- Romelu Lukaku’s net worth is approximately $20 million, earned from his playing career, including sponsorship and endorsement deals with brands such as Nike
- Also, he invests part of his money into real estate, owning a couple of houses in California worth $30 million
- Lukaku is into philanthropy, he bought 5,000 tickets worth €125,000 for charity when he became Belgium’s leading goalscorer in 2019
With a youth career that started in 1999, a senior career that began in 2009, and a national team career in 2008, Belgian and Chelsea player Romelu Lukaku has amassed a net worth that is approximately $20 million.
In football, Lukaku is such a versatile player who although plays the position of a striker, has been praised for his dribbling talent that could pass for a winger. Obviously what the player has made of his career is not only wealth but a good name that may stay a while in football. For his works, The Guardian listed him among the 10 most promising young players in Europe.
How Romelu Lukaku Accrued His $20 Million Net Worth
The 31 years old 13 May 1993 Belgium-born football player started his career in the youth football team to Rupel Boom at the age of 6 in 1999 and later moved to KFC Wintam for the 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Lukaku added to the list of the teams he’s laid for when he transferred to Lierse and later Anderlecht in 2006.
Packed filled with goal-scoring ability among Lukaku’s other talents, he soon got himself noticed by the Anderlecht senior team where he made his senior playing debut in 2009 and lasted till 2011.
In 2011, Romalu Lukaku joined Chelsea for a speculated amount of 12 million euros. Chelsea then loaned him to West Bromwich Albion in 2012 and later to Everton in 2013. In 2014, Everton signed the football player.
Manchester United became the new football hot of Lukaku in 2017 after he signed a 5-year contract with a reported £75 million fee, plus £15 million in add-ons.
On August 8, 2019, Lukaku joined Inter Milan on a 5-year contract reportedly worth €18 million. With the club, he scored 47 goals in 72 appearances before leaving for Chelsea again in 2021 on a reported contract fee of £97.5 million. In 2022, Inter Milan paid £6.9 million for the Belgian to return for a season-long loan.
Nonetheless, outside of football, Romelu Lukaku earns from endorsement deals where he has been switching Nike and Adidas for years. At present though, he endorses Nike in a deal worth about $1.5 million every year.
In addition, he also signed an $83,000 yearly deal with Maserati. Still, as part of his endorsement deals, he further makes a huge undisclosed amount when he became the first Premier League player to represent Jay Z’s Roc Nation music record label.
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How He Spends His Wealth
Lukaku with his engrossed wealth over the years spends his money in different ways. In addition to the this he possesses, he owns a number of houses that comprise an alleged $1.4 million home in Antwerp, Belgium, and another in Beverly Hills, California that is worth $30 million.
With his wealth also, he possesses, cars of different brands.
Apart from luxury, the football player has also been involved in a number of charities. One of which include spending about €125,000 to provide 5,000 tickets to charity when he became Belgium’s all-time top scorer in 2019.
Romelu Lukaku’s Wealth Compared To The highest Earners In Soccer
In terms of cumulative transfer worth, Romelu Lukaku has the highest transfer fees with about €333.5million ($339.8 million). This is followed by Neymar whose total transfer value is (€310 million) $315.5 million and Christiano Ronaldo with (€245 million) $249.3 million
Nonetheless, in football, there are several high earners from different countries playing for different leagues and different Football Clubs. Although Romelu Lukaku is not the highest-paid football player in the world, his earnings have, however, put him in the spot of wealth and one of the highest-paid countings among 1 to 20 highest-earning football players currently.
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Top 10 Highest-Paid Soccer Players In The World According to Forbes
- Christiano Ronaldo: $125 million total earning
- Lionel Messi: $110 million total earning
- Neymar: $95 million total earning
- Kylian Mbappe: $43 million total earning
- Mohamed Salah: $41 million total earning
- Robert Lewandowski: $35 million total earning
- Andres Iniesta: $35 million total earning
- Paul Pogba: $34 million total earning
- Gareth Bale: $32 million total earning
- Eden Hazard: $29 million total earning
Christiano Portuguese and Manchester United player Ronaldo is currently the highest-earning football player in the world with a total earning of $125 million. This makes him about $111 million ahead of Lukaku in terms of earnings. This is because Lukalu currently earns about $14 million in the current exchange
Compared to the last (Eden Hazard) among the top 10 football earners in the world, Lukaku earns about $15 million behind the football player.
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