Sone Aluko
Nigerian footballer
Omatsone Folarin "Sone" Aluko (born 19 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ipswich Town.
![]() Aluko with Aberdeen in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omatsone Folarin Aluko[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 February 1989||
Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
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 | 46 | (3) |
Total | 417 | (55) | |
National team | |||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2024 (UTC) |
His sister is Eniola. She played for the England women's national team 102 times.
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 4 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 2007–08[3] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2008–09[4] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Aberdeen (loan) | 2007–08[3] | Scottish Premier League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | |
Blackpool (loan) | 2008–09[4] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Aberdeen | 2008–09[4] | Scottish Premier League | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
2009–10[5] | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
2010–11[6] | 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[7] | Scottish Premier League | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 12 | |
Hull City | 2012–13[8] | Championship | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 8 | ||
2013–14[9] | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
2014–15[10] | Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2015–16[11] | 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[12] | Championship | 45 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
2017–18[13] | 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[13] | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
2018–19[14] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2019–20[15] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2020–21[16] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
Total | 93 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 102 | 6 | |||
Beijing Renhe (loan) | 2019[17] | Chinese Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
Ipswich Town | 2021–22[18] | League One | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
2022–23[19] | League One | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2023–24[20] | 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Nigeria | |||
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 2 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 2 |
International goals
change- 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 |
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1. | 19 November 2014 | Akwa Ibom Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | 6 | South Africa | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [22] |
2. | 2–2 |
Honours
changeHull City
Ipswich Town
- EFL League One runner-up: 2022–23[25]
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24[26]
Individual
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: November 2008[27]
- EFL Championship Player of the Month: November 2012,[28] October 2016[29]
References
change- ↑ "Sone Aluko". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "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.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "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
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
2015 Nations Cup: Nigeria fail to qualify for finals
was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ 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.
- ↑ https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/04/ipswich-town-promoted-to-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.