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Sone Aluko

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Sone Aluko
Personal information
Full name Omatsone Aluko
Date of birth 19 February 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 Aberdeen
Number 22
Youth clubs
1997–2005 Birmingham City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005–2008
2007–2008
2008
2008–		 Birmingham City
→ Aberdeen (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
Aberdeen		 00 (0)
20 (3)
01 (0)
08 (2)   
National team2
2006–2007
2007–		 England U18
England U19
03 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:38, 2 November 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 07:22, 3 September 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Sone Aluko (born 19 February 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Aberdeen. 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 England at full international level.

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[edit] Club career

Aluko progressed through Birmingham City F.C.'s youth system, which he joined at the age of eight.[1] He was given a first-team squad number in the 2005–06 season, and was an unused substitute in the Premier League match against Arsenal at Highbury in October 2005.[2] He made his first-team debut for Birmingham on 28 August 2007 as a late substitute in the League Cup tie against Hereford United.[3]

Three days later he joined Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on loan until January 2008.[4] He made his debut for the Dons as a late substitute in the UEFA Cup group match against Panathinaikos on 25 October 2007, and his home debut for the Dons against Falkirk three days later, again as a substitute.[5] He scored his first goal for the club the following week, opening the scoring in a 2–0 victory over Dundee United.[6] On expiry of the initial loan it was extended to keep Aluko at Aberdeen for the rest of the season.[7] In February 2008, as part of a performance which earned him the man-of-the-match award, he scored Aberdeen's second goal – his first in European competition – in a 2–2 draw against FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Round of 32.[8][9]

Aluko signed for Blackpool on a month's emergency loan on 8 August 2008,[10] and made his debut the following day as a late substitute in Blackpool's 1–0 home defeat to Bristol City.[11]

On deadline day, 1 September 2008, Aluko returned to Aberdeen on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract for a fee of £50,000.[12][13] He made an impressive debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Hamilton on 13 September,[14] and scored his first goal since rejoining the club to clinch Aberdeen's first home win of the season in a 1–0 victory over Kilmarnock on 1 November.[15]

[edit] International career

Aluko represented England at under-16,[16] under-17[17] and under-18[18] level before making his debut for the England under-19 team on 11 September 2007 in a friendly against Belarus under-19. He was involved in two of the goals in a 4–0 win.[19] He was selected in the 23-man provisional squad for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship[20] but did not make the final 18.[21]

[edit] Awards

Aluko won the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for November 2008.[22]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Player profiles: Sone Aluko". Birmingham City F.C.. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  2. ^ "Arsenal 1-0 Birmingham", BBC Sport (2005-10-02). Retrieved on 11 August 2008. 
  3. ^ "Birmingham 2-1 Hereford", BBC Sport (2007-08-28). Retrieved on 13 September 2007. 
  4. ^ "Dons bring in two young strikers", BBC Sport (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 31 August 2007. 
  5. ^ "Games played by Sone Aluko in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
  6. ^ "Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee United", BBC Sport (2007-11-03). Retrieved on 3 November 2007. 
  7. ^ "Aberdeen extend Aluko loan deal", BBC Sport (2008-01-14). Retrieved on 15 January 2008. 
  8. ^ "Aberdeen 2-2 Bayern Munich", BBC Sport (2008-02-14). Retrieved on 15 February 2008. 
  9. ^ Gilfeather, Frank (2008-02-16). "Aberdeen want more of same from youngsters", The Times. Retrieved on 18 June 2008. 
  10. ^ "Aluko joins Blackpool", Sky Sports (2008-08-09). Retrieved on 11 August 2008. 
  11. ^ "Blackpool 0-1 Bristol City", BBC Sport (2008-08-09). Retrieved on 1 September 2008. 
  12. ^ "Aluko rejoins Dons". Aberdeen F.C. (2008-09-01). Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
  13. ^ "Aluko joins the Dons". Birmingham City F.C. (2008-09-01). Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
  14. ^ "Aberdeen 1-2 Hamilton Accies", BBC Sport (2008-09-13). Retrieved on 2 November 2008. 
  15. ^ "Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock", BBC Sport (2008-11-01). Retrieved on 2 November 2008. 
  16. ^ James Wright (2005-03-28). "U16s finish on a high". The FA. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  17. ^ Russell Staves (2005-12-13). "England thank Dan the man". The FA. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  18. ^ Russell Staves (2006-09-21). "Lions tamed by N'Gog". The FA. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  19. ^ Phillips, Matt (2007-09-11). "Four-some England". The Football Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  20. ^ "Provisional squad named". The FA (2008-06-18). Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  21. ^ Nicholas Veevers (2008-07-09). "Squad ready for challenge". The FA. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  22. ^ BBC Sport (2008-11-09). "Aluko named young player of month". Retrieved on 2008-12-17.

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Aberdeen F.C. – current squad

1 Langfield • 2 Mulgrew • 3 Foster • 4 McDonald • 5 Diamond • 6 Severin • 7 J. Smith • 8 Kerr • 9 Miller • 10 Mackie • 11 Wright • 14 Young • 15 Hodgkiss • 16 Duff • 17 de Visscher • 18 Mair • 19 Maguire • 20 Bossu • 21 Considine • 22 Aluko • 23 Stewart • 24 Paton • 25 S. Smith • 26 Pawlett • 30 Bateman • Manager: Calderwood


Persondata
NAME Aluko, Sone
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 19 February 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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