Brett Emerton
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Brett Michael Emerton | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bankstown, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right midfielder / right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gunners Soccer Club | |||
| Macarthur Rams | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| 1996 | NSWIS | ||
| 1996–1997 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Sydney Olympic | 94 | (16) |
| 2000–2003 | Feyenoord | 92 | (11) |
| 2003–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 247 | (13) |
| 2011–2014 | Sydney FC | 57 | (7) |
| Total | 490 | (47) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | Australia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Australia U20 | 16 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Australia U23 | 25 | (7) |
| 1998–2012 | Australia | 95 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Brett Michael Emerton (born 22 February 1979) is a retired Australian professional footballer who played for Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers and the Australian national team. He is the third most capped player for Australia. Able to play as a wide midfielder or defender, Emerton was known for his "speed, ball control and creativity."
Growing up in Macquarie Fields, Emerton first played for Gunners Soccer Club at Bensley Road as a five-year-old. He was nicknamed 'the greyhound'. During the following years he played for the Macarthur Rams.
Emerton was a product of the Australian Institute of Sport and started his career with Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League in August 1996. During his stay at the club he impressed widely with his pace and stamina, as much as his play with the ball. After making 94 appearances and scoring 16 goals. Emerton began to be noticed in Europe.
After captaining the Olyroos at the Sydney Olympics, Emerton joined Feyenoord in August 2000 for a fee of £415,000, winning a UEFA Cup winners medal in May 2002. (although Emerton himself was banned for the final match) and being named the 2002 Oceania Footballer of the Year. He made a total of 111 league and cup appearances for Feyenoord, scoring eleven goals.
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