List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku
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.
As of 26 March 2024[update], Lukaku is his country's top scorer with 83 goals in 114 appearances.[1] 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.[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 2023, Lukaku has scored four hat-tricks during his international career,
International goals
- As of match played 19 November 2023
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lukaku goal.
‡ | Indicates match was not officially recognised by FIFA |
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No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 | 17 November 2010 | Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [7] |
2 | 2–0 | |||||||
3 | 16 | 15 August 2012 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Netherlands | 3–2 | 4–2 | [8] | |
4 | 23 | 11 October 2013 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | Croatia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
5 | 2–0 | |||||||
6 | 28 | 26 May 2014 | Cristal Arena, Genk , Belgium |
Luxembourg | 1–0 | 5–1‡ | Friendly | [10] |
7 | 3–1 | |||||||
8 | 4–1 | |||||||
9 | 29 | 1 June 2014 | Solna , Sweden |
Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | [11] | |
10 | 33 | 1 July 2014 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador , Brazil |
United States | 2–0 | 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) |
2014 FIFA World Cup | [12] |
11 | 37 | 12 November 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Iceland | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [13] |
12 | 43 | 29 March 2016 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | Portugal | 1–2 | 1–2 | [14] | |
13 | 44 | 28 May 2016 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–1 | [15] | |
14 | 45 | 1 June 2016 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Finland | 1–1 | 1–1 | [16] | |
15 | 46 | 5 June 2016 | Norway | 1–0 | 3–2 | [17] | ||
16 | 48 | 18 June 2016 | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 | [18] |
17 | 3–0 | |||||||
18 | 53 | 6 September 2016 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] |
19 | 2–0 | |||||||
20 | 54 | 7 October 2016 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–0 | 4–0 | [20] | |
21 | 56 | 13 November 2016 | Estonia | 7–1 | 8–1 | [21] | ||
22 | 8–1 | |||||||
23 | 57 | 25 March 2017 | Greece | 1–1 | 1–1 | [22] | ||
24 | 61 | 31 August 2017 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium | Gibraltar | 3–0 | 9–0 | [23] | |
25 | 5–0 | |||||||
26 | 9–0 | |||||||
27 | 62 | 3 September 2017 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece | Greece | 2–1 | 2–1 | [24] | |
28 | 63 | 10 October 2017 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Cyprus | 4–0 | 4–0 | [25] | |
29 | 64 | 10 November 2017 | Mexico | 2–1 | 3–3 | Friendly | [26] | |
30 | 3–3 | |||||||
31 | 65 | 14 November 2017 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium | Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | [27] | |
32 | 66 | 27 March 2018 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 4–0 | [28] | |
33 | 2–0 | |||||||
34 | 68 | 6 June 2018 | Egypt | 1–0 | 3–0 | [29] | ||
35 | 69 | 11 June 2018 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | 4–1 | [30] | ||
36 | 3–1 | |||||||
37 | 70 | 18 June 2018 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia | Panama | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | [31] |
38 | 3–0 | |||||||
39 | 71 | 23 June 2018 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow , Russia |
Tunisia | 2–0 | 5–2 | [32] | |
40 | 3–1 | |||||||
41 | 76 | 7 September 2018 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [33] |
42 | 77 | 11 September 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A | [34] |
43 | 3–0 | |||||||
44 | 78 | 12 October 2018 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Switzerland | 1–0 | 2–1 | [35] | |
45 | 2–1 | |||||||
46 | 80 | 8 June 2019 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [36] | |
47 | 81 | 11 June 2019 | Scotland | 1–0 | 3–0 | [37] | ||
48 | 2–0 | |||||||
49 | 82 | 9 September 2019 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 1–0 | 4–0 | [38] | ||
50 | 83 | 10 October 2019 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | San Marino | 1–0 | 9–0 | [39] | |
51 | 4–0 | |||||||
52 | 84 | 16 November 2019 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Russia | 4–0 | 4–1 | [40] | |
53 | 86 | 11 October 2020 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | [41] |
54 | 87 | 14 October 2020 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | [42] | |
55 | 2–1 | |||||||
56 | 89 | 18 November 2020 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Denmark | 2–1 | 4–2 | [43] | |
57 | 3–1 | |||||||
58 | 90 | 24 March 2021 | Wales | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [44] | |
59 | 91 | 27 March 2021 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague , Czech Republic |
Czech Republic | 1–1 | 1–1 | [45] | |
60 | 93 | 6 June 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [46] |
61 | 94 | 12 June 2021 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 | [47] |
62 | 3–0 | |||||||
63 | 96 | 21 June 2021 | Finland | 2–0 | 2–0 | [48] | ||
64 | 98 | 2 July 2021 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | Italy | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
[49] |
65 | 99 | 2 September 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [50] |
66 | 3–1 | |||||||
67 | 100 | 5 September 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 3–0 | [51] | |
68 | 101 | 7 October 2021 | Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy | France | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | [52] |
69 | 105 | 24 March 2023 | Solna , Sweden |
Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [53] |
70 | 2–0 | |||||||
71 | 3–0 | |||||||
72 | 106 | 28 March 2023 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | Germany | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [54] |
73 | 107 | 17 June 2023 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [55] |
74 | 108 | 20 June 2023 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | [56] | |
75 | 2–0 | |||||||
76 | 110 | 12 September 2023 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 3–0 | 5–0 | [57] | ||
77 | 4–0 | |||||||
78 | 111 | 13 October 2023 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 3–0 | 3–2 | [58] | |
79 | 112 | 16 October 2023 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–1 [note 1] | [61] | |
80 | 113 | 19 November 2023 | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 5–0 | [6] | ||
81 | 2–0 | |||||||
82 | 3–0 | |||||||
83 | 4–0 |
Hat-tricks
No. | Opponent | Goals | Result | Venue | Competition | Date |
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1 | Luxembourg | 3 – (1–0', 3–1', 4–1') | 5–1 | Cristal Arena, Genk , Belgium
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Friendly | 26 May 2014 |
2 | Gibraltar | 3 – (3–0', 5–0', 9–0') | 9–0 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 31 August 2017 |
3 | Sweden | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–0 | Solna , Sweden
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UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 24 March 2023 |
4 | Azerbaijan | 4 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 5–0 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 19 November 2023 |
Statistics
- As of match played 26 March 2024[62]
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See also
- List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
Notes
- ^ Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifying match at home to Sweden was abandoned at half-time with the score 1–1 due to security reasons, after two Swedish supporters were killed in a terrorist shooting in Brussels.[59] On 19 October 2023, UEFA decided that the half-time score would be considered final and the match would not be resumed.[60]
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