Urby Emanuelson

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Urby Emanuelson
Personal information
Full name	Urby Emanuelson
Date of birth	June 16, 1986 (1986-06-16) (age 23)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left Back / Left Midfielder / Left Winger
Club information
Current club	AFC Ajax
Number	8
Youth career
-1994 1994-2004	Voorland SC Ajax
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–	Ajax	123 (11)
National team2
2006–	Netherlands	011 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 1, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 25, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Urby Emanuelson (born June 16, 1986 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent who currently plays as a left winger for AFC Ajax, he is also suitable to play as a left midfielder or left back. Despite playing as a defender he is best known for attacking attributes such as pace and dribbling.

Contents 1 Biography 2 International career 3 Statistics 4 Honours 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Biography

Emanuelson is a product of Ajax's youth system, joining them from Voorland SC. He made his debut during the 2004-05 season on April 10, 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 Cruijff-schaal and the 2006 KNVB Cup.

He 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.

[edit] International career

On August 16, 2006 he made his debut for the Dutch national team in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland. As a result for his efforts he was named "Amsterdam talent of the year 2006". Both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup were successfully defended in the 2006-07 season and the Johan Cruijff-schaal was won for the third consecutive time at the start of the 2007-08 season.

During the transfer period in the summer of 2007, Ajax issued a do-not-touch label on Urby as a warning to other clubs who planned to make a bid for the young talent.

Despite playing for the Netherlands on numerous occasions during the qualifiers for EURO 2008, he was not selected in the final squad that would participate in the tournament itself.

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals	assists
2004/05	Ajax	Eredivisie	3	0
2005/06	Ajax	Eredivisie	26	1
2006/07	Ajax	Eredivisie	31	3
2007/08	Ajax	Eredivisie	31	3
2008/09	Ajax	Eredivisie	32	4
Total			123	11

[edit] Honours

• 1 x Talent of the Year (2006), Amsterdam ^[1]
• 1 x European Championship Under-21 Cup: 2006
• 3 x Johan Cruijff-schaal: 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
• 2 x Dutch Cup: 2005-06 , 2006-07

[edit] External links

• FootballDatabase profile and statistics
• Official Ajax profile
• Urby Emanuelson profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)

• Ajax Inside Profile

[edit] References

• Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine

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