The always-entertaining Euro 2024 begins in under a week, so we took a closer look at some of the key players to look out for at the tournament, today being Romelu Lukaku.
Lukaku has been a vital player for Belgium for many years now, so the Red Devils fans will be hoping that he can continue this trend after his impressive campaign last term for Roma.
Player Profile
Romelu Lukaku
Overall Belgium stats: 114 caps / 83 goals
2023/24 Club stats: 47 games / 21 goals
International Experience
There is plenty of experience in the Belgium squad with the likes of Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, and Lukaku, who is the second most capped player in the current team with 114 appearances.
The 31-year-old has featured 31 times in international tournaments, where he has notched 21 goals, so he certainly has the experience that Belgium will need if they want to have a successful Euro 2024.
Top Goalscorer
Lukaku is his nation’s greatest ever goalscorer, after he has found the back of the net a staggering 83 times, which is 50 more than the next best, Eden Hazard.
Although Domenico Tedesco will not want to rely on Lukaku for goals, the clinical forward certainly knows what it takes to produce the goods on the big stage.
Link up with Openda
Loïs Openda had an impressive 2023/24 campaign for RB Leipzig where he chipped in with 31 goal contributions in 34 games in the Bundesliga, so he is expected to start for his nation this summer.
The two forwards could combine to form a formidable partnership at Euro 2024, and Openda can learn on the international stage directly from his nation’s best-ever goalscorer, which bodes well for the future.
Belgium odds:
Belgium Winner: 16.00
Belgium Semi-final elimination: 5.00
Belgium Quarter-final elimination: 3.40
Belgium Last 16 elimination: 2.10
