Ademola Lookman
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Lookman with RB Leipzig in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atalanta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Waterloo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Charlton Athletic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Everton | 36 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → RB Leipzig (loan) | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | RB Leipzig | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Fulham (loan) | 34 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Leicester City (loan) | 26 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Atalanta | 93 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | England U19 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U20 | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | England U21 | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:05, 26 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:42, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman (born 20 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team.
Lookman made his senior debut in 2015, playing as a forward for Charlton Athletic of the Championship. He signed for Everton in January 2017, where he played mainly as a winger. After joining Italian club Atalanta in 2022, he won the UEFA Europa League in 2024, scoring a hat-trick in the final against Bayer Leverkusen and subsequently being named the African Footballer of the Year, becoming just the seventh Nigerian international to win the award.
Having represented England from under-19 to under-21 levels, Lookman made his senior debut for Nigeria in 2022. He was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.