Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen has impressed since his move to Dunfermline. Aberdeen are reported to be interested in signing the Scotland under-21 international. Is Aberdeen a likely suitable destination for him?
| Name | Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen |
| Age | 21 |
| Club | Dunfermline Athletic |
| SMNT caps | 0 |
| Club’s division | Scots 2nd tier |
| Club’s division Opta rating | 64.5 (138th globally) |
| SMNT caps | 0 |
| Scotland age group caps | 32 |
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen at Dunfermline
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen joined Dunfermline Athletic mid-season early in 2025. His previous loan from Leeds United to Inverness CT was curtailed by injury after 4 games. He moved to Scotland out of the Leeds United development setup, to pursue 1st team football.
After his debut, Pars fans on message boards quickly claimed he is too good for Scottish football’s 2nd tier. That sentiment was borne out in his first 2 months in Fife. Chilokoa-Mullen won the club player of the month award for both of his first 2 months in Fife.
Chilokoa-Mullen’s achievements with the Pars continued this season. His CV now includes playing in a Pars side that reached both the divisional promotion play-offs & the Scottish Cup Final. Time will tell how he and his teammates progress further in those competitions. It’s a huge ask, asking 2nd-tier Dunfermline to defeat Celtic in that final. A Pars win would rank as arguably the greatest upset in Scottish Cup Final history. Celtic fans would consider it disastrous, especially as after their cup final defeats to Aberdeen at the end of last season, & then to St Mirren in December.
He also now has on his CV that he was selected for the divisional PFA team of the season. It thus seems sensible to view his time with the East End Park club as successful for him.
Aberdeen interest
Chilokoa-Mullen’s Dunfermline contract expires this summer. Aberdeen have been widely reported to be interested in signing him. That at first glance seems a sensible move up the football food chain for him. No doubt he has an eye on Aberdeen still being at an outside risk of relegation via the play-offs. It would be doubly ironic for him if the Dons were to go down, and the Pars were to be promoted.
Other potential offers
Even if the Dons stay up, they could face competition for Chilokoa-Mullen. Widely praised this season, Motherwell could potentially dangle a very attractive carrot in front of him; UEFA competition football. Also, Hearts and Hibs could each potentially offer UEFA competition & unlike Motherwell, at least match the Aberdeen salary bracket.
Should Dunfermline pull off that huge Scottish Cup Final upset and defeat Celtic in the final, the Pars would also have UEFA competition football to offer next season. Dunfermline’s budget though means they are unlikely to compete with the kind of money Aberdeen can offer.
In contrast though, what if either (or both) of the Old Firm come in for him with the salaries they can offer? And of course there are potentially bids for him from outside of Scotland. That doesn’t just mean the obvious transfer out of Scotland to go down South. There’s also the recent and/or current Scots success stories of various levels in e.g., Germany, Italy, Portugal, & Sweden. Is he ready and suited to follow that trend?
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen playing for Scotland
Whoever Chilokoa-Mullen plays for next season, he also offers experience from playing age-group international football. He was born in Leeds to a Glaswegian dad and a British-Nigerian mum. The SFA website reports that he has 23 Scotland caps at age group level. That though seems out of date. Transfermarkt in contrast reports he has 32 age group caps, including playing for the U21s as recently as last month.
The 2026 World Cup comes around too soon for Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen. 2 big questions for him with a view to his development to potentially play for the men’s national team:
- Which club will he play for next season?
- Will he progress sufficiently at club level, for the man in the Scotland hot seat (Steve Clarke or otherwise), to consider him for the international games cycle, leading up to Euro 2028 (partially hosted in Scotland)? From playing in Scotland’s 2nd tier, there’s a serious step up to take to be considered full international material.
