Ademola Lookman

Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman (born 20 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga.

Ademola Lookman
Lookman with RB Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Wandsworth, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Fulham
(on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number 19
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– RB Leipzig 11 (0)
2020– → Fulham (loan) 18 (3)
National team‡
2016 England U19 5 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 15 (4)
2017–2019 England U21 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:12, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Lookman made his senior debut in 2015, playing as a forward for Charlton Athletic of the Championship, and in January 2017 signed for Everton, who used him mainly as a winger. He has represented England from under-19 to under-21 levels.

Early life

Lookman was born in Wandsworth, Greater London.[2] He attended St Thomas the Apostle College in Peckham where he achieved three A*s and five As at GCSE.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 December 2015,[6] and then followed that up with both Charlton's goals in a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers ten days later.[7]

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.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Although manager Sam Allardyce stated that Lookman would not be leaving on loan in the January 2018 transfer window, he changed his mind, and the club arranged a 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 joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig until the end of the 2017–18 season.[12] 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.[13]

RB Leipzig

On 25 July 2019, Lookman returned to RB Leipzig on a five-year deal, a year and a half after a successful loan spell at the German outfit scoring 5 goals in 11 appearances.

Fulham

On 30 September 2020, Lookman joined Premier League side Fulham on a season-long loan.[14] He scored his first league goal for Fulham against Sheffield United on 18 October.[15]

International career

Lookman was born in England to Nigerian parents, and is eligible for the national teams of both countries.[16] He received his first international call-up when he was named in the England U19 squad named for Mexico.[17] He was subsequently named in the squad for the European U19 Championships that summer.[18] In early 2017, Lookman turned down the opportunity to switch allegiance to Nigeria after an approach from the national coach, Gernot Rohr.[19]

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.[20] 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.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23] Lookman has been excellent for England at youth levels and some football reporters rate Lookman as the best young footballer from England.[24]

Career statistics
As of matches played 3 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16[25] Championship 2450000—245
2016–17[26] League One 215321000257
Total 45103210004912
Everton 2016–17[26] Premier League 81———81
2017–18[27] Premier League 7010206[lower-alpha 1]2162
2018–19[28] Premier League 2102110—241
Total 361313062484
RB Leipzig (loan) 2017–18[29] Bundesliga 115———115
RB Leipzig 2019–20[29] Bundesliga 11010—1[lower-alpha 2]0130
Total 22510—10245
Fulham (loan) 2020–21[30] Premier League 1830010—193
Career total 1211973507214024
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

England U20

Individual

References
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  2. "Ademola Lookman". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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  5. 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.
  6. "Brighton 3-2 Charlton". BBC Sport. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. "Charlton 2-2 Bolton". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. Vinnell, Paul (5 January 2017). "Everton sign Ademola Lookman from Charlton for £7.5m". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. "Ademola Lookman: Everton sign Charlton forward for £11m". BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. Reddy, Luke (15 January 2017). "Everton 4-0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  11. Rostance, Tom (27 July 2017). "Baines gives Everton Europa lead on Rooney return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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  14. "Ademola Lookman: Fulham sign RB Leipzig winger on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  15. "Sheffield United 1-1 Fulham - Sharp penalty cancels out Lookman opener". BBC Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. Okeleji, Oluwashina (19 January 2017). "Nigeria keen on England U20 striker Ademola Lookman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  17. Veevers, Nicholas (16 May 2016). "England Under-19s squad named for double-header with Mexico". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  18. Veeves, Nicholas (6 July 2016). "England Under-19s squad named for Euro Finals challenge". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  19. "Everton rising star Lookman turns down chance to represent Nigeria ahead of FIFA U20 World Cup". All Nigeria Soccer. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  20. Walsh, Kristian (11 June 2017). "How Everton's England World Cup heroes fared in South Korea - and what the future holds for them at Goodison". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  21. "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  22. Thomas, Lyall (24 August 2017). "Ten U20 World Cup heroes given first England U21 call-ups". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  23. "Netherlands U21 1–1 England U21". BBC Sport. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  24. https://versus.uk.com/2018/08/25-best-young-english-football-players-right-now/
  25. "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  26. "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  27. "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  28. "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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  30. "Games played by Ademola Lookman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  31. Sutcliffe, Steve (18 April 2016). "Ademola Lookman named LFE Apprentice of the Year for the Championship". League Football Education. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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