Ademola Olajade Alade Ayoola Lookman (born 20 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team. Primarily a winger, he often plays on the left wing, but is also effective on the right.
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.
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