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Aidomo Emakhu

Aidomo Emakhu
Personal information
Full name Aidomo Abraham Emakhu[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Clondalkin, Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
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 33 (1)
International career‡
2021 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (1)
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U21 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:24, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Aidomo Abraham Emakhu (born 26 October 2003)[3] is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Millwall.

Early life

Emakhu is from Bawnogue in Clondalkin.[4] He attended the Moyle Park College in Clondalkin, South Dublin.[5]

Club career

Early career

Emakhu began his career with St Francis at the age of 6, staying there until he turned 10, before two seasons with Lourdes Celtic and time with Crumlin United.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7][8][9] 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.[10][11][12]

Millwall

In December 2022 it was announced that he would join English club Millwall the following month.[13][14] He was initially assigned to the club's under-23 team, but trained with the first team.[15] He made his debut for the club on 21 February 2023 in a 1–1 draw with league leaders Burnley at The Den.[16]

International career

Born in Ireland, Emakhu is of Nigerian descent.[17] He has played for the Republic of Ireland at under-19 youth level,[4][18] scoring on his debut in October 2021.[19][20] 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.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 1 — 14 2
2022 LOI Premier Division 22 1 2 1 — 7[b] 2 1[c] 0 32 4
Total 34 2 3 1 0 0 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
2024–25 Championship 11 0 0 0 2 0 — — 13 0
Total 33 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
Career total 78 3 3 1 3 0 8 3 1 0 94 7
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Appearance in President of Ireland's Cup

Honours

Shamrock Rovers[3]

References

  1. ^ "=CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Aidomo Emakhu". Shamrock Rovers F.C.
  3. ^ a b c Aidomo Emakhu at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b Sneyd, David (19 December 2021). "'You have to find the balance between loving football and being ruthless'". The42.
  5. ^ a b "Academy Stars".
  6. ^ McCadden, Mark (15 December 2022). "Aidomo Emakhu on Rovers rejection, inspirational Josh Bradley and Millwall goals". Irish Mirror.
  7. ^ Ward, Johnny (15 May 2021). "Hoops held by Derry but extend lead at top of table". www.rte.ie.
  8. ^ "Aidan Fitzmauruice: 'Aidomo Emakhu shows scope for home-grown talent to stay'". independent.
  9. ^ McCadden, Mark (7 November 2022). "Exclusive: Aidomo Emakhu has played his last game for Shamrock Rovers". Irish Mirror.
  10. ^ Buttner, Paul (5 August 2021). "Emakhu the Europa hero as Hoops leave it late". www.rte.ie.
  11. ^ O'Hehir, Paul (5 August 2021). "17-year-old Aidomo Emakhu scores late winner as Shamrock Rovers beat Teuta". Irish Mirror.
  12. ^ "A Hoops hero is born as Shamrock Rovers snatch late winner in Europe - Extra.ie". 6 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Shamrock Rovers striker Aidomo Emakhu signs long-term deal with Millwall". independent.
  14. ^ "Millwall sign teenager Emakhu from Shamrock Rovers". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ O'Hehir, Paul (21 December 2022). "Aidomo Emakhu hitting the ground running in Millwall". Irish Mirror.
  16. ^ Dagless, George (22 February 2023). "Aidomo Emakhu posts message after experiencing Millwall atmosphere for first time | Football League World".
  17. ^ "Done deal : Talented Irish-Nigerian striker joins Millwall wef January 1, 2023:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  18. ^ Donnelly, David (4 October 2021). "Aidomo Emakhu rewarded for Shamrock Rovers breakthrough with Ireland U19 call-up". DublinLive.
  19. ^ Donnelly, David (12 October 2021). "Rovers' Aidomo Emakhu scores on debut as Ireland U19s draw with Sweden in Spain". DublinLive.
  20. ^ "Shamrock Rovers starlet Emakhu pegs back Sweden". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2021.
  21. ^ "REPORT | U21 | Ireland 3-0 Kuwait - Ireland | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
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