Urby Emanuelson
Dutch footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson (born 16 June 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He is the currently assistant trainer of Jong Ajax.[2]
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Full name | Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back, midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jong Ajax (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Voorland | |||||||||||||||||
1994–2004 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Ajax | 172 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | AC Milan | 75 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | → Fulham (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Roma | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | → Atalanta (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Hellas Verona | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Utrecht | 78 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 361 | (25) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Netherlands U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2012 | Netherlands | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Utrecht (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2023– | Jong Ajax (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Emanuelson spent most of his career at Ajax playing as a left wing-back, before being played more as a left midfielder or left winger by manager Martin Jol. As a result, he flourished in his new role on the left wing, frequently making runs and assisting from the flanks while scoring goals himself. After his move to AC Milan, his then-manager Massimiliano Allegri played Emanuelson also as an attacking midfielder, midfielder and right winger.