Aidomo Emakhu (born 26 October 2003) is an Irish professional

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who plays for English club Millwall, as a

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Early life

Emakhu is from Bawnogue in Clondalkin. He attended the

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in Clondalkin,

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Club career

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

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. Emakhu then played for

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, being released at under-15 level; he then returned to Crumlin United and also played for Shelbourne, before returning to Shamrock Rovers.

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

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draw against

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. 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

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and scoring the game's only goal.

Millwall

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

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International career

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

Career statistics

Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emakhu, Aidomo 2003 births Living people People from Clondalkin Sportspeople from South Dublin (county) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Irish people of Nigerian descent St Francis F.C. players Crumlin United F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Millwall F.C. players League of Ireland players Men's association football forwards Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriates in England Expatriate men's footballers in England English Football League players Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers