Ademola Lookman is Player of the Season
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has been named the Player of the Season by his Italian Serie A club Atalanta.
Il vostro Player of The Season 2023/24 è ancora una volta @Alookman_! 👏🇳🇬
Look… who won the @italianoptic #POTS AGAIN! 🏆🌟#Lookman | #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/sdN47mt6eo
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) June 27, 2024
He scored a history-making hat-trick for Atalanta to win a first-ever European honour, the UEFA Europa League.
In the Serie A, Lookman, 26, netted 11 goals and provided eight assists in 31 appearances last season.
Atalanta will play in the UEFA Champions League in the coming season.
He was also joint leading scorer for the Super Eagles at the delayed 2023 AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire in February.
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