Ademola Lookman
b. 1997
Nigerian-English association football player (born 1997)
- Born
- 20 Oct 1997 · Wandsworth
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 20 Oct 1997BornBorn in Wandsworth
- 2015 – 2017TeamCharlton Athletic F.C.
- 2016 – 2017TeamEngland national under-20 association football team
- 2017 – 2019TeamEngland national under-21 association football team
- 2017 – 2019TeamEverton F.C.
- 2018 – 2022TeamRB Leipzig
- 2020 – 2021TeamFulham F.C.
- 2021 – 2022TeamLeicester City F.C.
- 2022 – 2026TeamAtalanta BC
- 2022TeamNigeria men's national football team
- 2026TeamAtlético Madrid
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1997 – today).
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman (born 20 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid. 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. After joining Italian club Atalanta in 2022, he won the UEFA Europa League in 2024, scoring a hat-trick in the final against Bayer Leverkusen and subsequently being named the African Footballer of the Year, becoming the seventh Nigerian international to win the award. In January 2026, he joined Atlético.
Having represented England from under-19 to under-21 levels, Lookman made his senior debut for Nigeria in 2022. He was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2023 and third place in 2025.
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