Sarah Mens: Romelu Lukaku's Ex-Girlfriend, Not His Wife

Sarah Mens is Romelu Lukaku's ex-girlfriend, not his wife. She is the daughter of the Dutch TV presenter Harry Mens, she was first reported as Lukaku's girlfriend in December 2016, and The Independent has reported that the couple split in 2021 after about five years together. We found no reliable report that they ever married.

As of November 2026, Lukaku is 33, plays for Fenerbahçe in Istanbul and is still Belgium's all-time leading scorer. He has two sons, Romeo and Jordan, and he has not publicly named their mother. In this guide, OhMyFootball separates what is documented about Sarah Mens from what other websites have copied from each other for years.

Is Sarah Mens Romelu Lukaku's wife?

No. Sarah Mens was Romelu Lukaku's girlfriend, never his wife. We found no reliable report of an engagement or a wedding, and websites claiming the couple married in 2022 give no source for it. Romelu Lukaku is not known to be married to anyone as of November 2026.

The relationship first became public in December 2016. The Dutch press agency ANP, relaying a story from the celebrity magazine Privé, reported that Harry Mens's daughter Sarah had a new boyfriend: Romelu Lukaku, then a 23-year-old Everton striker. According to insiders quoted by Privé, the two had met about three months earlier in Miami, where Lukaku was on holiday and Sarah was doing an internship. The same report said she was going to watch him play every week.

Harry Mens told Privé at the time that he had heard nice things about Romelu but had not met him yet, and that he hoped to soon.

When did Lukaku and Sarah Mens break up?

The couple were together for about five years. In May 2023, The Independent reported that Lukaku had split in 2021 from Sarah Mens, his girlfriend of five years. Neither Lukaku nor Sarah has explained the break-up in public, and we found no statement from either of them about it.

Who is Romelu Lukaku's girlfriend in 2026?

We found no report of Lukaku publicly presenting a new partner since his split from Sarah Mens, and as of November 2026 his relationship status is not publicly known.

Who is Sarah Mens?

Sarah Mens is a Dutch woman best known to football fans as Romelu Lukaku's former partner. Her father is Harry Mens, born in 1947, a Dutch estate agent, former politician and television presenter, best known for the business programme Business Class, which has been recorded since 1998 and airs on RTL 7.

She is a private person. We could not find an interview she has given about Lukaku or about her own life, in English or Dutch, or any public comment from her on the relationship.

Sarah Mens age and birthday

Sarah Mens's date of birth has never been published by a reliable source, so her age is not publicly known. Many websites give her birthday as 13 May 1993, but that is Romelu Lukaku's own birth date, copied onto her profile. The zodiac sign and personality descriptions built on that date are invented too.

What is documented is that she was doing an internship in Miami in 2016, according to the Privé report relayed by ANP.

Sarah Mens family

Sarah is one of Harry Mens's daughters. According to Dutch Wikipedia, Harry Mens has five daughters from three relationships, and one of them, Suze Mens, regularly presents Business Class. That is why some people search for "Suze Mens Lukaku": Suze is another of Harry Mens's daughters and was not Lukaku's partner.

Older articles about Sarah list the names and ages of her sisters and claim the family was never short of money. We found no reliable source for those details, so we have left them out.

Sarah Mens career and education

Sarah Mens's education and career are not documented by any reliable outlet. Earlier versions of this page said she studied at the Instituut Blankestijn and ran an interior design company. We found no source for either claim.

Romelu Lukaku's children

How many children does Lukaku have? Romelu Lukaku has two sons, Romeo and Jordan. He has spoken about both, but he has not publicly named their mother.

Romeo was born at the end of 2018 in the United States. Belgium's La DH reported in October 2019 that Lukaku, then at Manchester United, had been given leave at the end of 2018 to attend the birth. That was also the first time he talked about Romeo in public, telling a story about his son pointing at him on the television screen.
Jordan, named after Romelu's brother, the former Belgium defender Jordan Lukaku, was revealed in May 2023, when Lukaku mentioned his second son in an interview with the Flemish daily Het Laatste Nieuws. According to Paris Match Belgium, Romeo was four and Jordan one at the time. In November 2023, after scoring four goals against Azerbaijan, Lukaku explained on Instagram that his thumb-in-mouth celebration with two fingers raised was for Jordan, who had just turned two, Sporza reported.

Lukaku usually keeps his sons out of the spotlight, and Sporza noted it was the first time he had shown them in public when, in October 2024, he went to Anderlecht's game against Standard with Romeo, Jordan and his brother and was moved to tears by a standing ovation. In May 2026, just before the World Cup, Sporza reported that he went to a youth tournament in Beringen to support Romeo.

Who is Romelu Lukaku?

Romelu Lukaku was born on 13 May 1993 in Antwerp, Belgium, to Congolese parents, so he is 33 in November 2026. His father, Roger Lukaku, was a professional footballer who played for Zaire. Roger died in September 2025, aged 58, Belgian media reported. Romelu's mother is Adolphine Lukaku, and his younger brother Jordan also played for Belgium.

