Ademola Lookman’s bio, cars, club, and net worth in 2024
Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Series A club Atlanta. He was born in England on 20 October 1997. The footballer made his senior debut in 2015, playing as a forward for Charlton Athletic of the Championship. In January 2017, he signed a deal with Everton where he played mainly as a winger. Lookman has also represented England from Under-19 to under-21 levels. In 2022, Lookman made his debut for Nigeria. We will be looking into Ademola Lookman’s biography, cars, club, and net worth in 2024.
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Biography
Lookman was born on 20 October 1997 in Wandsworth, Greater London to Nigerian parents. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle College in Peckham where he achieved three A’s and five A’s at GSCE.
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Ademola Lookman joined Charlton Athletic Academy in 2014 after signing from Waterloo, a youth football club based in the London Borough of Lambeth. He attained higher academy ranks, thanks to his goalscoring record for Charlton’s U18 and U21, he made his first team debut for the Addicks on 3 November 2015.
Everton
On 5 January 2017, Lookman signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Everton for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut 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. He made his first European appearance for Everton in a 1-0 win over MFK Ruzomberok in the Europa League third qualifying round first leg.
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. This didn’t go down too well with the player who insisted on an alternate move and instead joined Bundesliga Club RB Leipzig until the end of the 2017 – 18 season. He scored the winning goal with Leipzig in his first game with the club.
RB Leipzig
Ademola Lookman returned to RB Leipzig on 25 July 2019. On 30 September 2020, he joined Premier League Side Fulham on a season loan. The professional footballer scored his goal for Fuljam against Sheffield United on 18 October.
He moved to Leicester City on a season loan on 31 August 2021. On 11September 2021, he made his Leicester debut as a 73rd-minute substitute during a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City. Lookman scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Liverpool on 28 December 2021.
Atalanta
Lookman signed a four-year contract for a reported 15 million Euros on 4 August 2022. 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: an 8–2 Serie A win over Salernitana, a 5–2 Coppa Italia win over Spezia, and a 3–3 Serie A draw to Juventus.
Lookman scored his first career hat-trick on May 22, 2024, in the Europa League final at the Dublin Arena, as Atlanta defeated Bayern Leverkusen 3-0 to win the trophy for the first time in the club’s history. Aside from scoring his first hat trick, he also became the first-ever player to score a hat-trick in a one-off Europa League final match.
International career
Lookman can play for both Nigeria and England since he was born in England to Nigerian parents. He received his first international call-up when he was named in the England U19 squad name for Mexico. Ever since then, he has been playing in International competitions for England.
In January 2020, the Nigerian Football Federation announced that Lookman would be switching his International allegiance to Nigeria. However, the player also stated: “I’ve not changed my mind on wanting to represent England”. In February 2022, Lookman’s request to represent the Nigerian national team was approved by FIFA.
He 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 also made it to the list of players representing the Nigerian National team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in 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.
Ademola Lookman’s cars
The full list of cars owned by Ademola Lookman cannot be ascertained, but we will be giving you info on the available cars he owns. The information available to us has it that the professional footballer owns a luxury Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan worth over 150,000,000 Naira.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class offers more luxury, comfort, performance and technology. For the 2024 model year (E-Class), the model features a very large touchscreen display, motif rear lights, redesigned exterior, luxury seats, and updated technology features.
Ademola Lookman’s Net Worth
The 24-year footballer, Ademola Lookman is estimated to be worth 15 Million Euros. He goes home with a salary of €41,000 per week, that’s over 61,000,000 Naira per week. His annual income at Atalanta translates to €2,132,000.
