Ademola Lookman Biography, Age, Education, Career Controversies And Net Worth

Ademola Lookman is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for the Italian club side Atalanta and the National Team of Nigeria. He is from Peckham and he comes from Yoruba Nigerian parents who belong to a group of Black Londoners, The footballer himself belongs to the London Black African ethnicity. He was born on the 20th of October 1997 in the town of Wandsworth, London and he plays for Atalanta B.C.

1. Ademola Lookman Profile 2. Educational Background 3. Career 4. Controversies 5. Ademola Lookman Instagram and Twitter Handle 6. Personal life 7. Ademola Lookman Net Worth

Ademola Lookman Profile

Name	Ademola Lookman
Real Name	Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola
Date of Birth	20th October 1997
Age	26
State of Origin	London / Ogun State
Nationality	Nigerian / British
Occupation	Professional Footballer
Tribe	Yoruba / English
Jersey Number	19
Football Club	Atalanta B.C / Nigeria National Football Team
Religion	Christian
Marital Status	Single
Net Worth	€5.8 million
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Educational Background

Ademola Lookman attended St Thomas the Apostle College in Peckham for his high school education. Ademola was a bright student who excelled in both academics and football while he was in school, he achieved three A*s and five As at GCSE.

Career

Ademola Lookman started his football career when he was 10 years old then he played for the Amateur football side, Waterloo sports, and football club, a youth football club based in the London Borough of Lambeth UK. He spent 5 years with Waterloo FC from 2008-2013.

In 2014 he joined the Charlton Athletic Academy when he turned 15, making his first debut for Charlton Athletic on November 3, 2015, where he played as a forward before he joined Everton and played as a Winger. Ademola Lookman began his football career proper when he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion, on December 5, 2015.

He joined Everton on a four-year deal on January 5, 2017, and made his debut for the club in a 4-0 win over Manchester City. He joined the Bundesliga Club RB Leipzig on loan until the end of the 2017-18 season and later signed a five-year with the German club on July 25, 2019. Ademola Lookman joined the Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan on September 30, 2020, and was later loaned to Leicester City on a season-long loan on August 31, 2021.

He is now a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for the Italian club side Atalanta and the National Team of Nigeria. Lookman signed a four-year deal with Atalanta on August 4, 2022, for a reported fee of €15 million. Over the last four seasons, he scored 12 goals in all competitions playing for Leicester City, Fulham, RB Leipzig, and Everton. Yet so far this term, Lookman already scored 14 times in 20 official matches for Atalanta.

Controversies

Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman’s application to change his nationality to represent Nigeria instead of England was approved by FIFA, Ademola, who is on loan at Leicester from RB Leipzig, was part of England’s stunning title win at the 2017 Under 20s World Cup alongside the likes of Dominic Solanke, Kyle Walker-Peters, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. He later played for Nigeria at the world cup games.

Ademola Lookman Instagram And Twitter Handle

He can be connected with on Instagram: @molalookman and on Twitter: @Alookman_

Personal Life

Ademola Lookman was Born in Wandsworth, England on the 20th of October, 1997 to Mr. and Mrs. Ademola a Nigerian Parent whose origin can be traced back to the People of the Western Part of Nigeria Commonly known as the Yorubas. The Peckham native is the son of Nigerian parents who are part of a diverse community of Londoners. He was raised in England as a practicing Christian by his parents, whenever he scores goals, he makes the cross sign.

His parents moved the family from Wandsworth, where he was born, to Peckham, London, he grew up in a tough area of London that is regarded as one of the worst places to live, The area is known for its high rates of violent youth crime. Thankfully, the footballer, as well as members of his family, were never involved.

The Peckham native is the son of Nigerian parents who are part of a diverse community of Londoners. Simply put, Ademola Lookman’s parents are described in the media as strict, funny, sassy, and well-educated. He is a Londoner from a middle-class family who never went hungry during his childhood. Playing football with his childhood mates laid the groundwork for his athletic growth, he is single and progressing in his career.

Ademola Lookman Net Worth

He is estimated to worth over €5.8 million.