Ademola Lookman: Atalanta Forward Wins Europa League Goal of the Season After Final Heroics

• Ademola Lookman has won the Goal of the Season in the Europa League
• The Super Eagles forward netted a hat-trick in the final in Dublin
• Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final on Wednesday

Nigeria forward, Ademola Lookman has won the Europa League Goal of the Season after leading Atalanta to success in the competition.

The 26-year-old scored a hat-trick in the final against Bayer Leverkusen as the Italians won their first European silverware and ended Bayer Leverkusen's 51-game unbeaten run.

Lookman was voted Man of the Match at the end of the game as he won his first major trophy with Atalanta.

His second goal against the German champions was adjudged the best goal of the competition by UEFA's Technical Observer Panel, as reported by the official website of UEFA.

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The winger picked a misguided header from Amine Adli before nutmegging Granit Xhaka a few meters from the box and then curling home to give his side a two-goal advantage before the break.

He beat Pierre Emerick-Aubamenyang, who came second with his acrobatic finish against Ajax Amsterdam with Mohammed Kudus' solo against Freiburg placing third.

Lookman enjoyed an outstanding season in the competition, scoring five goals including a hat-trick in the final.

2023/24 Europa League Goal of the Season

1 Ademola Lookman (Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen) – final, 22/05/24

2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille 4-3 Ajax) – Matchday 5, 30/11/23

3 Mohammed Kudus (West Ham 5-0 Freiburg) – round of 16 second leg, 14/03/24

4 Rafael Leão (Slavia Praha 1-3 Milan) – round of 16 second leg, 14/03/24

5 João Pedro (Brighton 1-0 Marseille) – Matchday 6, 14/12/23

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6 Darwin Núñez (Sparta Praha 1-5 Liverpool) – round of 16 first leg, 07/03/24

7 Robert Andrich (Roma 0-2 Leverkusen) – semi-final first leg, 02/05/24

8 Victor Boniface (Leverkusen 5-1 Qarabağ) – Matchday 3, 26/10/23

9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille 4-0 Villarreal) – round of 16 first leg, 07/03/24

10 David Douděra (Milan 4-2 Slavia Praha) – round of 16 first leg, 07/03/24

Lookman celebrates UEL success with mother

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ademola Lookman shared the stage with his mother after scoring a hat-trick in Atalanta's Europa League win.

The Nigerian forward stole the show with a masterful performance as the Italian outfit ended the German champions' unbeaten run of over 50 games.

Lookman opened the scoring in the 12th minute after blindsiding Exequiel Palacios, before curling home at distance for his second of the first half.