Rodolfo Aloko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Sô-Ava, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2024 | Dynamo Abomey | ||
| 2025 | NK Kustošija | 11 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Crown Legacy FC | 6 | (8) |
| 2025 | → NK Kustošija (loan) | 3 | (3) |
| 2026– | Charlotte FC | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Benin U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Benin | 11 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026 | |||
Rodolfo Aloko (born 26 December 2006) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC and the Benin national team.
Early life
[edit]Aloko was born on 26 December 2006. He was born in Sô-Ava, Benin.[1]
Club career
[edit]Aloko started his career with the Abomey-based club Dynamo Abomey. In 2025, he signed for Druga nogometna liga club NK Kustošija based in Zagreb, for whom he made eleven league appearances and scored two goals.[2] He made his debut for the club on 21 February 2025 against NK Trnje.[3]
In September 2025, Aloko was signed by MLS Next Pro side Crown Legacy FC in a contract until 2029 with an option for 2030. For the remainder of 2025, he was loaned to NK Kustošija, for whom he made three league appearances and scored three goals.[2][3][4]
It was announced he was signed by Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC on 10 April 2026 in a contract until June 2030 with a club option for the 2030–31 Major League Soccer season.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Aloko was called up to the Benin national under-20 football team by Mathias Déguénon for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations,[7][8] during which he made four appearances and scored one goal against Zambia.[3]
Aloko made his debut for the Benin national team in June 2025 coming off the bench as a substitute in a match against Morocco. He was selected in the squad for the 2025 African Cup of Nations and made four appearances in the tournament.[3][6]
International
[edit]- As of 29 September 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2026 | 11 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aloko goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 September 2026 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 |
Honors
[edit]Individual
[edit]MLS Next Pro Player of the Month: March 2026[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rodolfo Aloko : d'un parcours semé d'obstacles à une ascension fulgurante" [Rodolfo Aloko: from a path fraught with obstacles to a meteoric rise] (in French). 229foot.com. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Od Kustošije do MLS-a: Rodolfo Aloko upisao debi za Charlotte FC". NK Kustošija (in Croatian). 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Beninese Forward Rodolfo Aloko Joins from NK Kustošija Zegreb". Charlotte FC. 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Tracy, Hannah (29 September 2026). "Charlotte FC 2025 Transfer Window Transactions". Charlotte FC.
- 1 2 Sigal, Jonathan (10 April 2026). "Charlotte FC sign forward Rodolfo Aloko". Major League Soccer.
- 1 2 "Charlotte FC Signs Forward Rodolfo Aloko to First Team Contract". Charlotte FC. 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Sossou, Josué (24 January 2023). "Liste des 26 Ecureuils Juniors sélectionnés par Mathias Déguénon". 24 Heures au Bénin (in French).
- ↑ "Rodolfo Aloko, une nouvelle ére commence" [Rodolfo Aloko, a new era begins] (in French). Le Miroir Magazine. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rodolfo Aloko at WorldFootball.net
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