Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romain Joy Kouakou Esse | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 2005 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2022 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Millwall | 29 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | England U18 | 6 | (1) |
2023– | England U19 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 11 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:41, 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Romain Joy Kouakou Esse (born 13 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Millwall.
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. [1] He made his professional debut with Millwall as a late substitute in a 2–0 EFL Championship win over Watford on 26 December 2022. [2] 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. [3]
On 5 August 2023, he scored his first senior goal in a 1-0 win against Middlesbrough, from an assist by Aidomo Emakhu. [4]
On 22 March 2023, Esse made his England U18 debut during a 2-1 win over Croatia in Medulin. [5]
On 6 September 2023, Esse made his England U19 debut during a 1-0 defeat to Germany in Oliva. [6]
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. [7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 2022–23 [8] | EFL Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2023-24 [9] | EFL Championship | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Career total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
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