Eniola Aluko
Aluko with Saint Louis Athletica in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eniola Aluko | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelsea Ladies | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leafield Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Birmingham City Ladies | ||
| 2004–2007 | Charlton Athletic Ladies | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea Ladies | ||
| 2009–2010 | Saint Louis Athletica | 25 | (10) |
| 2010 | Atlanta Beat | 14 | (5) |
| 2011 | Sky Blue FC | 15 | (4) |
| 2012 | Birmingham City Ladies | 13 | (4) |
| 2012– | Chelsea Ladies | 28 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | England | 90 | (32) |
| 2012– | Great Britain | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 28 September 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:24, 1 June 2015 (UTC) |
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Eniola "Eni" Aluko (born 21 February 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea Ladies of the FA WSL as a forward. Born in Nigeria, she moved with her family to Birmingham in England when she was a year old. She chose to represent England at international level. Her brother Sone Aluko is also a professional footballer and is a full international for Nigeria.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Aluko moved with her family to Birmingham in the West Midlands of England when she was a year old. She started her career at Leafield Athletic Ladies, and subsequently played for Birmingham City Ladies' youth team under manager Marcus Bignot and alongside future England team-mate, Karen Carney. She scored on her Birmingham team debut against Leeds United, aged just 14.
On 7 April 2002, 15-year-old Aluko played in the FA Women's Premier League Cup Final at Adams Park, as a young Birmingham team lost 7–1 to professional Fulham. City did win promotion as Northern Division champions to the Premier League National Division in 2001–02. Her goalscoring during the following 2002–03 Premier League season led Bignot to declare her "the Wayne Rooney of women's football."
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