Sone Aluko

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Personal information
Sone Aluko
Full name	Sone Aluko
Date of birth	February 19, 1989 (1989-02-19) (age 19)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Birmingham City
Number	25
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005– 2007-2008	Birmingham City → Aberdeen (loan)	00 (0) 20 (3)
National team²
2006-2007 2007-present	England U18 England U19	? (?) 2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 13 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 08:48, 13 September 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Sone Aluko (born February 19, 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Birmingham City. Born in Birmingham and of Nigerian background, he is a forward and has been capped by England at all levels up to under-19. His older sister Eniola is also a footballer who plays for Chelsea and England.

Aluko made his first team debut for Birmingham City on August 28, 2007 as a late substitute in the Carling Cup tie against Hereford United.^[1] He made his debut for the England U-19 squad on September 11, 2007 in a friendly against Belarus U-19 and was involved in two of the goals in a 4–0 win.^[2]

On August 31, 2007 he joined SPL club Aberdeen on loan^[3] until January 14, 2008. He made his home debut for the Dons against Falkirk on October 28, 2007 coming on as a substitute.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club on November 3, 2007, opening the scoring in a 2–0 victory over Dundee United.^[5] On expiry of the initial loan it was extended to keep Aluko at Aberdeen for the rest of the season.^[6]. He scored his first goal in European competition on February 14, 2008, Aberdeen's second in the 2-2 UEFA Cup 'Round of 32' draw at home to FC Bayern Munich, a match where he also won the man of the match award^[7].

[edit] References

^ "Birmingham 2-1 Hereford", BBC Sport, 2007-08-28. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
^ Phillips, Matt (2007-09-11). Four-some England. The Football Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
^ "Dons bring in two young strikers", BBC Sport, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ Aluko moves to Aberdeen. Birmingham City F.C. (registration required) (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ "Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee United", BBC Sport, 2007-11-03. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
^ "Aberdeen extend Aluko loan deal", BBC Sport, 2008-01-14. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
^ "Aberdeen 2-2 Bayern Munich", BBC Sport, 2008-02-14. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.

[edit] External links

Sone Aluko career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Birmingham City F.C. – current squad

1 Maik Taylor • 2 Kelly • 4 Martin Taylor • 6 Ridgewell • 7 Larsson • 8 O'Connor • 10 Jerome • 11 McSheffrey • 12 Nafti • 13 Doyle • 14 Murphy • 15 Queudrue • 16 McFadden • 20 De Ridder • 21 Parnaby • 22 Johnson • 23 Kapo • 24 Jaïdi • 25 Aluko • 26 Muamba • 30 Pearce • 31 Mutch • — Carsley • Manager: McLeish