Emerson da Conceição

Emerson

Personal information
Full name	Emerson da Conceição
Date of birth	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Stade Rennais
Number	27
Youth career
	Corinthians-PA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006	Corinthians-PA	10	(0)
2007–2011	Lille	84	(0)
2011–2012	Benfica	24	(0)
2012–2013	Trabzonspor	17	(2)
2013–	Stade Rennais	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

Emerson da Conceição (born 23 February 1986), simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Stade Rennais in the French Ligue 1, as a left defender.

Football career

Lille

In January 2007, aged only 20, São Paulo-born Emerson left his country and signed for Lille OSC in France. He appeared in only two Ligue 1 games in his first season, his debut coming on 8 April in a 1–4 away loss against Olympique de Marseille.

Emerson became first-choice from his third season onwards, and contributed with 20 league matches in 2010–11, as Les Dogues won their first national championship in 57 years. He also helped the team win the domestic cup, but remained on the bench during the final against Paris Saint-Germain FC.

Benfica

In late July 2011, Emerson signed for Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, for an undisclosed fee.^[1] In his first year, he beat competition from World and European champion Joan Capdevila.

Trabzonspor

On 3 September 2012 Emerson signed for Trabzonspor in Turkey, for €1.6 million.^[2]

Honours 

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2010–11
• Coupe de France: 2010–11

Benfica

• Taça da Liga: 2011–12

Club statistics

• Updated as of 9 January 2012

References

External links

• L'Équipe stats (French)
• Transfermarkt profile