Romelu Lukaku

BEL

• #9 • Center Forward

Romelu Lukaku

BEL

• #9 • Center Forward

Club

Napoli

League

Serie A

Position

Role

Playmaking Forward

Birthdate (Age)

May 13, 1993 (33)

Preferred Foot

Left

Height

6'3"

Weight

205 lb

National Team

Belgium

Ranking

209thout of 223

Overall Grade58.6200th/223

Impact score2.9132nd/223

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Timeline

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Grades

Key Grades

This season

Overall

200th/223 FWD

58.6

Shooting

105th/130 FWD

57.3

Passing

77th/219 FWD

64.1

Tackle Resistance

173rd/191 FWD

Aerial Duel

113th/169 FWD

59.3

Headed Shooting

18th/27 FWD

Overall Grades by game

This season

Metrics

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Appearances

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Matches

Jun 27, 3:00am UTCGroup G

New Zealand

Belgium

Vancouver Stadium

News

Jun 22, 2026

Limited impact in return start

Lukaku generated one shot (zero on goal) in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Iran. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 3rd minute.

Analysis: Lukaku made his first start for club or country in over a year in Sunday's goalless draw with Iran, receiving a yellow card in the third minute for a late challenge on Saeid Ezatolahi before contributing one shot across his 73 minutes before being replaced by Arthur Theate as Belgium reorganized following Nathan Ngoy's red card. With Belgium requiring a win against New Zealand in the must-win final group game, Lukaku's ability to hold the ball up, draw defenders and convert in the box remains his side's most direct route to finding the goals they desperately need, though his fitness and form across two largely ineffective group appearances will give coach Rudi Garcia genuine decisions to make in attack.

Jun 16, 2026

Immediate impact as substitute

Lukaku generated two shots (zero on goal) in Monday's 1-1 draw versus Egypt.

Analysis: Lukaku came on as a substitute in the second half of Monday's 1-1 draw with Egypt and made an immediate and decisive impact, running onto a cross from the right and lurching to tap the ball into the net only for Mohamed Hany to get there first and turn it into his own goal just 23 seconds after Lukaku's introduction, one of the fastest impacts by a substitute in World Cup history. The Napoli striker also registered two shots after coming on as Belgium pushed for a winner in the final 20 minutes, with his physical presence in the box and ability to hold up play and draw defensive attention changing the entire dynamic of the match from the moment he entered. Lukaku's immediate impact will reignite the debate around his starting role for the Iran fixture, with his ability to attract defenders and create space for teammates giving Belgium a fundamentally different attacking profile to what Charles De Ketelaere offers from the first whistle.