Paul Mukairu

Paul Mukairu
	Mukairu in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Paul Omo Mukairu
Date of birth	18 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Abuja, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Reading ; (on loan from Copenhagen)
Number	12
Youth career
	FC Hearts Academy
2019	Antalyaspor
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2022	Antalyaspor
2020–2021	→ Anderlecht (loan)
2022–	Copenhagen
2023–	→ Reading (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Paul Omo Mukairu (born 18 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Reading on loan from Copenhagen.

Career[edit]

Mukairu is a youth product of the Nigerian FC Hearts Academy, and moved to the Turkish club Antalyaspor in 2019.^[2] He made his professional and Süper Lig debut with Antalyaspor in a 1–0 win over Göztepe S.K. on 18 August 2019.^[3] He moved to Anderlecht on loan in the Belgian First Division A for the 2020-21 season, before returning to Antalyaspor.^[4] After scoring 8 goals in 53 games in all competitions with Antalyaspor, he transferred to the Danish club F.C. Copenhagen on 27 January 2022 on a 3-year contract.^[5]

On 16 August 2023, Mukairu joined League One club Reading on a season-long loan deal.^[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 6 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Antalyaspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	24	3	7	1	—						31	4
	2020–21		3	0	0	0	—						3	0
	2021–22		17	3	1	1	—				1^[a]	0	19	4
	Total		44	6	8	2	—				1	0	53	8
Anderlecht (loan)	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	25	2	4	2	—						29	4
Copenhagen	2021–22	Danish Superliga	15	0	0	0	—		0^[b]	0	—		15	0
	2022–23		5	0	1	0	—		4^[c]	0	—		10	0
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	—		0^[c]	0	—		0	0
	Total		45	0	1	0	—		4	0	—		54	0
Reading (loan)	2023–24	EFL League One	29	3	0	0	1	0	—		3^[d]	3	33	6
Career total			118	10	13	4	1	0	4	0	4	3	132	17

^ Appearance in the Turkish Super Cup
^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
^ Appearances and goals in EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Copenhagen

References[edit]

^ "Paul Omo Mukairu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ "Göztepe vs. Antalyaspor - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
^ Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ "Royals secure loan deal for Paul Mukairu". www.readingfc.co.uk. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links[edit]

Paul Mukairu at Soccerway
Paul Mukairu at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
Paul Mukairu at the Turkish Football Federation
Paul Mukairu at ShyScore

[TSC-7] Appearance in the Turkish Super Cup

[UECL-8] Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

[UCL-9] Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

[EFL-10] Appearances and goals in EFL Trophy

[1] "Paul Omo Mukairu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[2] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[3] "Göztepe vs. Antalyaspor - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.

[4] Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield

[5] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[6] "Royals secure loan deal for Paul Mukairu". www.readingfc.co.uk. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[11] "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[12] "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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