Estonia-Belgium. UEFA.com . 2 September 2021 . 2 September 2021.
  50. Web site: Belgium-Czech Republic. UEFA.com . 5 September 2021 . 5 September 2021.
  51. Web site: Belgium-France. UEFA.com . 7 October 2021 . 7 October 2021.
  52. Web site: France 4-0 Netherlands, Sweden 0-3 Belgium: Euro 2024 qualifying – as it happened. The Guardian . 24 March 2023 . 24 March 2023.
  53. Web site: Germany 2–3 Belgium . BBC Sport . 28 March 2023 . 28 March 2023.
  54. Web site: Belgium-Austria. UEFA.com . 17 June 2023 . 17 June 2023.
  55. Web site: Estonia-Belgium. UEFA.com . 20 June 2023 . 20 June 2023.
  56. Web site: Belgium-Estonia. UEFA.com . 12 September 2023 . 12 September 2023.
  57. Web site: Austria-Belgium. UEFA.com . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023.
  58. Web site: Belgium-Sweden. UEFA.com . 16 October 2023 . 16 October 2023.
  59. Web site: Belgium-Azerbaijan . UEFA.com . 19 November 2023 . 19 November 2023.
  60. Web site: Belgium 3–0 Luxembourg . BBC Sport . 8 June 2024 . 8 June 2024.
  61. Web site: Romelu Lukaku . Royal Belgian Football Association . 24 March 2023.

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