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Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson (born 16 June 1986) is a Dutch former professional
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. He is the currently assistant trainer of
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. As a product of the
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, Emanuelson spent most of his career at Ajax playing as a
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, before being played more as a
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or
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by manager
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. As a result, he flourished in his new role on the left wing, frequently making runs and assisting from the flanks while scoring goals himself. After his move to
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, his then-manager
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played Emanuelson also as an
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,
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and
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.


Club career


Ajax

Emanuelson is a product of
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's youth system, joining them from Voorland SC. Having progressed through the club's youth system, he signed his first professional contract, keeping him until 2006. Having been called up to the first team on two occasions, on 24 February 2005 Emanuelson made his Ajax debut, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 loss against
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in the second leg of the UEFA Cup Round of 32. He made his debut during the 2004–05 season on 10 April 2005, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute, in a 4–2 home win over
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. Emanuelson later made three more appearances, adding up his tally to five at the end of the 2004–05 season. Ahead of the 2005–06 season, Emanuelson was linked a move away from Ajax, as several clubs were interested in signing him on loan, but he ended up staying at the club. Emanuelson made his first appearance of the season, starting in the left–back position against
PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...
in the
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and helped Ajax win 2–1, winning his first trophy in his career. Since the start of the 2005–06 season, he quickly became first-choice left back and impressed in a number of matches for the club. At times, Emanuelson rotated in playing in the left–midfield position. He then helped Ajax beat Brøndby in both legs, as the club won 5–3 on aggregate. This lasted until Emanuelson was sidelined with an injury that saw him miss four matches for Ajax. On 27 December 2005 he returned to the first team, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute, in a 3–2 win against
FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...
. Since returning from the sidelines, Emanuelson appeared in the next eleven matches for the club, mostly playing in the left–back position and rotated in the midfield position on two occasions. On 22 January 2006 he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute and scored his first Ajax goal, which turned out to be the winning goal, in a 3–2 win. Two weeks later on 2 February 2006, Emanuelson scored his second goal for the club, in a 3–0 win against
SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...
in the quarter–finals of the KNVB Beker. By March, however, he suffered a muscle injury that expected him to be sidelined for the rest of the 2005–06 season. Following a transfer speculation reporting that
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wanted sign to Emanuelson, he signed a contract extension with Ajax, keeping him until 2011, ending the transfer speculation. On 16 April 2006 Emanuelson returned to the starting line–up in the last game of the season, in a 4–2 win against
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. He played four times in the newly born Eredivisie play-offs after finishing in the fifth position in the regular competition. In the play-offs, they defeated
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but lost to FC Groningen in the club's unsuccessful attempt to claim a spot in the Champions League preliminaries for the following season. In the
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of the
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against PSV Eindhoven, he started in the left–back position with Ajax and helped the side win 2–1. As a result, his efforts resulted in him being named "Amsterdam talent of the year 2006" alongside
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. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Emanuelson made forty–one appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2006–07 season, Emanuelson played the whole game, as Ajax beat PSV Eindhoven 3–1 to win the
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. He quickly regained his first team place, rotating in the left–back position and midfield positions. However, Emanuelson played in both legs of the third round of the UEFA Champions League against
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, as the club were eliminated following a 4–1 defeat on aggregate. On 14 October 2006 he scored his first goal for Ajax, in a 3–2 win against FC Groningen. This was followed up by helping the club keeping three out of the four consecutive clean sheets, in which Emanuelson played in the left–back position. In a match against
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, Emanuelson was sent–off for a second bookable offence, as they drew 0–0. Despite this, he then scored his second goal of the season, in a 6–0 win against Willem II on 3 December 2006. By the end of the year, Emanuelson was nominated for the Golden Boy, but won the 2006's Amsterdam Talent award. He continued to start in the first team until a knee injury sustained during a 4–1 win against Feyenoord on 4 February 2007 saw him sidelined for a month. On 4 March 2007 Emanuelson made a return to the starting line–up, in a 1–0 loss against SC Heerenveen. This was followed up by setting up two goals, in a 4–1 win against
FC Twente Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub E ...
. In the last game of the season against Willem II, Emanuelson scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–0 win. Once again, he played four times in the newly born Eredivisie play-offs after finishing in the second position in the regular competition. In the play-offs, they defeated Heerenveen and AZ Alkmaar to claim a spot in the Champions League preliminaries for the following season. Emanuelson was featured in the KNVB Cup Final against AZ, playing 120 minutes and finishing 1–1 as Ajax went on to lose 8–7 as a result and win the tournament for the second time in a row. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he went on to make forty–six appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. At the start of the 2007–08 season, Emanuelson played the whole game, as Ajax beat PSV Eindhoven 1–0 to win the
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with the former won for the third consecutive year. However, he played in four European matches that saw the club eliminated by
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and
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in the
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and
