Emilia Makris

Emilia Makris
Personal information
Birth name Emilia Murray
Date of birth (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004
Place of birth Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Position(s)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025

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.

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 substitue 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

Club

References

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  4. ^ a b c d "Ninja_A-League_2025-26_Season_Guide-1.pdf" (PDF). A-Leagues Media Centre. 31 October 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025. n.b. shown as both Emilia Murray (up to 2025) or Emilia Makris (from 2025 to present)
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  30. ^ "Australia U23 crowned ASEAN Women's Champions". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.


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