Paul Mukairu

Paul Mukairu
Mukairu in 2025 with Pogoń Szczecin
Personal information
Full name Paul Omo Mukairu[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Pogoń Szczecin
Number 18
Youth career
FC Hearts Academy
2019 Antalyaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Antalyaspor 44 (6)
2020–2021 → Anderlecht (loan) 25 (2)
2022–2025 Copenhagen 20 (0)
2023–2024 → Reading (loan) 31 (3)
2024–2025 → Boluspor (loan) 34 (7)
2025– Pogoń Szczecin 36 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:44, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Paul Omo Mukairu (born 18 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish club Pogoń Szczecin.

Career

Mukairu with Antalyaspor in 2021

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]

In September 2024, Mukairu joined TFF First League club Boluspor on a season-long loan deal.[7]

On 2 July 2025, Polish club Pogoń Szczecin announced the signing of Mukairu on a two-year deal, with an option for another year.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Antalyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 24371———314
2020–21 Süper Lig 3000———30
2021–22 Süper Lig 17311——1[b]0194
Total 44682——10538
Anderlecht (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 25242———294
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 15000—00—150
2022–23 Danish Superliga 5010—4[c]0—100
2023–24 Danish Superliga 0000—00—00
Total 20010—40—250
Reading (loan) 2023–24 EFL League One 3132000—5[d]3386
Boluspor (loan) 2024–25 TFF 1. Lig 34720——3[e]0397
Pogoń Szczecin 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 34820———368
Career total 1882619400409322033
  1. ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Belgian Cup, Danish Cup, FA Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in TFF 1. Lig promotion play-offs

Honours

Copenhagen

References

  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.
  7. ↑ "Paul Mukairu lejet ud til Boluspor" [Paul Mukairu on loan to Boluspor]. www.fck.dk (in Danish). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Wątorski, Paweł (2 July 2025). "Pogoń Szczecin ogłosiła kolejny transfer. Skrzydłowy wzmocnił drużynę". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Paul Mukairu". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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