Romain Esse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romain Joy Kouakou Esse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Millwall | 48 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | England U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | England U20 | 7 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 24 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:45, 17 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Romain Joy Kouakou Esse (born 13 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Millwall.
Club career
[edit]Esse is a youth product of Millwall, and impressed in his first senior appearance in a cameo in a friendly against Brøndby in November 2022.[2] He made his professional debut with Millwall as a late substitute in a 2–0 EFL Championship win over Watford on 26 December 2022.[3] On 19 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to their senior team for the rest of the season.[4]
On 5 August 2023, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 win against Middlesbrough, from an assist by Aidomo Emakhu.[5]
International career
[edit]On 22 March 2023, Esse made his England U18 debut during a 2-1 win over Croatia in Medulin.[6]
On 6 September 2023, Esse made his England U19 debut during a 1-0 defeat to Germany in Oliva.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Esse is of Ivorian descent. He attended St Thomas the Apostle College for 5 years, where he featured in a number of school matches and played an important role in their success. Esse and the team went undefeated in the South London Cup for 3 years, making them the first team to win the South London cup 3 times in a row.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2022–23[9] | EFL Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023–24[10] | EFL Championship | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[11] | EFL Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Career total | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "=CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Jones, Alex (26 November 2022). "Millwall youngster impresses in first appearance for Millwall's first team". Southwark News. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Cawley, Richard (30 December 2022). "Millwall prospect set to stay in first-team fold for remainder of the season". South London Press. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Cawley, Richard (19 January 2023). "Exclusive: Millwall winger Romain Esse signs long-term professional contract". South London Press. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Romain Esse's winner seals opening day win for Millwall". Millwall FC. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Hides, Leanne (22 March 2023). "Report: Croatia 1-2 England MU18s". England Football. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Report: England MU19s 0-1 Germany". England Football. 6 September 2023.
- ^ Gbaguidi, Jacques (22 January 2023). "Millwall : Romain Esse signe un nouveau contrat" (in French). Africa Foot United. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Romain Esse in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Romain Esse in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Romain Esse in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Romain Esse at Soccerway