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List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku

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Lukaku celebrating his first goal against Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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 1 July 2024, Lukaku is his country's top scorer with 85 goals in 119 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 July 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.[6]

International goals

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As of match played 8 June 2024
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lukaku goal.
Key
‡ Indicates match was not officially recognised by FIFA
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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 Friends Arena, 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 Friends Arena, 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 [62]
81 2–0
82 3–0
83 4–0
84 115 8 June 2024  Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 Friendly [6]
85 2–0

Hat-tricks

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See also: List of Belgium national football team hat-tricks
No. Opponent Goals Result Venue Competition Date
1  Luxembourg 3 – (1–0', 3–1', 4–1') 5–1 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium 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 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 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

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As of match played 1 July 2024[63]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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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