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. Despite this, Emanuelson continued to regain his first team place, playing in the left–back position, though he stated in an interview of his disappointment over lack of cover in the left–back position. This lasted until Emanuelson suffered a knee injury that kept him out for two weeks. On 11 November 2007 he returned to the starting line–up, playing in the centre–midfield position, in a 2–2 draw against Feyenoord. Following his return from injury, Emanuelson continued to regain his first team place, playing in the left–back position. In a match against FC Utrecht on 23 January 2008, he suffered a knee injury that saw him substituted in the 74th minute. Although Manager
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confirmed that Emanuelson suffered a bruise of a knee injury, his injury turned out to be not too bad as first thought. In a follow–up match against Vitesse, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw. By February, Emanuelson began primarily played as a left midfielder because of his weak defending abilities and
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took over the position. The player, himself, publicity said he does not want to return to the left–back position. Emanuelson then scored two goals in two matches between 24 February 2008 and 2 March 2008 against
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and
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. However, he eventually played in the left–back position against SC Heerenveen in play–offs for the UEFA Champions League spot, as Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate. In a follow–up match against Twente, Emanuelson suffered ankle injury that saw him substituted in the 66th minute, as the club lost 2–1. As a result, Ajax lost their chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League following a 0–0 draw in the return leg. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he went on to make forty–one appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Emanuelson started in the first three matches, playing once in the centre–midfield position and twice in the left–back position before missing two matches due to illness. He returned to the starting line–up against SC Heerenveen on 5 October 2008, and played the whole game, as Ajax lost 5–2. Emanuelson then contributed five assists for the club by the end of the year. On 21 December 2008 he scored his first goal of the season, in a 6–0 win against
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. By November, Emanuelson began playing in different midfield positions for Ajax. But at one point, he did play in the left–back position against
NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion ...
on 18 January 2009, as the club won 4–2. His second goal of the season came on 15 February 2009, in a 2–0 win against
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, Feyenoord. After missing one match due to a stiff neck Emanuelson sustained during a UEFA Cup third round first leg against
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and set up the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win, he returned to the starting line–up in the return leg against them and helped the side go through to the next round following a 1–1 draw. By March, Emanuelson then publicly criticised Manager
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for his substitution policy after he was substituted five times in the last eight league matches. Emanuelson then scored his third goal of the season, in a 7–0 win against Willem II on 12 April 2009. During a 6–2 loss against PSV Eindhoven in a follow–up, he suffered a suspected ankle injury that saw him substituted in the 38th minute. But Emanuelson was given all clear after the medical team said his injury was not bad as first thought. Despite suffering another injury later in the 2008–09 season, he continued to remain involve in the last remaining matches and scored his fifth goal of the season, in a 1–0 win against FC Twente in the last game of the season. Following this, Emanuelson went on to make forty–two appearances and scoring four times in all competitions. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Emanuelson was linked with a move to
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to link up with Manager
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but he made it clear that he wanted to stay at Ajax. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Emanuelson continued to regain his first team place, playing in different midfield positions. Having publicly refused to play in the left–back position prior to the start of the season, he eventually played in the position following the fitness of
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. On 16 August 2009 Emanuelson scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–3 loss against PSV Eindhoven. He played in both legs of the UEFA Europa League Play-off round against Slovan Bratislava, as the club won 7–1 on aggregate. However, Emanuelson received a straight red card in the 81st minute for a tackle, in a 2–2 draw against
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on 4 October 2009. After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against AZ Alkmaar on 25 October 2009 and scored his second goal of the season, in a 4–2 win. This was followed by scoring twice against
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and once against Feyenoord. His sixth goal of the season came on 17 December 2009 in the UEFA Europa League match against
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, as Ajax lost 3–1. On 4 January 2010, his contract talks with the club was broken down. Emanuelson said it would have been a disappointment to leave the club on a free transfer just two months prior to the contract broken down. Amid to the contract, he later scored two more goals later in the 2009–10 season against PSV Eindhoven and
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. In the last game of the season against NEC Nijmegen, Emanuelson set up two goals, as Ajax won 4–1 to finish second place after finishing behind FC Twente, who won the league title. He started in the 2009–10 Dutch Cup
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against rivals, Feyenoord, and set up the second goal of the game for
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, who scored twice to help the club to make it 2–0 in the first leg. In the return leg, Emanuelson helped Ajax beat Feyenoord, 4–1, winning the KNVB Cup for the third time in his career. Shortly after the end of the match, Emanuelson made it clear to reporters that he wanted to stay at the club following reports of him being linked to PSV Eindhoven. Despite being absent on two more occasions later in the 2009–10 season, Emanuelson went on to make forty–eight appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions, a target he successfully predicted. Emanuelson made his first appearance of the 2010–11 season, starting the whole game, as Ajax lost 1–0 against Twente in the
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. He then helped the club reach the Group-Stage of the Champions League after beating
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. Shortly after, Emanuelson scored his first goal of the season, in a 5–0 win against De Graafschap. His second goal of the season came on 22 September 2010, in a 5–0 win against
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. Since the start of the 2010–11 season, he continued to regain his first team place, rotating in the left–back position and different midfield positions. As a result, the club began a contract negotiation with Emanuelson over a new contract, though he later stated his guarantee of not staying at the club. However, it was announced on 3 November 2010 that Emanuelson would leave Ajax at the end of the 2010–11 season. He later confirmed the news two days later. Despite announcing his departure and facing his own injury concern along the way, he remain involved in the club's first team until his departure in January. Emanuelson made thirty–two appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.


