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Jordan Lukaku Jordan Zacharie Lukaku Menama Mokelenge ( born 25 July 1994 ) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Belgian club Antwerp , on loan from Italian club Lazio , and the Belgium national team . His older brother , Romelu , is also a footballer and a Belgian international . Starting his professional career at R.S.C . Anderlecht , he made nine appearances for the first team , before joining Oostende in 2013 , where he became a regular player . He was signed by S.S . Lazio for €4 million in 2016 . Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2015 , and was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 . Club career . Anderlecht . Despite interests from Premier League side Arsenal , Jordan signed his first professional contract with the club , keeping him until 2013 . Having previously trained with the first team in the 2010–11 season , along with his brother ( who then left the club for Chelsea at the time ) , Lukaku was first included in a senior matchday squad on 1 December 2011 , remaining an unused substitute in Anderlechts 2–1 win at AEK Athens in the group stage of the seasons UEFA Europa League . His debut came the following on 21 March 2012 against Zulte Waregem , which saw Anderlecht win 2–1 ; Lukaku later said after the match : it was the best day of his life . Then on 6 April when he started in a goalless Pro League game at Standard Liège ; he totalled six appearances as his team won the league that season . However , he did not play at all as they retained the title the following campaign , only making the bench twice . During the season , he missed out the start of the season , due to suffering a stress fracture . As he struggled in the first team , Jordan was linked with a loan move to an unknown club in Eredivisie , but rejected the move and was sent to the reserve team instead . On 21 July 2013 , he came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Matías Suárez as Anderlecht won the years Belgian Super Cup 1–0 against Genk at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium . However , after appearing two matches at the start of the season , Jordan announced his desire to leave the club to get regular first team football . Oostende . Soon after playing in the Belgian Super Cup , Lukaku left Anderlecht to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season . Lukaku made his Oostende debut , where he came on as a substitute in the second half and played 45 minutes , in a 1–0 loss against Lokeren on 31 August 2013 . Since making his Oostende debut , Lukaku established himself as a regular in the first team , even he was in the substitute and in a match against Genk on 23 November 2013 , he set up one of the goals , in a 4–0 win . However , Lukakus last appearance for the club came on 25 January 2014 against Waasland-Beveren . Lukaku never made another appearance for the club again , as he suffered a pubalgia that kept him out of the season . Despite this , Lukaku went on to make fifteen appearance in all competitions . With his contract expiring at Anderlecht at the end of the season , Lukaku joined Oostende on a permanent basis , signing a four-year contract . Lukakus first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came on 1 August 2014 , playing his former club , Anderlecht , in a 2–0 loss . Lukaku continued to be in a regular in the first team at Oostende despite being absence on two occasions , including his sending off against Gent on 25 January 2015 . In his first permanent season at the club , Lukaku went on to make thirty appearances in all competitions . In the 2015–16 season , Lukaku started the season well when he set up one of the goals , in a 3–1 win over Mechelen in the opening game of the season , followed up by scoring his first goal for the club , in a 2–1 win over Westerlo , which he was named Team of the Week . Lukaku continued to be in the first team until he was absence from late-2015 , due to injuries . Lukaku then scored his second goal of the season on 31 January 2016 , in a 3–3 draw against Mouscron . After returning from injury in early-May , Lukaku scored from his injury , in a 2–1 win over Genk on 14 May 2016 . Lukaku finished his second season , making thirty-four appearances and scoring three times in all competitions . Lazio . With a hint from the clubs president , stating that Lukaku could leave the club in the summer , it was announced on 22 July 2016 , he signed with Italian club Lazio for €4 million plus a reported €1 million in performance-related bonuses . Upon joining the club , Lukaku was given a number six shirt and was presented to the club several days later . Lukaku made his Lazio debut , where he made his first start and played the whole game , in a 4–3 win over Atalanta in the opening game of the season . He continued to remain in the first team until he suffered an injury during an international break that kept him out for a month . It was not until on 27 November 2016 when he made his return from injury , coming on as a substitute in the second half , in a 1–0 win over Palermo . In the 2017 Supercoppa Italiana , Lukaku came on as a late substitute in a 3–2 win over Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico . On 23 December that year , he scored his first goal for the club , finishing from a Ciro Immobile pass to open a 4–0 home win over Crotone . Injury problems during the 2018–19 season meant Lukaku only started three games in all competitions before a loan deal until the end of the season was agreed with English club Newcastle United on 24 January . However , the deal was called off the following day after the Belgian reportedly failed a medical . Antwerp ( loan ) . On 5 October 2020 , Lazio confirmed that Lukaku had joined Belgian club Royal Antwerp F.C . on a one-year loan . International career . After previously representing Belgium U15 , Belgium U16 , Belgium U18 and Belgium U19 , Jordan rejected a chance to play for DR Congo , in favor of playing for Belgium instead . It came after when Lukaku was called up by the national side in late-2011 . Following his impressive performance at Oostende , Lukaku was called by the senior team for the first team . On 10 October 2015 , Lukaku made his senior debut for the national team in a 4–1 win in a Euro 2016 qualification match against Andorra ; the victory qualified his team to the finals . In his next game on the following 29 March , he replaced Guillaume Gillet in the 59th minute of a friendly away to Portugal in Leiria , and sent in the cross that was headed in by his brother as consolation in a 2–1 loss . After being included for the a 24-man preliminary squad , Lukaku was selected for Euro 2016 squad , wearing shirt number 21 . He made one appearance in the tournament , playing 75 minutes in place of the injured Jan Vertonghen in Belgiums 3–1 quarterfinal defeat to Wales . In May 2018 , he was named in Belgium’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia . However , he did not make the final 23 . Style of play . Regarded as a promising player in his youth , Lukaku is a quick , hard-working , and powerful left-footed attacking full-back . He primarily plays as a left-back , but has demonstrated he is capable of playing anywhere along the left side of the pitch as a wing-back , as a wide midfielder , or even as a winger in an attacking trident . He is particularly well known for his outstanding pace , as well as his technique , crossing ability , physical strength , and stamina , which enables him to cover the flank effectively , get forward , exploit spaces , take on opponents , retain possession , and create chances for his teammates . He has drawn criticism at times from pundits over his tactical sense and the defensive aspect of this game , which have been cited as areas which have room for improvement . He has also struggled with injuries which have limited his playing time . Personal life . Lukaku was born in Antwerp . His father is Roger Lukaku , who played professional football and was capped at international level by Zaire . He has an older brother , Belgium and Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku , who also progressed through the youth academy at Anderlecht . Their cousin Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo plays for Celtic . While at the youth academy at Anderlecht , Jordan , along with Romelu , used to be picked by their father and took them to training every morning . Unlike his older brother , Jordan grew up supporting Arsenal . Around 2012 , Jordan became a victim of fake profiling . It came after he was involved in a controversial circumstances , prompting angry response from social media . In December 2014 , Jordan Lukaku was charged with speeding and had his driving license revoked for fifteen days , as well as , being fined €600 . The following month , his closest friend , Junior Malanda , was killed in a car crash . Three months later , he was charged with the same offence and was banned from driving for a year . He was given a final warning and told that if he did it again , he would be jailed . The following year , he was charged with the same offence for the third time and was banned from driving for fifteen months . Honours . - Anderlecht - Belgian Super Cup : 2013 - Lazio - Coppa Italia : 2018–19 - Supercoppa Italiana : 2017 External links . - Belgium Stats at Belgian FA