Millenic Alli
Irish professional footballer (born 2000)
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Millenic Oluwole Sulaiman Alli (born 6 February 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic and the Republic of Ireland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Millenic Oluwole Sulaiman Alli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esker Celtic | |||
| St Francis | |||
| Bury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | South Shields | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Workington (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Workington (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Ashton United | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Chorley (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | FC Halifax Town | 54 | (16) |
| 2024–2025 | Exeter City | 35 | (13) |
| 2025–2026 | Luton Town | 32 | (5) |
| 2026 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2026– | Charlton Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 15 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:33, 16 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Dublin,[3] Alli was raised in the suburb of Lucan and began playing football with local club Esker Celtic before moving to St Francis.[4] At the age of 14, he moved to England and signed for the academy of Bury before playing in non-league with South Shields, where he spent two spells on loan at Workington, the first in late 2019[5] and the second in early 2020.[6][7]
After playing for Ashton United,[8] he signed for Stockport County,[9] spending time on loan at Chorley.[10][11][12] After his release by Stockport, he signed for FC Halifax Town in July 2022.[13][14]
He signed for Exeter City in January 2024,[15][16] being described as "one of non-League's hottest talents".[17]
On 30 January 2025, Alli signed for Championship club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £1.5 million.[18][19][20]
In January 2026, he moved on loan to Portsmouth.[21][22]
On 26 July 2026, Alli joined Charlton Athletic on a four-year contract.[23][24]
International career
On 29 March 2026, Alli received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland national team, as a late member of the squad for the friendly against North Macedonia.[25] On 16 May 2026, Alli made his senior Republic of Ireland debut, replacing Adam Idah from the bench in a 5–0 win over Grenada in a friendly.[26]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South Shields | 2019–20[27] | Northern Premier League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Workington (loan) | 2019–20[28] | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Workington (loan) | 2019–20[28] | Northern Premier League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| Ashton United | 2020–21[29] | Northern Premier League | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| Stockport County | 2021–22[3] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chorley (loan) | 2021–22[3] | National League North | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| FC Halifax Town | 2022–23[3] | National League | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 2 | 39 | 11 | |
| 2023–24[3] | National League | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 23 | 7 | ||
| Total | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 18 | ||
| Exeter City | 2023–24[30] | League One | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024–25[31] | League One | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[d] | 2 | 33 | 12 | |
| Total | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | ||
| Luton Town | 2024–25[31] | Championship | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26[32] | League One | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2025–26[32] | Championship | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2026–27[33] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 197 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 232 | 50 | ||
- Appearance in the Durham Senior Cup
- Appearance in League Challenge Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played on 16 May 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | |||
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |