List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku lining up before a match
Lukaku lining up before the 2018 FIFA World Cup match against Japan

Romelu Lukaku is a Belgian professional footballer who represents the Belgium national football team as a striker. 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. As of October 2018, Lukaku is his country's top scorer with 45 goals in 78 appearances,[1] ahead of Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst (30 goals).[2] The Belgian Football Association confirmed that he had broken the national record when Lukaku scored his 31st international goal in a match against Japan in November 2017.[3] 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][4] He scored twice against Tunisia in the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a game in which he was praised for a "laudable act of sportsmanship" when he indicated to the referee that he had not been fouled in the penalty area, denying himself the chance of a hat-trick.[5] 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,[5] 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).[6]

As of October 2018, Lukaku has scored two hat-tricks during his international career,[1] including the treble against Luxembourg, and the other in a 9–0 win in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar in August 2017.[1] Lukaku has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with 21. He has scored thirteen goals in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, five in FIFA World Cup finals, two in the UEFA European Championship finals and four in the UEFA Nations League.[1] Lukaku scored his most recent goals, a brace, in a 2–1 victory in the group stages of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League against Switzerland in October 2018.[7]

International goals

As of 12 October 2018
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.
Key
Unofficial Indicates match was not officially recognised by FIFA
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 817 November 2010Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh, Russia Russia1–02–0Friendly[8]
2 2–0
3 1615 August 2012King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Netherlands3–24–2[9]
4 2311 October 2013Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia Croatia1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[10]
5 2–0
6 2826 May 2014Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium Luxembourg1–05–1UnofficialFriendly[11]
7 3–1
8 4–1
9 291 June 2014Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Sweden1–02–0[12]
10 331 July 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil United States2–0 (a.e.t.)2–1 (a.e.t.)2014 FIFA World Cup[13]
11 3712 November 2014King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Iceland3–13–1Friendly[14]
12 4329 March 2016Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Portugal1–21–2[15]
13 4428 May 2016Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland1–12–1[16]
14 451 June 2016King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Finland1–11–1[17]
15 465 June 2016 Norway1–03–2[18]
16 4818 June 2016Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France Republic of Ireland1–03–0UEFA Euro 2016[19]
17 3–0
18 536 September 2016GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[20]
19 2–0
20 547 October 2016King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina4–04–0[21]
21 5613 November 2016 Estonia7–18–1[22]
22 8–1
23 5725 March 2017 Greece1–11–1[23]
24 6131 August 2017Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium Gibraltar3–09–0[24]
25 5–0
26 9–0
27 623 September 2017Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece2–12–1[25]
28 6310 October 2017King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Cyprus4–04–0[26]
29 6410 November 2017 Mexico2–13–3Friendly[27]
30 3–3
31 6514 November 2017Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium Japan1–01–0[28]
32 6627 March 2018King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Saudi Arabia1–04–0[29]
33 2–0
34 686 June 2018 Egypt1–03–0[30]
35 6911 June 2018 Costa Rica2–14–1[31]
36 3–1
37 7018 June 2018Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia Panama2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup[32]
38 3–0
39 7123 June 2018Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia Tunisia2–05–2[33]
40 3–1
41 767 September 2018Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–04–0Friendly[34]
42 7711 September 2018Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland2–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A[35]
43 3–0
44 7812 October 2018King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Switzerland1–02–1[7]
45 2–1

Statistics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mamrud, Roberto. "Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Belgium national football team statistics and records: top scorers". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "FIFA doesn't recognise Romelu Lukaku all-time goals record for Belgium". ESPN. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Belgium vs Luxembourg not an official friendly, say FIFA". Reuters. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Ames, Nick (23 June 2018). "Romelu Lukaku tops Golden Boot race with Ronaldo as Belgium cruise". ESPN. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Belgium's Romelu Lukaku first to score back-to-back World Cup braces since Maradona". ESPN. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Belgium 2–1 Switzerland". BBC Sport. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lukaku makes his mark as Belgium sink Russia". UEFA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Belgium 4–2 Netherlands". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Croatia 1 Belgium 2: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Belgium 5–1 Luxembourg". BBC Sport. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lukaku and Hazard seal Belgium win". ESPN. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Smith, Ben (2 July 2014). "Belgium 2–1 USA". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Belgium 3–1 Iceland". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Portugal 2–1 Belgium". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Switzerland 1–2 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne score". Sky Sports. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Beck, Tom. "Belgium vs. Finland: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Friendly". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Belgium 3–2 Norway". BBC Sport. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  19. ↑ Doyle, Paul (20 February 2017). "Lukaku scores twice as Belgium click against disappointing Irish". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Romelu Lukaku brace leads Belgium past Cyprus". ESPN. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018. }
  21. ↑ "Belgium v Bosnia-Herzegovina". The Guardian. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Belgium 8–1 Estonia". BBC Sport. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Belgium 1–1 Greece: Everton striker Romelu Lukaku's late strike rescues point". Sky Sports. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  24. ↑ Blanchette, Rob (31 August 2017). "Belgium Defeat Gibraltar in 9–0 2018 World Cup Qualifier Rout". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Lukaku sends Belgium to World Cup with 2–1 win in Greece". Reuters. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Belgium v Cyprus". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Romelu Lukaku ends goal drought with two goals for Belgium against Mexico". The Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "Belgium 1–0 Japan". ESPN. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  29. ↑ Steinberg, Jack (27 March 2018). "Romelu Lukaku at the double in Belgium's win against Saudi Arabia". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  30. ↑ "Belgium 3–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  31. ↑ "Lukaku Double Lifts Belgium Over Costa Rica in Final World Cup Tuneup". Sports Illustrated. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  32. ↑ Hall, Peter (18 June 2018). "Belgium vs Panama, World Cup 2018: Romelu Lukaku on target as dark horses click into gear in second-half". The Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  33. ↑ Phillips, Mitch (22 June 2018). "Two each for Hazard and Lukaku as Belgium thumps Tunisia 5–2". Reuters. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  34. ↑ English, Tom (7 September 2018). "Scotland 0–4 Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  35. ↑ "Iceland 0–3 Belgium". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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