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Eni Aluko

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Eni Aluko is a British-Nigerian football executive, broadcaster and former professional player, born in Lagos on 21 February 1987 and raised in Birmingham. She played as a winger and striker and made 102 appearances for the England national team between 2004 and 2016, competing at the FIFA Women's World Cups of 2007, 2011 and 2015 and representing Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At club level she played for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Juventus, and spent time in the American Women's Professional Soccer league. Since 2014 she has worked as a television commentator and was the first female footballer to appear on Match of the Day, and she later became a sporting director at Aston Villa and Angel City.

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1987 1
Gender
Female 1
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British-Nigerian football executive

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British-Nigerian football executive
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    (born 21 February 1987)
  • Lead, broadcasting
    She was the first female footballer to make an appearance on Match of the Day in 2014.
  • Lead, nationality
    British-Nigerian football executive
  • Lead, Nigerian background
    British-Nigerian football executive
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, Lead, tournaments
    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.
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympics
    At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she represented Great Britain for team GB women's football.
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