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Romelu Lukaku

1993 - Today

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Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːmeːlu luˈkaːku]; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea and the Belgium national team. Lukaku began his senior club career playing for Anderlecht, where he won a Belgian Pro League title and finished as the league's top goalscorer. In 2011, he joined Chelsea in a transfer worth £10 million (€12 million), but limited playing time resulted in loans to West Bromwich Albion and Everton; in 2014, Lukaku signed with Everton in a then club-record transfer worth £28 million (€32 million), going on to finish as the league's second-top goalscorer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romelu Lukaku has received more than 17,043,255 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Romelu Lukaku is the 947th most popular soccer player (down from 756th in 2019), the 361st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 299th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

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  • 63.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Inter Milan agrees season-long loan deal for Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku
Belgian player Romelu Lukaku will leave Chelsea to return to Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal.
person Laurene Rey-Millet
calendar Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Mirror Online
Romelu Lukaku sent warning by Inter Milan ultras upon return after exit "betrayal"
Romelu Lukaku was an iconic figure for Inter Milan fans after his goals fired them to their first title in over a decade - but they have not forgotten the manner of his exit
person [email protected] (Colin Millar)
calendar Thursday, June 23, 2022
Mirror Online
Romelu Lukaku becomes latest victim of Chelsea shirt curse Blues can't shake off
Chelsea’s record signing is leaving the club to rejoin former side Inter Milan and is the latest in a long line of Blues’ strikers to have been lumbered with a well-known Stamford Bridge curse
person [email protected] (Daniel Orme)
calendar Thursday, June 23, 2022
ESPN
Transfer Talk: Romelu Lukaku set to leave Chelsea, return to Inter Milan
Just a year after his record €115m move to Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku seems set to return to Inter Milan on loan. Transfer Talk has the latest.
person ESPN
calendar Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Romelu Lukaku ranks 947 out of 16,923. Before him are Thomas Häßler, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Tokutaro Ukon, Djibril Cissé, Dudu Georgescu, and Branko Stanković. After him are Gino Colaussi, Mario Götze, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Juan Alonso, Norman Hunter, and Takao Orii.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Romelu Lukaku ranks 4. Before him are Ariana Grande, Paulo Dybala, and Mia Khalifa. After him are Paul Pogba, Liam Payne, Mauro Icardi, Raphaël Varane, Marc Márquez, Julian Draxler, IU, and Loris Karius.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Romelu Lukaku ranks 361 out of 899. Before him are Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), Léon Delacroix (1867), Joseph Decaisne (1807), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Abraham Janssens (1570), and Caspar Barlaeus (1584). After him are Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Paul Anspach (1882), Prince Laurent of Belgium (1963), Louis Michel (1947), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), and George Washington (1871).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Romelu Lukaku ranks 11. Before him are Herbert Wimmer (1944), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Eden Hazard (1991), Enzo Scifo (1966), Marc Wilmots (1969), and Louis Van Hege (1889). After him are Thibaut Courtois (1992), Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Raymond Braine (1907), Dries Mertens (1987), Franky Van der Elst (1961), and Wilfried Van Moer (1945).

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