Ademola Lookman
Lookman with RB Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
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 49 (20)
International career‡
2016 England U19 5 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 15 (4)
2017–2019 England U21 11 (1)
2022– Nigeria 11 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2017U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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 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. He has represented England from under-19 to under-21 levels. In 2022, Lookman made his debut for Nigeria.

Early life

Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman[2] was born on 20 October 1997 in Wandsworth, Greater London,[3] to Nigerian parents.[4] He attended St Thomas the Apostle College in Peckham where he achieved three A*s and five As at GCSE.[5]

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Lookman playing for Charlton Athletic in 2016

Lookman joined Charlton Athletic's academy in 2014 after signing from Waterloo, a youth football club based in the London Borough of Lambeth.[6] His goalscoring record for Charlton's U18 and U21 teams led to him making a rapid ascent through the Charlton academy ranks and he made his first-team debut for the Addicks on 3 November 2015.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 December 2015,[8] and then followed that up with both Charlton's goals in a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers ten days later.[9]

Everton

Lookman signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Everton on 5 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee, reported as an initial £7.5m potentially rising to £11m with add-ons.[10][11] He made his debut for the club ten days later in a 4–0 victory over Manchester City, replacing Ross Barkley in the 90th minute and scoring the team's fourth goal.[12] Lookman made his first European appearance for Everton in a 1–0 win over MFK Ružomberok in the Europa League third qualifying round first leg.[13]

Although manager Sam Allardyce stated that Lookman would not be leaving on loan in the January 2018 transfer window, the club eventually arranged a loan move to Championship club Derby County, where they hoped he would play regular first-team football. However, the player insisted on an alternative move, and instead joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig until the end of the 2017–18 season.[14] In his first game with Leipzig, Lookman scored the winning goal in the away game against Borussia Mönchengladbach after coming on as a late substitute.[15]

RB Leipzig

On 25 July 2019, Lookman returned to RB Leipzig on a five-year contract.

On 30 September 2020, Lookman joined Premier League side Fulham on a season-long loan.[16] He scored his first league goal for Fulham against Sheffield United on 18 October.[17]

On 31 August 2021, Lookman joined Leicester City on a season-long loan.[18] On 11 September 2021, he made his Leicester debut as a 73rd minute substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Manchester City.[19] On 28 December 2021, Lookman scored the only goal in their 1–0 win over Liverpool.[20]

Atalanta

On 4 August 2022, Lookman joined Serie A club Atalanta on a four-year contract for a reported fee of €15 million.[21][22] He scored on his debut for the club, a 2–0 Serie A win over Sampdoria on 13 August.[23] In January 2023, he scored braces in three consecutive matches: a 8–2 Serie A win over Salernitana, a 5–2 Coppa Italia win over Spezia and a 3–3 Serie A draw to Juventus.[24]

International career

Lookman was born in England to Nigerian parents, and is eligible for the national teams of both countries.[25] He received his first international call-up when he was named in the England U19 squad named for Mexico.[26] He was subsequently named in the squad for the European U19 Championships that summer.[27] In early 2017, Lookman turned down the opportunity to switch allegiance to Nigeria after an approach from the national coach, Gernot Rohr.[28]

Lookman was selected in the England under-20 team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored three goals in the tournament, two against Costa Rica in the last 16 and one goal against Italy in the semi-finals.[29] England beat Venezuela 1–0 in the final, to achieve the country's first victory in the final of a global tournament since the 1966 World Cup.[30]

He received his first call-up for the England under-21s for European Championship qualifiers against the Netherlands under-21s and Latvia under-21s in September 2017.[31] He made his debut in the first match, and set up Everton teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin for England's goal in a 1–1 draw.[32]

Lookman turned down Nigeria again in early 2018 after meeting with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation.[33] He subsequently rejected Nigeria's approaches for a third time in September 2018, after England senior manager Gareth Southgate convinced him that he was part of his plans.[34]

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.[35] However, Lookman also stated: "I've not changed my mind on wanting to represent England".[36] On 10 February 2022, Lookman's request to represent the Nigerian national team was approved by FIFA.[4] 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.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16[38] Championship 2450000—245
2016–17[39] League One 215321000257
Total 45103210004912
Everton 2016–17[39] Premier League 81———81
2017–18[40] Premier League 7010206[lower-alpha 3]2162
2018–19[41] Premier League 2102110—241
Total 361313062484
RB Leipzig (loan) 2017–18[40] Bundesliga 115———115
RB Leipzig 2019–20[42] Bundesliga 11010—1[lower-alpha 4]0130
Fulham (loan) 2020–21[43] Premier League 3440010—354
Leicester City (loan) 2021–22[44] Premier League 266202212[lower-alpha 5]0428
Atalanta 2022–23[45] Serie A 311322——3315
2023–24[46] Serie A 18700—5[lower-alpha 3]0237
Total 492022—505622
Career total 212461157224225455
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2023[47]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202261
202351
Total112
As of match played 16 November 2023
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lookman goal.[47]
List of international goals scored by Ademola Lookman
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
113 June 2022Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco4 São Tomé and Príncipe7–010–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[48]
210 September 2023Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria8 São Tomé and Príncipe2–06–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[48]

Honours

England U20

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ademola Lookman". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "FIFA approves Ademola Lookman nationality switch to Nigeria". The Athletic.
  5. ↑ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (6 January 2017). "How Ademola Lookman slipped through the academy net before making his £11m move to Everton". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Cawley, Richard (27 November 2015). "Charlton keen to secure teenage prospect Ademola Lookman to new contract". South London Press. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Jones, George (3 November 2015). "Match report: MK Dons 1–0 Charlton". Charlton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brighton 3–2 Charlton". BBC Sport. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Charlton 2–2 Bolton". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Vinnell, Paul (5 January 2017). "Everton sign Ademola Lookman from Charlton for £7.5m". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ademola Lookman: Everton sign Charlton forward for £11m". BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Reddy, Luke (15 January 2017). "Everton 4–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Rostance, Tom (27 July 2017). "Baines gives Everton Europa lead on Rooney return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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  16. ↑ "Ademola Lookman: Fulham sign RB Leipzig winger on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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  27. ↑ Veeves, Nicholas (6 July 2016). "England Under-19s squad named for Euro Finals challenge". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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  34. ↑ "Southgate persuades Ademola Lookman to shun Nigeria".
  35. ↑ "Lookman moves to switch allegiance from England to Nigeria".
  36. ↑ "Lookman open to Super Eagles, but should Nigeria want him?".
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  40. 1 2 "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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  48. 1 2 "São Tomé e Príncipe vs. Nigeria 0–10: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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