- Safiu Kehinde
Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman has emerged as the highest-rated player in the Italian Serie A so far this season, beating Inter Milan’s duo, Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez and other big names in the league for the presitigious recognition.
The African footballer of the Year leads the WhoScored performance charts with an impressive rating of 7.37.
Despite featuring in just 23 games in 29 rounds of matches played this season, Lookman has registered 13 goals and five assists while averaging 2.1 key passes per game: more than any other player in the division.
According to report, Inter Milan’s Thuram, who has netted 13 goals and provided four assists, follows closely behind Lookman with a rating of 7.29.
Sharing third place with Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui, the league’s top scorer with 22 goals, was Laurato Martinez as both players were rated at 7.22.
Inter Milan’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu (7.19) rounds out the top five, while Como’s Nico Paz (7.18), Lazio’s Mattia Zaccagni (7.17), AS Roma’s Alexis Saelemaekers (7.11), AC Milan’s Rafael Leão (7.11), and Fiorentina’s Moise Kean (7.09) complete the top 10.