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Aidomo Emakhu
Irish footballer (born 2003)
Aidomo Emakhu (born 26 October 2003)[2] is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Millwall, as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Clondalkin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | St Francis | ||
| 2013–2015 | Lourdes Celtic | ||
| Crumlin United | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Crumlin United | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers II | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Shamrock Rovers | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Millwall | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 6 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 5 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Emakhu is from Bawnogue in Clondalkin.[3] He attended the Moyle Park College in Clondalkin, South Dublin.[4]
Early career
Emakhu began his career with St Francis at the age of 6, staying there until 10, before two seasons with Lourdes Celtic and time with Crumlin United.[4] Emakhu then played for Shamrock Rovers, being released at under-15 level; he then returned to Crumlin United and also played for Shelbourne, before returning to Shamrock Rovers.[5]
Shamrock Rovers
On 15 May 2021, he made his senior debut for Shamrock Rovers, coming on as a substitute for Rory Gaffney in the 88th minute of a 1–1 league draw against Derry City.[6][7][8] On 5 August 2021, he made his debut in a European competition, coming on the pitch in the final minutes of the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying match against Teuta Durrës and scoring the game's only goal.[9][10][11]
Millwall
In December 2022 it was announced that he would join English club Millwall the following month.[12][13] He was initially assigned to the club's under-23 team, but trained with the first team.[14] He made his debut for the club on 21 February 2023 in a 1–1 draw with league leaders Burnley at The Den.[15]
Born in Ireland, Emakhu is of Nigerian descent.[16] He has played for the Republic of Ireland at under-19 youth level,[3][17] scoring on his debut in October 2021.[18][19] Emakhu scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland U21 side in a 3–0 win over Kuwait U22 in a friendly on 19 June 2023.[20]
- As of match played 5 March 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shamrock Rovers II | 2020 | LOI First Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 | |||
| Millwall | 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 67 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 7 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in President of Ireland's Cup
Shamrock Rovers[2]
- Aidomo Emakhu at Soccerway
- Sneyd, David (19 December 2021). "'You have to find the balance between loving football and being ruthless'". The42.
- McCadden, Mark (15 December 2022). "Aidomo Emakhu on Rovers rejection, inspirational Josh Bradley and Millwall goals". Irish Mirror.
- Ward, Johnny (15 May 2021). "Hoops held by Derry but extend lead at top of table". www.rte.ie.
- McCadden, Mark (7 November 2022). "Exclusive: Aidomo Emakhu has played his last game for Shamrock Rovers". Irish Mirror.
- Buttner, Paul (5 August 2021). "Emakhu the Europa hero as Hoops leave it late". www.rte.ie.
- O'Hehir, Paul (5 August 2021). "17-year-old Aidomo Emakhu scores late winner as Shamrock Rovers beat Teuta". Irish Mirror.
- O'Hehir, Paul (21 December 2022). "Aidomo Emakhu hitting the ground running in Millwall". Irish Mirror.
- Dagless, George (22 February 2023). "Aidomo Emakhu posts message after experiencing Millwall atmosphere for first time | Football League World".
- Donnelly, David (4 October 2021). "Aidomo Emakhu rewarded for Shamrock Rovers breakthrough with Ireland U19 call-up". DublinLive.
- Donnelly, David (12 October 2021). "Rovers' Aidomo Emakhu scores on debut as Ireland U19s draw with Sweden in Spain". DublinLive.
- "Shamrock Rovers starlet Emakhu pegs back Sweden". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2021.
- Aidomo Emakhu at WorldFootball.net