Ademola Lookman was born in London on 20th October 1997. That means if you count the years from 1997 until now, 2025, he is 28 years old. His parents are from Nigeria.
Lookman’s father lives in Lagos, Nigeria, and was mostly absent during his son’s upbringing. Lookman grew up in London with his mother and one sister, while another sister stayed in Nigeria. He appeared publicly when Lookman won the 2024 CAF Player of the Year, proud of his boy.
No credible sources provide his full name, age, occupation, or personal background. He is simply known as Felix. Some unverified sources claim he was “born in Laos,” contradicting the fact that both parents are Nigerian. Online claims about his identity, including the surname “Ajibona,” remain unconfirmed.
When Lookman was little, he really loved playing football with friends in his neighbourhood. He got so good that he joined Charlton Athletic F.C. youth team.
Later, he played for Everton and then went to Italy to play for Atalanta, where he became a star by scoring three goals in an all-important game in 2024.
He first played for England’s young teams, but now he plays for Nigeria. He is proud to be Yoruba.
The Atalanta winger wanted to switch clubs in summer of 2025. He submitted a transfer request and skipped training because he felt Atalanta broke their promise of letting him leave.
Inter Milan made two offers, around €40–45 million, but Atalanta blocked the move, saying the agreement only applied to foreign clubs and that the offer was too low. Other clubs, including Bayern Munich and Premier League teams like Arsenal, also showed interest, but Lookman reportedly rejected Arsenal to hold out for Inter.
After weeks of dispute, Atalanta confirmed he would stay for the season, and he returned to training in September 2025 following talks with management and coach Ivan Juric. That transfer saga caused tensions, but ended with him staying at Atalanta, at least for now.
So, Ademola Lookman’s current club is Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio in the Serie A, and he wears the number 11 shirt.
Having started his professional career at Charlton Athletic in the 2015–16 season, that year, he played 24 league games and scored 5 goals. The next season, 2016–17, he played 21 league games for Charlton and scored 5 goals. During that same 2016–17 season, after January, he moved to Everton, where he played 8 league games and scored 1 goal.
Lookman appeared in 7 league games for Everton in the 2017–18 season but failed to score a single goal. Later that season, he was loaned to RB Leipzig, where he appeared in 11 league matches and scored 5 goals. He appeared in 21 league games for Everton in the 2018–19 season but again failed to score a single goal. Lookman was loaned back to RB Leipzig for the 2019–20 season, in which he appeared in 11 league games without scoring.
In 2020–21, he was sent on loan to Fulham. He played 34 league games, scored 4 goals and made 4 assists. Again, he went on loan in 2021–22, this time to Leicester City, playing 26 league games and scoring 6 goals, but no assists.
During the 2022–23 season, he moved to Atalanta and scored 13 goals with 6 assists in 31 games in the league.
But during the 2023–24 season, he scored 11 goals with 7 assists in 31 games in the league for Atalanta.
And during the 2024–25 season, he improved further, scoring 15 goals with 5 assists in 31 games in the league, playing a total of 2,263 minutes.
In the current 2025–26 season, he has played 7 league games so far, scored 1 goal, and made no assists, playing 447 minutes.
Looking at his recent seasons more closely, in 2024–25, his expected goals (xG) were about 10.37 and his expected assists (xA) were about 7.89.
In the current 2025–26 season so far, his xG is about 1.62, which means he is getting into good positions to score. He has also played in the UEFA Champions League in 2025–26. He has played 3 matches and 198 minutes total, scoring no goals.
His passing accuracy is about 80%, and his top speed recorded was around 30.46 km/h.
In the 2024–25 season, Lookman completed 37 successful dribbles with a 36.6% success rate. Over the course of the season, he recorded 1,382 touches.
He also won 106 duels with a 39% success rate and claimed approximately 56% of aerial duels. Among his notable achievements, Lookman scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final, helping Atalanta secure the title.
In recognition of his outstanding performances, he was named African Footballer of the Year in 2024. His market value is currently estimated at €34.5 million.
The team most likely to sign Lookman in January 2026 is Galatasaray. The Turkish club are actively negotiating and willing to pay his €12 million salary because they need a fast, versatile winger to create chances and score goals.
His current club might keep him as Atalanta’s new coach, Raffaele Palladino, values him, and he already knows the team’s style. If no club meets Atalanta’s price, Lookman could stay and rebuild his form.
