Jordan Zacharie Lukaku Menama Mokelenge (born 25 July 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for TFF First League team Adanaspor.
His older brother, Romelu, is also a footballer.
2011
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 Anderlecht's 2–1 win at AEK Athens in the group stage of the season's UEFA Europa League.
His debut came the following 21 March against Zulte Waregem, which saw Anderlecht win 2–1; Lukaku later said after the match: "it was the best day of his life".
He totalled six appearances as his team won the league that season, but 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, he was linked with a loan move to an unknown club in the Dutch Eredivisie, but rejected the move and was sent to the reserve team instead.
2013
Starting his professional career at Anderlecht, he made nine appearances for the first team, before joining Oostende in 2013, where he became a regular player.
Despite interests from Premier League side Arsenal, Lukaku signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2013.
On 21 July 2013, Lukaku came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Matías Suárez as Anderlecht won the year's Belgian Super Cup 1–0 against Genk at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.
After appearing two matches at the start of the season, he announced his desire to leave the club to get regular first team football.
Soon after playing in the Belgian Super Cup, Lukaku left Anderlecht to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season.
His debut was as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 loss against Lokeren on 31 August 2013.
In a match against Genk on 23 November 2013, he set up one of the goals in a 4–0 win.
2014
His last appearance for the club came on 25 January 2014 against Waasland-Beveren; he suffered a pubalgia that kept him out of the season.
With his contract expiring at Anderlecht at the end of the season, Lukaku joined Oostende on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.
His next game was on 1 August 2014, playing his former club, Anderlecht, in a 2–0 loss.
2015
Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2015 and totalled eight caps over the next two years.
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 made 30 appearances in all competitions.
In the 2015–16 season, Lukaku 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, being named in the Team of the Week.
He continued to be in the first team until he was absence from late-2015, due to injuries.
2016
He was signed by Lazio in 2016, making 85 total appearances and being loaned to Antwerp and Vicenza before signing for Ponferradina.
He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016.
He 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, he scored in a 2–1 win over Genk on 14 May 2016.
Lukaku finished his second season with 34 appearances and three goals in all competitions.
With a hint from the club's 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.
2017
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.
2018
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.
2020
On 5 October 2020, Lukaku returned to the Belgian top flight with Royal Antwerp F.C. on a one-year loan.
On 12 January 2022, he was loaned out to Serie B club Vicenza until the end of the season.
On 26 August 2022, free agent Lukaku signed a contract with Spanish Segunda División side SD Ponferradina.
