Newnaija Nigeria forward, Newnaija.com.ngsports/ademola-lookman-speaks-after-0-0-draw-with-arsenal-in-the-champions-league”>Ademola Lookman admitted 2024 has been the best year of his career.
The 26-year-old who was born in England scored a historic hat-trick for Serie A club, Atalanta in the final of the UEFA Europa League in May.
Lookman also played a crucial role in Nigeria’s second-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
He scored three goals in seven appearances for the Super Eagles in Cote d’Ivoire.
Lookman is also among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or.
In his words
“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,” he told France Football.
“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.”
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