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Mamadou Sylla (Senegal) – Real Valladolid
Real Vallodolid are on a quest to avoid relegation from La Liga at the end of the season and Senegalese striker Mamadou Sylla might just be the guy to make sure they survive unscathed. He needs to bring in those goals now, will he finally get off the mark again?
Born: 20 March 1994 in Kedougou, Senegal
Position: Forward
Jersey number: 7
Senior club career: Espanyol (Spain, 2015 – 2017); KAS Eupen (Belgium, 2016 – 2017, loan); KAA Gent (Belgium, 2017 – 2020); Zulte Waregem (Belgium, 2018, loan); Sint-Truiden (Belgium, 2019, loan); FC Orenburg (Russia, 2020, loan); Girona FC (Spain, 2020 – 2023); Rayo Vallecano (Spain, 2022, loan); Real Valladolid (Spain, 2023 – present)
Valladolid stats: 12 appearances, 4 goals
Club career stats: 312 appearances, 62 goals
Catch Sylla in the following match:
Friday 13 December
- 22:00: Real Valladolid v Valencia – LIVE on SuperSport La Liga
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) – Atalanta
Pretty much the best African football player in Europe at the moment, Lookman will look to keep up his stellar performance as Atalanta are beginning to be taken seriously as title contenders. If on target against Cagliari, he could be a real game changer for La Dea.
Born: 20 October 1997 in London, England
Position: Forward
Jersey number: 11
Senior club career: Charlton Athletic (England, 2015 – 2017); Everton (England, 2017 – 2019); RB Leipzig (Germany, 2018, loan, 2019 – 2020); Fulham (England, 2020 – 2021, loan); Leicester City (England, 2021 – 2022, loan); Atalanta (Italy, 2022 – present)
Atalanta stats: 93 appearances, 41 goals
Club career stats: 291 appearances, 74 goals
Catch Lookman in the following match:
Saturday 14 December
16:00: Cagliari v Atalanta – LIVE on SuperSport Football
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) – Fulham
With Fulham managing to hold his former team Arsenal to a draw recently, Iwobi will be looking to deliver the same blow to Liverpool when they meet at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Born: 3 May 1996 in Lagos, Nigeria
Position: Midfielder
Jersey number: 17
Senior club career: Arsenal (England, 2015 – 2019); Everton (England, 2019 – 2023); Fulham (England, 2023 – present)
Fulham stats: 49 appearances, 9 goals
Club career stats: 338 appearances, 33 goals
Catch Iwobi in the following match:
Saturday 14 December
17:00: Liverpool v Fulham – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League
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