Monday, October 14, 2024 - Serie A star, Ademola Lookman has described the year 2024 as the best of his career, after inspiring Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final win against Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in May with a historic hat-trick in La Dea’s 3-0 victory.
He was also Nigeria’s highest goalscorer at the 2024 Nations
Cup and the 26-year-old is also among the nominees for the Ballon d’or.
He told France Football: “The feeling of winning and having
gold around your neck is an incomparable feeling. And writing history in a
small city like Bergamo is something extraordinary. I was very struck by the
fact that (Gian Piero) Gasperini told me a few days later that I had become
part of football history. It’s true, it’s an honour, but I worked hard to get
here.”
On playing for Nigeria, he continued: “I have learned to
understand it over time. Even though I played for England in the youth teams,
winning the U20 World Cup in 2017, I decided with my heart to play for the
Super Eagles because I have a close and personal connection with this country.”
And on the Ballon d’Or, Lookman added: “It’s crazy. And
being the only African on the list is even more special. I’m proud of it. It’s
an honour, knowing where I come from.”
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