Sone Aluko
 Aluko with Aberdeen in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omatsone Folarin Aluko | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Blackpool (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Aberdeen | 82 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Rangers | 21 | (12) |
| 2012–2016 | Hull City | 90 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Fulham | 49 | (8) |
| 2017–2021 | Reading | 93 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Beijing Renhe (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Ipswich Town | 45 | (3) |
| Total | 417 | (55) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2015 | Nigeria | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Omatsone Folarin Aluko (born 19 February 1989) is a professional football coach and former player who played as a forward or winger. He is currently a first team coach at Ipswich Town.
His sister is Eniola. She played for the England women's national team 102 times.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2007–08 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2007–08 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2008–09 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2008–09 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 82 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 96 | 9 | |||
| Rangers | 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 12 | |
| Hull City | 2012–13 | Championship | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Total | 90 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 108 | 14 | |||
| Fulham | 2016–17 | Championship | 45 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 54 | 9 | |||
| Reading | 2017–18 | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Total | 93 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 102 | 6 | |||
| Beijing Renhe (loan) | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Ipswich Town | 2021–22 | League One | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 59 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 418 | 55 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 492 | 61 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
- 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | |||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | |
International goals
- As of match played 19 November 2014. Nigeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aluko goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2014 | Akwa Ibom Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | 6 |  South Africa | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 2. | 2–2 |
Honours
Hull City
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2012–13
- FA Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Ipswich Town
- EFL League One runner-up: 2022–23
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: November 2008
- EFL Championship Player of the Month: November 2012, October 2016
References
- ↑ "Sone Aluko". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- 1 2 "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ "S. Aluko". Soccerway. Perform Group. 1 March 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ Sone Aluko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "2015 Nations Cup: Nigeria fail to qualify for finals". BBC Sport. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ Lovejoy, Joe (4 May 2013). "Hull survive late drama to seal Premier League spot in Cardiff draw". The Observer. London. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (17 May 2014). "Arsenal 3–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Fleetwood Town 2 - 2 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Ipswich Town FC | WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!
- ↑ "Aluko named young player of month". BBC Sport. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ↑ "Football League Player of the Month 2012/13". Football League. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Lyall (11 November 2016). "Sky Bet English Football League: Newcastle's Rafael Benitez named manager of the month". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2016.