AC Milan

On 23 January 2011, Italian
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club
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announced the signing of Emanuelson on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a transfer fee of around
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1.7 million. After the 2010–11 season, the fee increased by €750,000, making a total fee of around €2.5 million. Emanuelson made his debut for the club on 26 January 2011 in a
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match against
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, providing an assist for
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. Milan won the match 2–1. He played his first game in Serie A after entering as a substitute against
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. However, Emanuelson found himself in and out of the starting line–up, as his mostly playing time came from the substitute bench. Emanuelson scored his first goal for Milan in a Coppa Italia match against
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, the equaliser in a 2–2 draw. He helped Milan win their first ''
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'' in seven years at the end of the season, acting mostly as a substitute. Emanuelson went on to make eleven appearances and scoring once in all competitions. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Emanuelson played eight minutes after coming on as a substitute, against
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and helped AC Milan win the
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by beating them 2–1. Since then, he continued to become a first team regular for the club, playing in different midfield positions. Emanuelson then set up AC Milan's only goal of the game, in a 1–0 win against
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on 24 September 2011. He then helped AC Milan qualify for the UEFA Champions League knockout stage after drawing 2–2 against
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. Emanuelson then played in both legs against
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and helped the club qualify for the next round by winning 4–3 on aggregate. He then scored his first Serie A goal for Milan in an away match against
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on 19 February 2012. He scored his second Serie A goal for Milan in an away game against
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on 17 March 2012. Emanuelson started in every match until he suffered an injury that saw him sidelined for the rest of the 2011–12 season. In his first season at the club, Emanuelson made forty–two appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2012–13 season, Emanuelson continued to be involved in the first team for AC Milan, alternating between a starting and substitute role. On 3 October 2012 he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against
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in the
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match. A month later on 3 November 2012, Emanuelson scored his second goal of the season, as well as, setting up two goals, in a 5–1 win against
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. In the Round of 16 of Coppa Italia, he set up two goals for the side, as the club won 3–0 against Reggina. By November, however, Emanuelson began to find himself placed on the substitute bench. By the time he was loaned out, Emanuelson made twenty appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Emanuelson returned to the first team and made his first appearance of the season, playing in the left–back position, in a 1–1 draw against PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Play–Off Round. Since returning from a loan spell from the previous season, Emanuelson continued to establish himself in the left–back position, though he faced competition from Kévin Constant. At times, Emanuelson appeared three times in a midfield positions for AC Milan. He then contributed three assists for the club, winning all three matches. As the 2013–14 season progressed, competitions increased further between the two that saw both of them alternating the starting line–up and substitute role. Despite suffering injuries on two occasions throughout the 2013–14 season, Emanuelson made thirty–three appearances in all competitions. Following this, he was released by the club upon expiry of his contract.


