Emmanuel Eboué
Eboué playing for Galatasaray in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Eboué | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | 25 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Beveren | 70 | (4) |
| 2004–2011 | Arsenal | 132 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | Galatasaray | 77 | (4) |
| 2016 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2013 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 9 March 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:04, 9 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Emmanuel Eboué (born 4 June 1983) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a right back for Sunderland.
A natural right back, he is also able to play at right wing. First representing his national team in 2004, he played a stint at Arsenal between 2005 and 2011.
Born in Abidjan, Eboué began his football career in the ASEC Mimosas youth academy. In 2002, Eboué moved to ASEC's Belgian parent club KSK Beveren and spent three seasons there. His impressive performances in Belgium caught the eye of parent club Arsenal's scouts.
Eboué's debut came only days after signing from Beveren, in the FA Cup against Stoke City. Although he was not initially a first team regular, making just one FA Premier League appearance, as a substitute, in 2004–05, Eboué was regularly in Arsenal's reserve team. He did however contribute three appearances to Arsenal's victorious 2004–05 FA Cup campaign.
In 2005–06, Eboué made his breakthrough into the Arsenal side. He started the season mainly as a reserve player, though he scored his first goal for Arsenal in the club's 3–0 League Cup third round victory at Sunderland on 25 October 2005. Despite leaving for the African Cup of Nations in January 2006, he was immediately sent into action on his return; he made his first career Premiership start at right back against Liverpool at Anfield, replacing the injured Lauren. With Lauren injured for the rest of the season, Eboué unexpectedly held his place for the remainder of Arsenal's 2005–06 campaign.
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