West Ham is a possible option too. Lookman has Premier League experience with Everton and Fulham. The Hammers could use him for league matches and European competitions, but they haven’t officially approached him yet, so this is less likely.
French teams like Nice or Marseille could be interested too. They sometimes sign experienced wingers mid-season to strengthen their squad, offering him regular play and possible European football. This option is mostly speculative.
Some Spanish clubs, such as Real Betis or Villarreal, might also target him. His technical skill and pace would suit La Liga, but there are no confirmed links, making this the least likely scenario.
So, Galatasaray is the top contender, Atalanta could retain him, and England, France, or Spain are possible but less certain.
Ademola Lookman is not married, but he has a girlfriend named Jayda Love. They were seen together at the CAF Awards in December 2024.
Jayda is from the United States, works in IT, and keeps her life private. News and social media show them together, but never as husband and wife.
Big news agencies like Reuters reported the awards but did not mention a marriage. The fact is, Lookman has a girlfriend, not a wife.
Ademola Lookman played really well for Atalanta in a 3–0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. He scored one goal and helped make another one. After the match, he talked about problems at the club during a “traumatic summer,” and said there are things people don’t know.
There’s news that Galatasaray really want to sign him in January 2026. Another Nigerian player, Victor Osimhen, suggested Lookman should think about moving to the Süper Lig.
Earlier in 2025, Lookman tried to move to Inter Milan. He asked to leave and said Atalanta broke their promise and treated him badly. Inter offered €40 million, then €45 million with extra payments, but Atalanta said no. Because of this, Lookman had to train alone and didn’t play with the team for a while. By September, he was back training with the team.
Some fans were upset and called him “ungrateful” because he asked to leave and missed pre-season. But the new coach, Raffaele Palladino, said Lookman is still an important player for Atalanta. So, even though he had a rough summer with transfers and fan reactions, he is playing well again, scoring goals, and clubs like Galatasaray are interested in him.
Ademola Lookman earns from three sources: his club salary, performance bonuses, and endorsements. In 2025, his club salary is around €2.5 million, with €375,000 in potential bonuses and €3 million from endorsements, totalling €5,875,000. That breaks down to roughly €489,583 per month, €112,981 per week, and €16,096 per day.
By 2030, his salary could rise to €3,190,704, bonuses to €478,606, and endorsements remain €3 million, totaling €6,669,310—about €555,776 monthly, €128,256 weekly, and €18,271 daily.
In total, from 2025 to 2030, he could earn more than €36 million, combining club pay, bonuses, and sponsorship deals.
As for his net worth, Ademola Lookman makes money from playing football at his club, Atalanta. Every week he gets £41,000, which adds up to about £2.13 million a year. But the tax people take a big part, so he actually keeps close to £1.2–1.3 million.
He also gets bonuses if he does really well, like scoring goals or helping the team win games, and it can be around £250,000–£500,000 a year. Then, there’s money from companies that want him to advertise their stuff. Those endorsements bring him £500,000–£1,000,000 each year, but after taxes, it’s more like £350,000–£700,000.
When you add how much other clubs might pay to get him, which is called market value, right now, it’s about €55 million. But that doesn’t mean he actually has that money in his pocket. Ademola Lookman probably also has some investments or property, maybe £1–3 million, but nobody knows exactly.
Adding everything, his total net worth is estimated between £15 million and £20 million from salary, bonuses, endorsements, and savings.
In the 2024/25 Champions League playoff against Club Brugge, Atalanta trailed 3–0 at halftime. Substitute Ademola Lookman scored to reduce the deficit and later took a penalty despite other known takers. His shot was saved, ending Atalanta’s possible comeback.
Coach Gian Piero Gasperini called him “one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen.” Lookman called the criticism “deeply disrespectful,” explaining he acted on the designated penalty takers’ instruction.
Meanwhile, previously, he had an 80% penalty conversion rate.
Lookman was given a 400-square-metre plot of land in the Jedo Mega Estate in Abuja. Some say he also owns houses in Nigeria and the UK, but no news outlet has shown proof, so those claims might not be true.
For cars, some news sites say he drives a Mercedes-Benz E-Class and sometimes mention a Range Rover, but no official records confirm it. The stories about him having supercars, like Bugattis, come from social media and are not proven.