Sone Aluko

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.

Sone Aluko

Aluko with Aberdeen in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Omatsone Folarin Aluko[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Hounslow, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
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)

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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[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

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
4. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[21]

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.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

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	[22]
2.					2–2

Honours

Hull City

• Football League Championship runner-up: 2012–13^[23]
• FA Cup runner-up: 2013–14^[24]

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]