Olabade Aluko
English footballer (born 2006)
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Olabade Olatomiwo Samuel Aluko (born 1 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for EFL Championship club Leicester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olabade Olatomiwo Samuel Aluko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:42, 25 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:35, 15 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
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 10 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2023–24[9] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[10] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2024–25[10] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Leicester City | 2025–26[11] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy