Ademola Lookman: How to vote Super Eagles star for April's Serie A POTM

Ademola Lookman has had another commendable year for Atalanta (Imago/AFLOSPORT)

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Ademola Lookman has thrived in year two at Atalanta (Imago/AFLOSPORT)

Ademola Lookman: How to vote Super Eagles star for April's Serie A POTM

Seye Omidiora 08:41 - 03.05.2024

The Atalanta forward and five other Serie A stars have been nominated to be named April’s Player of the Month.

Ademola Lookman has been revealed as one of six nominees contending for the April Serie A Player of the Month award. 

Why was Ademola Lookman nominated for Serie A POTM? 

The award considers performances between gameweek 31 and 34, with La Dea facing Cagliari, Hellas Verona, Monza and Empoli in that period. 

Lookman was pivotal for the Bergamaschi across those fixtures, strikingly notching an assist for Gianluca Scamacca in the defeat by Cagliari, setting up Charles De Ketelaere and El Bilal Toure's goals in the 2-1 triumph over the Biancorossi before scoring his ninth Serie A goal last weekend against Empoli. 

Lookman has been involved in four goals since the start of April — one goal, three assists — a tally outdoing everyone in Serie A in that period, with Hakan Calhanoglu and Alexis Saelemaekers matching the Atalanta forward's goal contributions in April. 

Ademola Lookman has played a pivotal part in Atalanta's hitherto successful campaign
Ademola Lookman has played a pivotal part in Atalanta's hitherto successful campaign (Imago/Gribaudi/ImagePhoto)

Who else has been nominated along with Lookman?

Lookman is competing with Serie A champion Calhanoglu (Inter), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Luis Alberto (Lazio), Matteo Politano (Napoli) and Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) for April’s award.

Previous winners this term include Rafael Leao (September), Lautaro Martinez (October), Dybala (November), Christian Pulisic (December), Dusan Vlahovic (January), Dybala (February) and Alessandro Bastoni (March). 

Ademola Lookman could become the eighth winner of the Serie A Player of the Month award this season
Ademola Lookman could become the eighth winner of the Serie A Player of the Month award this season (Imago)

How were the nominees selected?

According to the Serie A website: "The six players have been selected taking into account the advanced analysis of Stats Perform, created from the tracking data recorded with the Hawk-Eye system. 

“The rating system considers not only statistical data and technical events but also positional data, making it possible to analyse crucial aspects such as movement without the ball and thus optimal movements, game choices, and the contribution to the technical and physical efficiency of the team, which allow for an objective and qualitative evaluation of the performance.”

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How to vote Lookman as April’s Serie A POTM

Voting is open until Sunday, May 5, and can be done here

What comes next for Ademola Lookman?

The forward’s Atalanta side are battling on three fronts this term as they seek to end fifth in Serie A, make the Europa League final and outdo Juventus in the Coppa Italia final to be played on May 15.