Urby Emanuelson

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Urby Emanuelson
Personal information
Full name	Urby Emanuelson
Date of birth	June 16, 1986 (1986-06-16) (age 21)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back / Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Number	5
Youth clubs
	Voorland SC Ajax
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-	Ajax	85 (7)
National team2
2006-	Netherlands	11 (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 Surinamese-Dutch footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Ajax, he is also suitable to play as a left midfielder. Despite being a defender he is best known for attacking attributes like pace and dribbling.

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

[edit] Biography

Emanuelson is a product of Ajax's youth system, joining them from Voorland SC. He appeared in Ajax' first team squad for the 2004-05 season and made his debut on April 10, 2005 in a 4-2 home win over AZ. As of the 2005-06 season he became a first team regular 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. On the 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.

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
2004/05	Ajax	Eredivisie	3	0
2005/06	Ajax	Eredivisie	26	1
2006/07	Ajax	Eredivisie	31	3
2007/08	Ajax	Eredivisie	26	3
Total			86	7

[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)

[edit] References

• Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine

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