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Sone Aluko

Sone Aluko

Attack - Right Winger  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipNigeria England
Height1.73 m
Footleft
BornFebruary 19, 1989
👕200+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right Winger Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Aberdeen FC
top club · 127 apps

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2017
€7.50m
top transfer fee · 17/18
12
best season · 11/12
21 / 2
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1989-02-19 · 6 players total

497Appearances
60Goals
56Assists
30Yellow cards
0Red cards
129Full matches (90′)
Full nameSone Aluko
Name in home countryOmatsone Folarin Aluko
Date of birth1989-02-19 (37 yrs)
Place of birthLondon, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigeria England
PositionAttack - Right Winger (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height173.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentWasserman
Jul 2024
Transfer: Ipswich → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Ipswich Town
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Ipswich Town
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Reading → Ipswich
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Ipswich Town
36 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Reading FC, FC Reading U23
37 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: BJ Renhe → Reading
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Reading FC, FC Reading U23
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Beijing Renhe
16 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2019
Transfer: Reading → BJ Renhe
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Reading FC
20 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Fulham → Reading
17/18 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Reading FC, Fulham FC
44 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
Transfer: Hull City → Fulham
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Fulham FC
50 matches · 9 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hull City
31 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hull City
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hull City
22 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2012
Transfer: Rangers → Hull City
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hull City
24 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2011
Transfer: Without Club → Rangers
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Rangers FC
23 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Aberdeen FC
33 matches · 2 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2009
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Nov 2009
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Aberdeen FC
26 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2008
Transfer: Birmingham → Aberdeen FC
08/09 · Transfer · €75k
Aug 2008
Transfer: Blackpool → Birmingham
08/09 · Return from loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Birmingham → Blackpool
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Blackpool FC, Aberdeen FC
39 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Birmingham
07/08 · Return from loan
Aug 2007
Transfer: Birmingham → Aberdeen FC
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Aberdeen FC, Birmingham City
32 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Birmingham U18 → Birmingham
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 891 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.60/90
71
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.60/90
49
Yellow cards1 total · 0.60/90
20
11,651 min
Minutes played by club
Ipswich Town 5.6%
Beijing Renhe 4.1%
Reading FC 25.9%
FC Reading U23 0.0%
Fulham FC 6.0%
Hull City 25.7%
Rangers FC 1.2%
Aberdeen FC 31.6%
Blackpool FC 0.0%
Birmingham City 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Ipswich Town 3 21/22 23/24 62 4 2 647
Beijing Renhe 1 2019 2019 16 3 1 476
Reading FC 4 17/18 20/21 102 5 7 3,014
FC Reading U23 2 19/20 20/21 2 0 0 0
Fulham FC 2 16/17 17/18 54 9 11 700
Hull City 4 12/13 15/16 108 14 9 2,989
Rangers FC 1 11/12 11/12 23 12 5 140
Aberdeen FC 4 07/08 10/11 127 13 21 3,685
Blackpool FC 1 08/09 08/09 2 0 0 0
Birmingham City 1 07/08 07/08 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€1.3M10€2.5M15€3.8M20€5M07/08 — 4 goals (Aberdeen FC)07/08 — 2 assists607/0808/09 — 4 goals (Aberdeen FC)08/09 — 8 assists1208/0909/10 — 3 goals (Aberdeen FC)09/10 — 2 assists509/1010/11 — 2 goals (Aberdeen FC)10/11 — 9 assists1110/1111/12 — 12 goals (Rangers FC)11/12 — 5 assists1711/1212/13 — 8 goals (Hull City)12/13 — 4 assists1212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Hull City)13/14 — 4 assists513/1414/15 — 2 goals (Hull City)214/1515/16 — 3 goals (Hull City)15/16 — 1 assists415/1616/17 — 9 goals (Fulham FC)16/17 — 11 assists2016/1717/18 — 2 goals (Reading FC)17/18 — 4 assists617/1818/19 — 1 goals (Reading FC)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/2020/21 — 2 goals (Reading FC)20/21 — 2 assists420/212019 — 3 goals (Beijing Renhe)2019 — 1 assists4201921/22 — 3 goals (Ipswich Town)21/22 — 1 assists421/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/24 — 1 goals (Ipswich Town)123/2408/09 — €750K09/10 — €1.8M10/11 — €1.5M11/12 — €500K12/13 — €2.8M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €3.5M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €5M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €1M21/22 — €600K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 4407/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 121211/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212019: 33201921/22: 3321/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/24

Assists by season

07/08: 2207/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 111116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212019: 11201921/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Championship Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Ipswich Town 4 1 0 1 0 150
23/24 FA Cup Ipswich Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Ipswich Town 3 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 League One Ipswich Town 14 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Ipswich Town 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Ipswich Town 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League One Ipswich Town 30 3 1 1 0 497
2019 Super League Beijing Renhe 16 3 1 2 0 476
20/21 Championship Reading FC 33 2 2 0 0 489
20/21 EFL Cup Reading FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Reading FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 FC Reading U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Reading FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Reading FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League 2 FC Reading U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Reading FC 19 1 1 0 0 1,002
18/19 FA Cup Reading FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Reading FC 39 2 4 4 0 1,523
17/18 Championship Fulham FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Fulham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Reading FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Fulham FC 45 8 11 5 0 469
16/17 Championship Play-Offs Fulham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Fulham FC 3 1 0 0 0 231
15/16 Championship Hull City 25 3 1 0 0 311
15/16 Championship Play-Offs Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Hull City 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Hull City 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Hull City 4 1 0 1 0 261
14/15 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Hull City 25 1 0 2 0 1,243
13/14 FA Cup Hull City 5 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Hull City 17 1 3 1 0 936
12/13 Championship Hull City 23 8 4 1 0 238
12/13 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premiership Rangers FC 21 12 4 1 0 140
11/12 SFA Cup Rangers FC 2 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premiership Aberdeen FC 28 2 7 1 0 1,095
10/11 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 4 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premiership Aberdeen FC 22 3 1 0 0 471
09/10 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 2 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 Championship Blackpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 League Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premiership Aberdeen FC 32 2 6 2 0 1,271
08/09 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 4 2 2 0 0 181
07/08 CIS Insur. Cup Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Birmingham City 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premiership Aberdeen FC 20 3 1 0 0 354
07/08 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup Aberdeen FC 5 1 1 1 0 313
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Birmingham U18 Birmingham Transfer 50000 —
07/08 2007-08-31 Birmingham Aberdeen FC Loan 50000 —
07/08 2008-06-14 Aberdeen FC Birmingham Return from loan 50000 —
08/09 2008-08-08 Birmingham Blackpool Loan 50000 —
08/09 2008-08-31 Blackpool Birmingham Return from loan 50000 —
08/09 2008-09-01 Birmingham Aberdeen FC Transfer 50000 €75k
11/12 2011-07-01 Aberdeen FC Without Club Transfer 1000000 —
11/12 2011-11-24 Without Club Rangers Transfer 500000 —
12/13 2012-07-25 Rangers Hull City Transfer 2750000 —
16/17 2016-07-08 Hull City Fulham Transfer 2000000 —
17/18 2017-08-30 Fulham Reading Transfer 2500000 €7.50m
18/19 2019-02-23 Reading BJ Renhe Loan 3500000 —
19/20 2019-07-19 BJ Renhe Reading Return from loan 2500000 —
21/22 2021-08-06 Reading Ipswich Transfer 600000 —
24/25 2024-07-01 Ipswich Retired Transfer 150000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 stomach problems 2009-11-07 2009-11-28 22 7
09/10 Groin problems 2009-12-15 2010-01-31 48 13
10/11 Achilles tendon surgery 2010-09-14 2010-10-23 40 15
12/13 Knee problems 2012-11-27 2012-12-23 27 6
12/13 Achilles tendon rupture 2013-01-15 2013-03-01 46 21
13/14 Calf injury 2013-11-01 2013-12-30 60 15
16/17 Thigh problems 2016-09-15 2016-09-19 5 1
Current€150k
Peak€5.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€100k
—€1.25m€2.50m€3.75m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #31096 — 0 0 — — former national player
Team #30322 — 4 0 — — former national player
Team #23260 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #22981 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #21340 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #3444 #11 7 2 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Liam Moore 1 1 0
Charlie Mulgrew 1 1 0
Tom Cairney 2 1 0
Kevin McDonald 2 4 0
Omar Richards 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Premiership Rangers FC 12 21
12/13 Championship Hull City 8 23
16/17 Championship Fulham FC 8 45

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Championship Fulham FC 11 45
10/11 Premiership Aberdeen FC 7 28
08/09 Premiership Aberdeen FC 6 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2019-07-19 BJ Renhe Reading Return from loan — €2.50m
18/19 2019-02-23 Reading BJ Renhe Loan — €3.50m
08/09 2008-08-31 Blackpool Birmingham Return from loan — €50k
08/09 2008-08-08 Birmingham Blackpool Loan — €50k
07/08 2008-06-14 Aberdeen FC Birmingham Return from loan — €50k
07/08 2007-08-31 Birmingham Aberdeen FC Loan — €50k

Teams faced most often by Sone Aluko's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Derby County 69 30 15 24 90 90 0 43%
Middlesbrough FC 68 20 17 31 74 91 -17 29%
Birmingham City 64 25 17 22 83 77 +6 39%
Nottingham Forest 62 22 15 25 76 92 -16 35%
Cardiff City 62 17 22 23 79 79 0 27%
Queens Park Rangers 58 20 18 20 72 65 +7 34%
Sheffield Wednesday 57 22 19 16 75 57 +18 39%
Bolton Wanderers 56 25 20 11 83 55 +28 45%
Leeds United 56 20 18 18 75 75 0 36%
Bristol City 56 23 15 18 87 67 +20 41%
Barnsley FC 54 29 17 8 91 53 +38 54%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 51 15 17 19 59 65 -6 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 7 150 1 0 0 0.6
22/23 19 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 36 497 2 0 0 0.36
2019 16 476 2 0 0 0.38
19/20 7 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 44 1,523 4 0 0 0.24
16/17 50 700 5 0 0 0.64
14/15 31 1,504 3 0 0 0.18
13/14 22 936 2 0 0 0.19
12/13 24 238 1 0 0 0.38
11/12 23 140 2 0 0 1.29
10/11 33 1,095 1 0 0 0.08
09/10 26 471 1 0 0 0.19
08/09 39 1,452 3 0 0 0.19
07/08 32 667 1 0 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
192 apps
24 G
23 A
Premiership
123 apps
22 G
19 A
League One
44 apps
3 G
2 A
Super League
16 apps
3 G
1 A
SFA Cup
16 apps
2 G
6 A
Premier League
42 apps
2 G
3 A
FA Cup
29 apps
1 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
League Cup
14 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
1 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Sone Aluko

Who is Sone Aluko?

Sone Aluko is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Retired.

How old is Sone Aluko?

Sone Aluko is 37 years old. He was born on February 19, 1989 in London.

What position does Sone Aluko play?

Sone Aluko plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).

What club does Sone Aluko play for?

Sone Aluko currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Sone Aluko scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sone Aluko has scored 60 goals in 497 appearances.