Roger Lukaku
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 Lukaku with Seraing in 1994 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Menama Lukaku | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo) | ||
| Date of death | 28 September 2025 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Vita Club | ||
| 1987–1990 | Africa Sports | ||
| 1990–1993 | Boom | 43 | (11) |
| 1993–1995 | Seraing | 60 | (27) |
| 1995–1996 | Germinal Ekeren | 28 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Gençlerbirliği | 30 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Mechelen | 17 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Oostende | 20 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1996 | Zaire | 13 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roger Menama Lukaku (6 June 1967 – 28 September 2025) was a Congolese footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he played for KV Oostende, KV Mechelen and Germinal Ekeren. He is the father of footballers Romelu Lukaku and Jordan Lukaku.[2]
Roger Lukaku was born in Zaire on 6 June 1967. He started out playing football for Vita Sports, a local club, before moving to Africa Sports d'Abidjan.[3]
Club career
In 1990, at the age of 23, Roger Lukaku began his career in Belgium. His first club was Belgian Second Division club FC Boom. With this club he achieved promotion to the Belgian First Division in 1992. The club was relegated in 1993 and Lukaku moved to RFC Seraing. With RFC Seraing he finished third in the Belgian First Division. He stayed with RFC Seraing for two seasons before moving to Germinal Ekeren. Again his club finished in third place. In 1996, he played for Turkish side Gençlerbirliği but he returned to Belgium after only one season to play for KV Mechelen. In 1998, he changed club and played for Belgian First Division side KV Oostende.[1][4]
After the relegation of the club in 1999 the 32-year-old stopped playing professional football. He continued to play in lower divisions for RJS Ath-Maffle, KFC Wintam and in 2006 for KGR Katelijne where he finished his playing career in 2007.[1]
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