Romain Esse
Personal information
Full name Romain Joy Kouakou Esse
Date of birth (2005-05-13) 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 21 (1)
International career‡
2023– England U18 6 (1)
2023– England U19 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 27 March 2023 (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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2022–23[8] EFL Championship 120100000130
2023-24 EFL Championship 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 211100000231

    References

    1. ↑ Jones, Alex (26 November 2022). "Millwall youngster impresses in first appearance for Millwall's first team". Southwark News. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
    2. ↑ 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.
    3. ↑ Cawley, Richard (19 January 2023). "Exclusive: Millwall winger Romain Esse signs long-term professional contract". South London Press. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
    4. ↑ "Romain Esse's winner seals opening day win for Millwall". Millwall FC. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
    5. ↑ Hides, Leanne (22 March 2023). "Report: Croatia 1-2 England MU18s". England Football. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
    6. ↑ "Report: England MU19s 0-1 Germany". England Football. 6 September 2023.
    7. ↑ Gbaguidi, Jacques (22 January 2023). "Millwall : Romain Esse signe un nouveau contrat" (in French). Africa Foot United. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    8. ↑ "Games played by Romain Esse in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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