Emerson Conceição

Emerson

Emerson with Benfica in 2011
Personal information
Full nameEmerson da Conceição
Date of birth23 February 1986
Place of birthSão Paulo, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number19
Youth career
Corinthians-PR
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006Corinthians-PR10(0)
2007–2011Lille84(0)
2011–2012Benfica24(0)
2012–2013Trabzonspor17(2)
2013–2014Rennes11(0)
2014–Atlético Mineiro17(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Emerson da Conceição (born 23 February 1986), known as Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Clube Atlético Mineiro as a left back.

Club career

Lille

In January 2007, aged only 20, São Paulo-born Emerson left his country and moved to 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 joined Trabzonspor in Turkey, for €1.6 million.[2] One year later he signed for Stade Rennais F.C. in the French top flight, returning to his homeland in 2014 with Clube Atlético Mineiro.[3]

Honours

Lille
Benfica
Atlético Mineiro

Club statistics

As of 9 January 2012[4]
All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup&Supercup European Competition Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals App Goals
Lille 2006–07 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007–08 8 0 0 0 0 0 - - 8 0
2008–09 31 0 0 0 0 0 - - 31 0
2009–10 22 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 31 0
2010–11 26 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 29 0
Total 87 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 108 0
Benfica 2011–12 21 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 24 0
Career Totals 96 0 2 0 1 0 26 0 135* 0

References

  1. ↑ Benfica formally unveil Eduardo, Emerson & Ezequiel Garay; Goal.com, 21 July 2011
  2. ↑ Trabzonspor sign Brazilian Benfica left back Emerson Da Conceiçao; Turkish Football, 3 September 2012
  3. ↑ "Atlético acerta com lateral-esquerdo e espera apenas a liberação do Rennes" [Atlético agrees with left-back and awaits only for Rennes release] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Emerson Conçeiçao". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

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