On May 13, 1993, Romelu Lukaku was born. Father Romelu was a Congolese, and he moved to Belgium 3 years before the birth of his son. Roger Lukaku played in the Belgian middle peasants, but a great future was prophesied to his son. Because of his physique, Romelu was often compared to Didier Drogba.
First steps in football
At the age of nine, Lukaku ended up in a football school in Lierse, and before that he had replaced almost ten different football schools in Belgium. The Belgian Anderlecht entered the fight for Romela and won it, because his father did not want his son to leave Belgium at such an early age.
In each team for which he played, Romelu Lukaku scored more goals than played games. Anderlecht was no exception. For 3 years, Romelu was a player in the club’s youth team and scored more than 100 goals in 88 matches. Breeders of the leading clubs in Europe could not pass by such indicators. The scouts of Chelsea, Manchester United and other top clubs in England and Europe turned their attention to Lukaku.
The debut of the footballer at the heart of the Belgian grand was in May 2009. For all the time spent in the main club, Lukaku more and more attracted the attention of the leading clubs in Europe. In the 2009-2010 season, Romelu managed to win the “Golden Boot” of the Belgian Championship with fifteen goals. In the winter of 2009, he scored a successful shot in a game with Ajax in the Europa League. This goal made Lukaku the third youngest author of an effective hit in the entire history of Eurocups. At the time of the goal he was a little over 16 and a half years old.
Going to Chelsea
Rumors about Chelsea and Lukaku appeared even before the Belgian footballer began to play for the main team of Anderlecht. Londoners wanted to take Romela to their sports school, but received a refusal from the father of the football player.
In Belgium, Romelu continued to progress, and in addition to Chelsea, Real Madrid appeared on the list of forward contenders, but the interest from the galacticos was not confirmed. What can not be said about Chelsea. The club of Roman Abramovich made many proposals to Anderlecht regarding Romelu Lukak. Chelsea in 2011 announced the signing of a contract with a football player. Romelu became a player in the London club, but remained to play in Belgium on loan.
The following season, Lukaku was leased again. This time the team of the Belgian became the middle team West Bromwich Albion. In his first season in the English Premier League, Romelu showed fantastic results.
Everton - Chelsea - Everton
Problems with forwards at Chelsea throughout the season gave Lukak a chance to become the main player of the “pensioners” next season, but he was again sent on loan. This time, the Belgians were sent to the Liverpool Everton.
In the “butterscotch”, Romelu Lukaku continued to show good results, and there was talk again that the Belgian would become Chelsea’s main striker in the next “next season”. In the summer of 2013, in friendly matches, he went out at the start and scored goals, but in the matches of the championship of England he again remained on the bench.
In the last days of the summer transfer window, Lukaku again moved to Everton on loan, and later the club bought the player from Liverpool from the capital's Chelsea.
Belgium national team
Dick Advocaat in 2010 called Lukaku to the matches of the Dutch national team. The debut in the national team took place in early spring 2010. In the fall, Romelu Lukaku scored two goals against the Russian team and helped the team win the match.
In the summer of 2014, Lukaku, together with the Belgian national team, performed at the World Cup in Brazil. The European team left the group without any problems, in the first match of the playoffs they defeated the USA, and in ¼ lost to the Argentine national team - the future vice-champion.