Emilia Makris
Australian soccer player (born 2004)
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Emilia Makris (Greek: Εμίλια Μακρής, pronounced [eˈmi.li.a maˈkris];[1] born Emilia Murray, 9 November 2004) is an Australian soccer player, who has played as a forward or midfielder for Adelaide United and Melbourne City in the A-League Women. Internationally, Makris has represented the Australia Under-20s (Young Matildas) and Australia Under-23s. The latter squad won the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship, competing against senior national teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Emilia Murray | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | FSA NTC | ||
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United | 29 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne City | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Australia U20 | 6 | (4) |
| 2025– | Australia U23 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Early life
Makris was born in Wodonga,[2]: 82 [3][4]: 15 to Derek Murray, a Dhudhuroa and Yorta Yorta man and Lena Makris, who has Greek heritage.[5] Her father is a former Port Adelaide player in the AFL, while her uncle Allan Murray is a former Port Adelaide and St Kilda AFL player.[5] Makris was raised with older siblings and participated in "ballroom dancing, cricket, AFL, basketball, swimming, athletics and soccer".[5] The family moved to Adelaide in 2014, where Makris later attended Henley High School.[6] In late 2025 she changed her last name from Murray to Makris.[4]
Club career
Makris played for Football South Australia National Training Centre (FSA NTC) from 2018 to 2022, which competed in the National Premier Leagues South Australia (NPL SA) Womens.[2]: 82 [7] In 2019 she won a 70-metre sprint against fellow NPL SA women, which provided AU$10,000 for her club and AU$2,500 for herself.[6] She signed with Adelaide United for the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[2]: 82, 22 [3][8] During Adelaide's 2021-22 season, she made all ten of her appearances from the substitution bench.[3] Her debut goal occurred during the following season, in November 2022, securing Adelaide's 1–0 win against Sydney.[2]: 22 During 2023–24 season she played as a midfielder, appearing three times (all as a substitute), providing one goal.[2]: 25–6 Her season was interrupted by an ankle injury.[9] Over her first three seasons (2021–24) for Adelaide, Makris appeared 29 times and provided three goals.[2]: 24
Makris transferred to Melbourne City in July 2024 for their 2024–25 season.[10][11] After winning the Premiership, Melbourne City qualified for the Championship finals but lost their semi-finals to Central Coast Mariners.[4]: 89, 93–94 Her team also qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League, where they finished second to Wuhan Jiangda.[4]: 269–270 In September 2025, the club announced her departure by mutual termination after making nine appearances in all competitions.[12] Makris returned to Adelaide United in September 2025, ahead of the 2025–26 A-League Women season, on a three-year contract.[13][14]
International career
Makris was named as a midfielder to the Australia women's national under-20s (Young Matildas) team's training camp in March 2022.[15] As a forward she was appointed captain of the team for the 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament, held in Canberra in November.[16] Due to illness affecting six players, Papua New Guinea withdrew from Australia U20's third match and the Young Matildas fielded two teams for a substitute game.[17] With two victories against the previous opponents, her team won the tournament.
She scored a brace in the team's first 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup round 1 qualifier match against Guam, which resulted in a 13-0 victory, held in Kyrgyzstan in March 2023.[18] Makris provided an additional goal in their 7–0 victory against the host team.[19] In June of that year she helped the team defeat Vietnam 0–2 in the second round qualifiers held in Vietnam.[20] She made the Young Matildas final squad in August 2024 for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Bogotá, Colombia.[21] However, in the following week, coach Leah Blayney announced that she had been withdrawn due to an injury and was replaced by Avaani Prakash.[22]
As a forward, Makris was selected for Australia women's national under-23 soccer team (U23 Matildas) by coach Joe Palatsides to compete at the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship held in August in Vietnam.[23][24][25] Her team faced seniors from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). She scored a goal in her team's 9–0 win against Timor Leste to reach the semi-finals.[26][27] U23 Matildas won the tournament final.[28][29]
Honours
International
- Australia U-23
- ASEAN Women's Championship: Champions (2025)[30]
Club
- Melbourne City FC: A-League Women Premiers (2024–25), Champions Semifinalists (2024–25); AFC Women's Champions League: Runners-up (2024–25)