Fulham (loan)

Emanuelson signed for English
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side
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on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season on 31 January 2013. He made his Fulham debut on 2 February against
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at
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, coming on for
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. Since making his debut for the club, Emanuelson was involved in a number of matches in the first team, playing in different midfield positions. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–0 win over
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on the final day of the season. Following this, he returned to his parent club, as Manager
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previously stated that he ruled out of signing him. Reflecting in his time at Fulham, Emanuelson said: "I think I have adapted to English football even though football is completely different here. I was asked to do so. Moving to Fulham and I caught the ball: I always wanted to play in the Premier League."


Roma

On 11 July 2014, Emanuelson signed a one-year deal with
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with the option for the club to extend his contract for another two seasons. However, he found himself placed on the substitute bench, due to the strong competitions in every positions. On 21 September 2014 Emanuelson made his debut for the club, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute, in a 2–0 loss against
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. His second appearance for Roma came on 6 January 2015, again coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against
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. With his first opportunity at Roma limited, he was expected to leave the club in January. By the time Emanuelson was loaned out, he made two appearances for Roma. It was announced on 21 January 2015 that Emanuelson was loaned out to
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for the rest of the 2014–15 season. He made his debut for the club, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 win against Cagliari. Since making his debut for Atalanta, Emanuelson's first team alternated between a starting and a substitute role for the club. In a match against
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on 20 February 2015, he set up Atalanta's only goal of the game, as they lost 2–1. For his performance in February, Emanuelson was awarded the club's Player of the Month. Emanuelson then set up two goals in two matches between 19 April 2015 and 26 April 2015 against Roma and
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. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he went on to make nine appearances for the club. Following this, Emanuelson returned to his parent club. At the end of June, he was released by Roma following the expiration of his contract.


Verona

After leaving Roma, Emanuelson went to training at his former clubs, Ajax and AC Milan, in order to maintain his fitness in hopes of joining a new club. On 3 January 2016, Emanuelson joined
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on a free transfer. Four days later after signing for the club on 6 January 2016, he made his Hellas Verona debut, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Juventus. Since making his debut for the club, Emanuelson found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench. He then helped Verona earn their first win, coming twenty-three games into the season after winning 2–1 against Atalanta on 3 February 2016 at home. Emanuelson then set up the club's equalising goal, having came on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw against
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on 13 March 2016. However, Verona was eventually relegated from Serie A. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he went on to make eleven appearances for Verona in all competitions.


Sheffield Wednesday

After being released by Verona in the summer 2016, Emanuelson joined English
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side
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on 6 September on a free transfer. However, his start to his Sheffield Wednesday's career suffered a setback when he was plagued with injuries and fitness that affected the whole 2016–17 season. In the last game of the season against Fulham, Emanuelson made his debut, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss. This turns out to be his only appearance for Sheffield Wednesday, as he was released by the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.


