Urby Emanuelson

Ajax

Emanuelson is a product of Ajax'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 Auxerre 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 AZ Alkmaar. 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 in the Johan Cruyff Shield 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…

Youth career

Emanuelson represented Netherlands up to the U21 levels. 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. 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 FIFA World Cup, he was called up to the U21 squad once again for the 2006's UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal. 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 Foppe de Haan to be in the squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He played four times at the major tournament in the 2008 Summer Olympics where the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Argentina. In March 2009, Emanuelson was called up to be in the Netherlands B squad. He went on to make two appearances for the B team.

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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. His maternal cousin is Hertha BSC midfielder Jean-Paul Boëtius. He is the second cousin of Dutch international athlete Shaquille Emanuelson. Emanuelson said he grew up idolising Clarence Seedorf and played together with him against England 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.