| Aidomo Emakhu | |
| Fullname: | Aidomo Abraham Emakhu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Clondalkin, Ireland |
| Height: | 1.80 m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Millwall |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | St Francis |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lourdes Celtic |
| Youthclubs3: | Crumlin United |
| Youthclubs4: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Youthclubs5: | Crumlin United |
| Youthclubs6: | Shelbourne |
| Youthclubs7: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | Shamrock Rovers II |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Millwall |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023–2024 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 18:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 19:24, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Aidomo Abraham Emakhu (born 26 October 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Millwall.
Emakhu is from Bawnogue in Clondalkin.[3] He attended the Moyle Park College in Clondalkin, South Dublin.
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 7 | |||
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