FC Utrecht

Emanuelson returned to Holland in summer 2017, after signing a one-year contract with
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. Emanuelson made his FC Utrecht debut, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw against
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in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Second Round. In the return leg, he played four minutes after coming on as a substitute to help the club win 3–1 to go through to the next round. Emanuelson then played four times in the UEFA Europa League Qualifying Stage, where FC Utrecht reached the play–off round, only to lose against Zenit Saint Petersburg following a 2–1 loss on aggregate. Emanuelson made his league debut for the club and set up the second goal of the game, in a 3–0 win against
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in the opening game of the season. Since making his debut for FC Utrecht, he quickly became a first team regular, playing in different midfield positions and left–back position. By the second half of the season, Emanuelson soon lost his first team place following the new arrival of Manager
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. It was announced on 20 March 2018 that he signed a contract extension with the club. In a match against Willem II on 31 March 2018, he set up two goals for the side, in a 3–2 loss. In the Play–Off Round, Emanuelson played three times as the club were unsuccessful of earning a spot in the
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following a 5–3 aggregate defeat to Vitesse. At the end of the 2017–18 season, he went on to make thirty–eight appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2018–19 season, Emanuelson signed a contract extension with Utrecht, keeping him until 2020. He started out well, appearing in the first five league matches of the season and even scored his first goal for FC Utrecht, in a 1–1 draw against
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on 1 September 2018. However, in a follow–up match against
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on 16 September 2018, Emanuelson was sent–off for a professional foul, just before half time, as the club lost 2–1. After serving a one math suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against FC Groningen on 30 September 2018, as FC Utrecht drew 1–1. Since returning from suspension, Emanuelson continued to remain involved in the first team for the club. He then scored his second goal for FC Utrecht, in a 2–1 win against AZ Alkmaar on 20 October 2018. On 9 December 2018 Emanuelson scored his third goal for the club, in a 3–1 win against
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. After the match, his performance was praised by Manager
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. He captained FC Utrecht for the first time against AZ Alkmaar on 19 January 2019, as the club lost 3–0. Two weeks later on 3 February 2019 against
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, Emanuelson set up FC Utrecht's second goal of the game before being sent–off in the 71st minute for a professional foul, in a 4–3 loss. After being sidelined throughout February, he then scored his fourth goal of the season, in a 3–2 win against Feyenoord on 31 March 2019. Despite being further sidelined towards the end of the 2018–19 season, Emanuelson played once in the play-offs for the UEFA Europa League spot, as the club went on qualify for European football following a 3–1 win against Vitesse on aggregate. At the end of the 2018–19 season, he went on to make twenty–seven appearances and scoring four times in all competitions. At the start of the 2019–20 season, Emanuelson played in both legs of the UEFA Europa League Second Round match against
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, as FC Utrecht lost 3–1 on aggregate. However, he found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench. In a 3–0 win against PSV Eindhoven on 19 October 2019, Emanuelson set up FC Utrecht's third goal of the game, having came on as a 75th-minute substitute. He later contributed three more assists for the club. With his first team opportunities limited, Emanuelson was linked a move to
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side
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to link up with his former Manager,
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, but the move was broken down. Following this, he soon received playing time, playing in the centre–back position. However, the
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and the KNVB Cup, which FC Utrecht reached the KNVB Cup Final, were halted in the Netherlands on 12 March due to the
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, which the season was eventually cancelled. At the end of the 2019–20 season, Emanuelson made eighteen appearances in all competitions. Following this, the club began negotiation with a new contract to keep Emanuelson. By July, his contract with FC Utrecht expired, making him a free agent. By September, he re–joined the club on a semi–pro contract. Emanuelson made his first appearance of the 2020–21 season, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against RKC Waalwijk on 27 September 2020.


