Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman (born 20 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team.
Lookman with RB Leipzig in 2019
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| Personal information | |||
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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) | Winger | ||
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Current team
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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 | 49 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | England U20 | 15 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | England U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2022– | Nigeria | 17 | (5) |
Despite his caps and success for England at youth level, and having previously rejected Nigeria’s approaches, in January 2020 the Nigeria Football Federation announced that Lookman would be switching his international allegiance to Nigeria. However, Lookman also stated: “I’ve not changed my mind on wanting to represent England”. On 10 February 2022, Lookman’s request to represent the Nigerian national team was approved by FIFA. Lookman made his debut for Nigeria on 25 March 2022, in their scoreless draw with Ghana as part of the third round of the African section of qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Lookman was named in Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. He scored both goals for Nigeria in their 2–0 win over Cameroon in the round of 16, before scoring their only goal in a 1–0 win over Angola in the quarter-final.