Urby Emanuelson

Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson (born 16 June 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer of Surinamese descent who plays for Eredivisie side FC Utrecht and the Netherlands national team. As a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he spent most of his career at Ajax playing as a left wing-back, before being played more as a left midfielder or left winger by manager Martin Jol. After his move to Milan, his then-manager Massimiliano Allegri played Emanuelson also as an attacking midfielder, midfielder and right winger.

Urby Emanuelson
Emanuelson with Utrecht in 2017
Personal information
Full name Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Left back, midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 28
Youth career
Voorland
1994–2004 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 Ajax 172 (17)
2011–2014 Milan 75 (3)
2013 → Fulham (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2015 Roma 2 (0)
2015 → Atalanta (loan) 9 (0)
2016 Hellas Verona 11 (0)
2016–2017 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
2017– FC Utrecht 65 (4)
National team
2005–2008 Netherlands U21 13 (1)
2006–2012 Netherlands 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax
Emanuelson with Ajax in 2006

Emanuelson is a product of Ajax's youth system, joining them from Voorland SC. He made his debut during the 2004–05 season on 10 April 2005 in a 4–2 home win over AZ. As of the 2005–06 season, he became first-choice left back and he won his first career trophies, starting with the 2005 Johan Cruyff Shield and the 2005–06 KNVB Cup. As a result, his efforts he was named "Amsterdam talent of the year 2006". Both the Johan Cruyff Shield and KNVB Cup were successfully defended in the 2006–07 season, with the former won for the third consecutive year at the start of the 2007–08 season.

In his last season at Ajax, Emanuelson primarily played as a left midfielder because of his weak defending abilities. He flourished in his new role on the left wing, frequently making runs and assisting from the flanks while scoring goals himself.

In the 2009–10 season, Emanuelson won the KNVB Cup for the third time in his career.

Milan

On 23 January 2011, Italian Serie A club Milan announced the signing of Emanuelson on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a transfer fee of around €1.7 million.[2] After the 2010–11 season, the fee increased by €750,000, making a total fee of around €2.5 million.[3]

Emanuelson made his debut for the club on 26 January 2011 in a Coppa Italia match against Sampdoria, providing an assist for Alexandre Pato. Milan won the match 2–1. He played his first game in Serie A after entering as a substitute against Catania. Emanuelson scored his first goal for Milan in a Coppa Italia match against Palermo, the equaliser in a 2–2 draw. He helped Milan win their first Scudetto in seven years at the end of the season, acting mostly as a substitute. He also won the 2011 Supercoppa Italiana.

Emanuelson scored his first Serie A goal for Milan in an away match against Cesena on 19 February 2012. He scored his second Serie A goal for Milan in an away game against Parma on 17 March 2012.

Fulham (loan)

Emanuelson signed for English Premier League side Fulham on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season on 31 January 2013.[4] He made his Fulham debut on 2 February against Manchester United at Craven Cottage, coming on for Giorgos Karagounis.[5] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–0 win over Swansea City on the final day of the season.[6]

Roma

On 11 July 2014, Emanuelson signed a one-year deal with Roma with the option for the club to extend his contract for another two seasons.[7]

Verona

On 3 January 2016, Emanuelson joined Hellas Verona on a free transfer.

Sheffield Wednesday

After being released by Verona in the summer 2016, Emanuelson joined English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on 6 September on a free transfer.[8]

FC Utrecht

Emanuelson returned to Holland in summer 2017, after signing a one-year contract with FC Utrecht.[9]

International career
Emanuelson in action for the Netherlands.

Emanuelson was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005, held in Netherlands. The Dutch were eliminated in the quarter-final against Nigeria. He also was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006 and was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament as a left back. The last major tournament he played was the 2008 Summer Olympics where the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Argentina.

On 16 August 2006, Emanuelson made his debut for the Netherlands senior team in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland. Despite playing for the Netherlands occasionally during the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2008, he was not selected in the final squad that would participate in the tournament itself.

Personal life

Emanuelson comes from a football-playing family. His father Errol Emanuelson was a professional footballer who played for S.V. Robinhood in Suriname and Sint-Niklaas in Belgium before settling in Amsterdam. His older brother Julian Emanuelson, also a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, played professionally for HFC Haarlem, and for Lustenau in Austria. His sister Sharifa Emanuelson, a former basketball player, and his cousin Roché Emanuelson has played for various clubs in the SVB Hoofdklasse and for the Suriname national team.[10] His maternal cousin is 1. FSV Mainz 05 midfielder Jean-Paul Boëtius.

Career statistics
As of 2 November 2019[11][12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax2004–05Eredivisie3010100050
2005–06261218050412
2006–07313406050463
2007–08313204040413
2008–093241090–424
2009–1031572101–488
2010–111813110010322
Total 1721720448115025522
Milan2010–11Serie A902100–111
2011–12302407010422
2012–131212061–202
2013–142401080–330
Total 75391211101065
Fulham (loan)2012–13Premier League13100––131
Roma2014–15Serie A200000–20
Atalanta (loan)2014–15Serie A900000–90
Hellas Verona2015–16Serie A1100000–110
Sheffield Wednesday2016–17EFL Championship 100000–10
Utrecht2017–18Eredivisie280206030390
2018–19244200010274
2019–20501020–80
Total 574508040744
Career totals 3402534577220047132

International
As of 2 November 2019[13]
Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
200640
200760
200810
200900
201020
201110
201230
Total170

Honours
Emanuelson (far left, with Wesley Sneijder, Maarten Stekelenburg, Zdeněk Grygera, and John Heitinga) played for Ajax from 2004–2011

Club

Ajax[14]

Milan[14]

International

Netherlands[14]

  • UEFA U-21 Championship Gold medal: 2006

Individual

References
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  2. "PIACERE, EMANUELSON" [WELCOME, EMANUELSON] (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. "AC Milan win boosts Ajax' coffers". Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. "Emanuelson Signs". Fulham FC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Fulham 0–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. "Swansea 0 – 3 Fulham". BBC. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO URBY EMANUELSON" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  8. "Owls sign Urby Emanuelson". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. FC Utrecht strikt Urby Emanuelson – AD (in Dutch)
  10. "De hele familie is trots op Urby". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  11. "Urby Emanuelson » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. "Urby Emanuelson". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. "Emanuelson, Urby". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  14. "Urby Emanuelson - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  15. Talent of the year 2006 Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, ajax.nl
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