Eniola Aluko, England footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Eniola Aluko is a British-Nigerian football executive, football broadcaster and former professional player, who played as a winger and striker. Aluko has been a broadcaster for live football on ITV, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and Fox Sports in the US, including men's Premier League and Women's Super League matches since 2014. She was the first female footballer to make an appearance on Match of the Day in 2014. She was the first sporting director for Angel City FC of the American National women's soccer league and held the position of sporting director at Aston Villa W.F.C. from January 2020 to June 2021.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Aluko moved to Birmingham in England at 6 months old and made 102 appearances for the England national team from 2004 to 2016. She competed at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, 2009 UEFA Women's Euro, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, 2013 UEFA Women's Euro, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she represented Great Britain for team GB women's football.

Aluko played for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, and Chelsea in England's FA Women's Premier League. She played for Saint Louis Athletica, Atlanta Beat, and Sky Blue FC in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) from 2009 to 2011. After a short stint with Birmingham City in England's new top division, the FA WSL, she signed with Chelsea, where she played from 2012 to 2018. Before retiring in January 2020, Aluko last played for Juventus.

Since 2014 she has also provided television commentary on football, including FIFA men's and women's World Cups. In 2023, she joined multi club ownership Mercury/13 group as a founding investor and advisor.