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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aidomo Abraham Emakhu[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 2003 | ||
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 | 27 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (1) |
2023– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 29 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 10 September 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.
Emakhu is from Bawnogue in Clondalkin.[4] He attended the Moyle Park College in Clondalkin, South Dublin.[5]
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.[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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Career total | 72 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 7 |
Shamrock Rovers[3]