Ademola Lookman

Winger · Atalanta · Nigeria

Atalanta Nigeria Serie A Europa League Winner

Ademola Lookman is the man who wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in European football history — a hat-trick in the 2024 UEFA Europa League Final against Bayer Leverkusen to hand Atalanta a stunning 3-0 victory. In a single night in Dublin, Lookman transformed from a talented winger into a European legend.

Born in London to Nigerian parents, Lookman chose Nigeria over England at international level and has since become one of the Super Eagles' most dangerous attackers. His pace, trickery, and clinical finishing make him a nightmare for any defender in the world.

His career had taken winding routes — Charlton, Everton, RB Leipzig, Fulham, Leicester — before Atalanta unlocked his true potential under Gian Piero Gasperini's intense, demanding system. In Bergamo he found a home and a manager who understood him completely. The Europa League triumph confirmed what the football world could already see: Lookman is elite.

In 2024, he was named the CAF African Player of the Year, cementing his status as Africa's finest footballer. For Nigeria and the Super Eagles, he is the talisman heading into the 2026 World Cup cycle.

Born: 20 Oct 1997, London

Club: Atalanta

Position: Left Winger

Nationality: Nigerian

Shirt: #11

Height: 5'9" (176 cm)

Award: CAF African Player of the Year 2024

The Dublin Hat-Trick — 22 May 2024

Atalanta 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen · UEFA Europa League Final · Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Lookman scored three goals to end Leverkusen's unbeaten season and deliver Atalanta their first major European trophy. One of the greatest individual performances in a European final.

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Career Overview

Club Career

  • 2014–2017: Charlton Athletic
  • 2017–2022: Everton (various loans)
  • 2022–present: Atalanta (permanent)
  • 2024: Europa League winner
  • CAF African Player of the Year 2024

International Career

  • Eligible for England (born London)
  • Chose Nigeria: debut 2019
  • AFCON 2023 runner-up
  • World Cup 2026 qualifier
  • Super Eagles talisman

Playing Style

  • Explosive burst of pace
  • Clinical left-foot finish
  • Direct, decisive dribbling
  • Cuts inside from the left
  • Big-game performer

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