He is one of the most prolific strikers of his generation: Belgium's all-time leading goalscorer and Belgium's top scorer at World Cups. His goal against New Zealand in 2026 was his sixth at the tournament, taking him past Marc Wilmots (English Wikipedia), and he added two more against Senegal and the United States, for eight in all. His club career, in order:

2009 to 2011: Anderlecht, where he was the Belgian league's top scorer in 2009/10
2011 to 2014: Chelsea, with loans to West Bromwich Albion (2012/13) and Everton (2013/14)
2014 to 2017: Everton, after a permanent move
2017 to 2019: Manchester United
2019 to 2021: Inter Milan, Serie A champions in 2020/21, alongside Lautaro Martínez, whose wife Agustina Gandolfo we have also profiled
2021 to 2024: Chelsea again, for a reported club-record £97.5 million, with loans to Inter (2022/23) and Roma (2023/24)
2024 to 2026: Napoli, where he won the 2024/25 Serie A title under Antonio Conte, whose wife Elisabetta Muscarello we have also profiled
August 2026 onwards: Fenerbahçe

At Napoli, beIN Sports reported he scored 14 goals in 38 matches in the title season, including the second goal in the 2-0 win over Cagliari on 23 May 2025 that clinched the Scudetto. His second season was ruined by injury: Napoli announced in August 2025 a high-grade injury to the rectus femoris muscle of his left thigh, picked up in a pre-season friendly against Olympiacos. According to beIN Sports, he managed only seven appearances in 2025/26, none of them as a starter.

Lukaku at the 2026 World Cup and Fenerbahçe

Lukaku was named in Belgium's World Cup squad in May 2026 despite his injury-hit season, and the tournament went much better than his club year. He scored against New Zealand in the group stage, then came off the bench against Senegal in the round of 32 and scored as Belgium came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 after extra time, Al Jazeera reported. He scored again in the 4-1 win over the United States in the round of 16. Belgium were knocked out in the quarter-finals, losing 2-1 to Spain.

After the defeat, he posted a photo of the squad on Instagram with the words "We gave everything but the result was not in our favour", adding that the group would bounce back.

After the tournament, Mark van Bommel replaced Rudi Garcia as Belgium head coach, and Lukaku joined Fenerbahçe from Napoli on 12 August 2026, for a fee reported at around €6 million. At his presentation in Istanbul, VRT reported, he said he had been waiting a month for the move and called Turkey a second home: his father played there in the 1990s. The video below is Fenerbahçe's official recording of his signing ceremony on 14 August 2026.

His start in Turkey has been quiet. In early October 2026, after coming off the bench to score in Belgium's 3-0 win over Turkey, he told Sporza he had mostly been a substitute at Fenerbahçe, that this was why he was not starting for Belgium either, and that he would soon talk to the club about his role. Later that month, he scored his first goal in a Fenerbahçe shirt, against Alanyaspor in the Süper Lig. The clip below comes from the Turkish broadcaster beIN SPORTS.

At Napoli and with Belgium, he was a teammate of Kevin De Bruyne, whose wife Michèle Lacroix we have also profiled.

Sarah Mens and Romelu Lukaku net worth

Sarah Mens's net worth is not publicly known. The figure of $1 million to $5 million published on many websites, including an earlier version of this page, has no reliable source.

Romelu Lukaku has earned large salaries at Chelsea, Inter, Manchester United and Napoli over more than 15 years at the top level, but his exact fortune is not public. Treat any precise net worth figure with caution.

Sarah Mens Instagram

We could not confirm any social media account as belonging to Sarah Mens, so we do not link to one. Romelu Lukaku's verified account is @romelulukaku, where he posts rarely and mostly about football.

Quick facts about Sarah Mens

Known for: being Romelu Lukaku's girlfriend from 2016 to 2021
Father: Harry Mens, Dutch TV presenter of Business Class
Origin: the Netherlands, daughter of a Dutch presenter
Age: not publicly known (13 May 1993 is Lukaku's birthday, not hers)
Married to Lukaku: no
Met Lukaku: in Miami in 2016, according to Privé
Split: 2021, according to The Independent

Frequently asked questions about Sarah Mens and Lukaku

Is Romelu Lukaku married?

Not as far as is publicly known. We found no reliable report that Romelu Lukaku has ever married. Sarah Mens, often called his wife online, was his girlfriend from 2016 to 2021.

Who is Lukaku's ex-girlfriend?

Lukaku's best-known ex-girlfriend is Sarah Mens, daughter of Dutch TV presenter Harry Mens. They were first reported as a couple in December 2016 and split in 2021, according to The Independent.

How old is Sarah Mens?

Her date of birth has not been published by any reliable source, so her age is unknown. The date often given online, 13 May 1993, is Romelu Lukaku's birthday.