Olabade Aluko

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Olabade Aluko
Personal information
Full name Olabade Olatomiwo Samuel Aluko[1]
Date of birth (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006[2]
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Full-back
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 56
Youth career
2021–2025 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Leicester City 9 (0)
International career
2025– England U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:53, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:29, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Olabade Olatomiwo Samuel Aluko (born 1 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for EFL League One club Leicester City.

Career

Aluko joined the youth academy of Leicester City in 2021.[3] On 25 May 2025, Aluko made his professional debut for Leicester in the Premier League, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Victor Kristiansen in a 2–0 away defeat to Bournemouth.[4] On 9 June 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Leicester, ahead of the 2025–26 season.[5]

On his EFL Championship debut for Leicester on 25 November 2025, in an away game vs Southampton, Aluko was sent off within 33 minutes for a double yellow card offence.[6]

International career

On 10 October 2025, Aluko made his England U20 debut during a 1-0 defeat to Switzerland at St. George's Park.[7]

Personal life

Born in England, Aluko is of Nigerian descent.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2023–24[9] 1[a]010
2024–25[10] 2[a]020
Total 3030
Leicester City 2024–25[10] Premier League 10000010
2025–26[11] Championship 802000100
Total 902000110
Career total 90200030140
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References