Paul Mukairu

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

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 (age 25)
Place of birth	Abuja, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	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	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

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 2025

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	24	3	7	1	—		—		—		31	4
	2020–21	Süper Lig	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2021–22	Süper Lig	17	3	1	1	—		—		1[b]	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	0	—		15	0
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	5	0	1	0	—		4[c]	0	—		10	0
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		20	0	1	0	—		4	0	—		25	0
Reading (loan)	2023–24	EFL League One	31	3	2	0	0	0	—		5[d]	3	38	6
Boluspor (loan)	2024–25	TFF 1. Lig	34	7	2	0	—		—		3[e]	0	39	7
Career total			154	18	17	4	0	0	4	0	9	3	184	25

1. Includes Turkish Cup, Belgian Cup, Danish Cup, FA 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

• Danish Superliga: 2021–22^[9] 2022–23^[10]
• Danish Cup: 2022–23^[11]