- Romelu Lukaku is the record goal scorer of the Belgian national team
- The Manchester United attained this feat at a rather young age of 24
- He has scored 31 goals for his country
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has become Belgium’s all-time record goalscorer at rather young age of 24.
The 24-year-old scored the only goal in Belgium’s win over Japan on Tuesday night to move above Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Vam Himst with 31 international goals.
Lukaku, who made his debut for Belgium in 2010 as a 16-year-old, scored ten goals in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign – another record for his country. Despite failing to score in seven consecutive games for Manchester United, Lukaku enjoyed a sensational start to his career at Old Trafford after leaving Everton in the summer.
The £70m signing scored ten goals in his first ten games for the Red Devils and was instrumental as Jose Mourinho’s side battled rivals Man City for top spot in the Premier League.
Lukaku ended his seven-game goal drought against Mexico on Friday night and said after the entertaining 3-3 draw: ‘"t’s a relief but I knew it would come.
"I feel great to be honest. I was born to score. I don’t think many strikers of my generation have as many goals as me. I am like a leopard in the box."
NAIJ.com reported earlier that Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku explains the reason why he has been struggling in front of goal lately after starting the season in a blistering form scoring 16 goals in 13 games for club and Country.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng
ROSY CREST
Wednesday 15 November 2017