Roméo Lavia

Roméo Lavia
Lavia in 2025 with Chelsea
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 45
Youth career
–2012 KV Woluwe-Zaventem
2012–2020 Anderlecht
2020–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 Southampton 29 (1)
2023– Chelsea 24 (0)
International career
2019 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U16 4 (2)
2021–2022 Belgium U19 10 (0)
2022 Belgium U21 1 (0)
2023– Belgium 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:47, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Roméo Lavia (born 6 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Belgium national team. Lavia is known for his interceptions, composure, press-resistance and physicality.

A product of Anderlecht's academy, he made his professional debut for Premier League side Manchester City in 2021, before being signed by Southampton in 2022. After Southampton's relegation in 2023, he was signed by Chelsea for £53 million.

A Belgium youth international, Lavia made his debut for the senior team in 2023.