Ademola Lookman
Footballer · Super Eagles forward
Also known as: Lookman
Biography
Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick in the 2024 Europa League final made history, and later that year he was crowned African Footballer of the Year. The London-born winger chose Nigeria — and became one of its brightest stars.
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- 2017
Although he won the 2017 U-20 World Cup with England, Lookman switched to Nigeria in 2022 after FIFA approved his change of nationality.
- 2022
Lookman joined Atalanta in Italy in 2022 and flourished.
- 2023
At AFCON 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire he scored three goals, including both goals against Cameroon in the round of 16, as the Super Eagles reached the final.
- 2024
On 22 May 2024 in Dublin, he scored all three goals as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 in the Europa League final — ending Leverkusen’s long unbeaten run and becoming one of very few players ever to score a hat-trick in a major European final.
Quick facts
How old is Ademola Lookman?
He was born on 20 October 1997.
Did Lookman play for England?
Yes, at youth level, winning the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He switched to Nigeria in 2022.
When did Lookman win African Footballer of the Year?
He won the CAF award in December 2024.
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