International career


Youth career

Emanuelson represented
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up to the U21 levels. Emanuelson was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the
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in
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, held in Netherlands. The Dutch were eliminated in the quarter-final against Nigeria. In August 2005, Emanuelson was called up to the Netherlands U21 squad for the first time. He made his the national side's U21 debut on 17 August 2005 against Belgium U21, as they won 2–1. On 17 May 2006 Emanuelson scored his first Netherlands U21 goal, in a 2–2 draw against Germany U21. After being dropped from the senior team squad for the
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, he was called up to the U21 squad once again for the
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's
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in
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. Emanuelson went on to be a member of the Dutch squad that won the tournament and was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament as a left back. Two years later, he was called up to the U21 squad for the first time. Emmanuel appeared two times, coming against Norway U21 and Switzerland U21. He went on to make eight appearances and scoring once for the U21 side. Two years later, Emanuelson was selected by
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to be in the squad for the
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in
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, China. He played four times at the major tournament in the
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where the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Argentina. In March 2009, Emanuelson was called up to be in the
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B squad. He went on to make two appearances for the B team.


Senior career

In September 2005, Manager
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called up to the Netherlands team for the first time as part of the preliminary selection but did not make the cut. After being called up to the senior national team two more times, he was called up once more in August 2006. On 16 August 2006, Emanuelson made his debut for the Netherlands senior team in a friendly match against the
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, as they won 4–0. He made three more appearances for the national side by the end of the year. The following year, Emanuelson helped Netherlands’ defence kept two consecutive clean sheets between 24 March 2007 and 28 March 2007 against
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and
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. In a match against
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on 12 September 2007, he set up a goal for
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to score the only goal of the game, winning 1–0. Emanuelson then played the last 13 minutes of the game against
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on 17 November 2007, as the national side won 1–0 to qualify for the
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. Despite playing for the Netherlands occasionally during the qualifiers for
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, he was not selected in the final squad that would participate in the tournament itself. Although Emanuelson hasn't been called up to the national team for two years, he hope his performance would earn him a spot in the
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. However, he never made the cut. On 28 July 2010 Emanuelson was called up to the Netherlands squad for the first time in two years. He made his first appearances in two years, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against
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on 11 August 2010. His next appearances for the national side came on 29 March 2011 against
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, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute, in a 3–2 win. On 24 February 2012 Emanuelson was called to the Netherlands squad. His next appearance came five days later against
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, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute, in a 3–2. He later made two more appearances by the end of the year.


Career statistics


Club


International


Personal life

Emanuelson comes from a football-playing family. His father
Errol Emanuelson Errol 'Emau' Rudolph Emanuelson (born April 16, 1953) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He also spent a loan spell in Belgium playing for Sint-Nikl ...
was a professional footballer who played for
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in Suriname and
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in Belgium before settling in
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. His older brother
Julian Emanuelson Julian Emanuelson (born 2 June 1977) is a former professional footballer. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he spent most of his career playing as a midfielder for Dutch club Haarlem. He also played for Holland Sport, FC Lisse, FC Türkiyemsp ...
, also a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, played professionally for
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, and for
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in Austria. His sister Sharifa Emanuelson, a former basketball player, and his cousin
Roché Emanuelson Roché Emanuelson (born April 5, 1982) is a Surinamese footballer who plays as a defender for Boma Star in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He has also played for SV Transvaal, SV Robinhood, Royal '95 and SV Leo Victor in t ...
has played for various clubs in the
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and for the Suriname national team. His maternal cousin is
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midfielder
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. Emanuelson said he grew up idolising
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and played together with him against
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on 15 November 2006, describing it as "great to play with." Emanuelson was in a long–term relationship with his girlfriend, Vanity, and together, they have two children. However, the couple ended their relationship in 2011.


Honours

Ajax *
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KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...
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Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...
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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
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Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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UEFA U-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the comp ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Individual * AFC Ajax Talent of the Year: 2006 (joint)Talent of the year 2006
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Emanuelson, Urby 1986 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players AFC Ajax players AC Milan players Fulham F.C. players AS Roma players Atalanta BC players Hellas Verona FC players People from Amsterdam Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players FC Utrecht players Eredivisie players Serie A players Premier League players English Football League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England AFC Ajax non-playing staff Dutch football coaches