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Urby Emanuelson

Urby Emanuelson

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipNetherlands Suriname
Height1.76 m
Footleft
BornJune 16, 1986
👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Ajax Amsterdam
top club · 255 apps

Career highs

€8.80m
peak value · 2013
€2.50m
top transfer fee · 10/11
8
best season · 09/10
49 / 3
int'l caps / goals
493Appearances
32Goals
59Assists
41Yellow cards
3Red cards
119Full matches (90′)
Full nameUrby Emanuelson
Name in home countryUrby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson
Date of birth1986-06-16 (39 yrs)
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands Suriname
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
AgentRelatives
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2023
Transfer: Ajax Amateurs → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Oct 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Ajax Amateurs
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: FC Utrecht → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Utrecht
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Utrecht
18 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Utrecht
27 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Sheff Wed → FC Utrecht
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Utrecht
38 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Sep 2016
Transfer: Without Club → Sheff Wed
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sheffield Wednesday
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: Without Club → Hellas Verona
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hellas Verona
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2015
Transfer: AS Roma → Atalanta BC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: AC Milan → AS Roma
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — AS Roma, Atalanta BC
11 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — AC Milan
33 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Fulham → AC Milan
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: AC Milan → Fulham
12/13 · Loan
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — AC Milan, Fulham FC
33 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — AC Milan
42 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Ajax → AC Milan
10/11 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Ajax Amsterdam, AC Milan
43 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Ajax Amsterdam
48 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Ajax Amsterdam
42 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Ajax Amsterdam
41 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Ajax Amsterdam
46 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Ajax Amsterdam
41 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Ajax U19 → Ajax
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Ajax Amsterdam
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Ajax U17 → Ajax U19
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Ajax Youth → Ajax U17
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.80m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,752 min
Minutes played by club
FC Utrecht 3.9%
Sheffield Wednesday 0.0%
Hellas Verona 0.0%
AS Roma 0.0%
Atalanta BC 0.0%
AC Milan 19.6%
Fulham FC 6.0%
Ajax Amsterdam 70.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Utrecht 4 17/18 20/21 96 4 11 417
Sheffield Wednesday 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
Hellas Verona 1 15/16 15/16 11 0 1 0
AS Roma 1 14/15 14/15 2 0 0 0
Atalanta BC 1 14/15 14/15 9 0 3 0
AC Milan 4 10/11 13/14 106 5 15 2,107
Fulham FC 1 12/13 12/13 13 1 0 644
Ajax Amsterdam 7 04/05 10/11 255 22 29 7,584

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€2.2M8€4.4M12€6.6M16€8.8M04/0505/06 — 2 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)05/06 — 6 assists805/0606/07 — 3 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)06/07 — 2 assists506/0707/08 — 3 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)07/08 — 4 assists707/0808/09 — 4 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)08/09 — 8 assists1208/0909/10 — 8 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)09/10 — 8 assists1609/1010/11 — 3 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)10/11 — 2 assists510/1111/12 — 2 goals (AC Milan)11/12 — 6 assists811/1212/13 — 3 goals (AC Milan)12/13 — 5 assists812/1313/14 — 3 assists313/1414/15 — 3 assists314/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/1717/18 — 4 assists417/1818/19 — 4 goals (FC Utrecht)18/19 — 3 assists718/1919/20 — 4 assists419/2020/2104/05 — €50K05/06 — €120K06/07 — €3.5M07/08 — €4.5M08/09 — €4M09/10 — €8M11/12 — €8M12/13 — €7.5M13/14 — €8.8M14/15 — €5.5M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €1M17/18 — €1M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €1.3M20/21 — €650KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/21

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 6605/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 13 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Play-Offs Conference League FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 13 0 4 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying FC Utrecht 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 24 4 2 2 2 417
18/19 KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 2 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Play-Offs Conference League FC Utrecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 27 0 3 4 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying FC Utrecht 6 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Play-Offs Conference League FC Utrecht 3 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Serie A Hellas Verona 11 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Italy Cup AS Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A Atalanta BC 9 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A AS Roma 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League AC Milan 7 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Serie A AC Milan 24 0 3 1 0 0
12/13 Champions League AC Milan 6 1 0 1 0 425
12/13 Italy Cup AC Milan 2 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Fulham FC 13 1 0 1 0 644
12/13 Serie A AC Milan 12 1 3 1 0 738
11/12 Champions League AC Milan 7 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Italy Cup AC Milan 4 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Serie A AC Milan 30 2 5 1 0 821
11/12 Supercoppa Italiana AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 18 1 0 4 0 1,416
10/11 Italy Cup AC Milan 2 1 1 0 0 123
10/11 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 1 0 0 270
10/11 Serie A AC Milan 9 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 31 5 6 1 1 486
09/10 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 8 1 1 1 0 570
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 7 2 1 1 0 310
08/09 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 32 4 6 3 0 625
08/09 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Ajax Amsterdam 9 0 2 1 0 0
07/08 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 31 3 3 4 0 855
07/08 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Play-Offs Conference League Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 1 0 0 0
06/07 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 31 3 2 4 0 885
06/07 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Play-Offs Conference League Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 1 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 26 1 5 1 0 1,987
05/06 Gatorade Cup Ajax Amsterdam 2 1 0 0 0 180
05/06 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Play-Offs Conference League Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Amstel Cup Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Ajax Youth Ajax U17 Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Ajax U17 Ajax U19 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Ajax U19 Ajax Transfer 120000
10/11 2011-01-23 Ajax AC Milan Transfer 8000000 €2.50m
12/13 2013-01-31 AC Milan Fulham Loan 8800000
12/13 2013-06-30 Fulham AC Milan Return from loan 8800000
14/15 2014-07-11 AC Milan AS Roma Transfer 4000000
14/15 2015-01-30 AS Roma Atalanta BC Transfer 2500000
15/16 2015-07-01 Atalanta BC Without Club Transfer 1300000
15/16 2016-01-04 Without Club Hellas Verona Transfer 1000000
16/17 2016-07-01 Hellas Verona Without Club Transfer 800000
16/17 2016-09-06 Without Club Sheff Wed Transfer 800000
17/18 2017-07-10 Sheff Wed FC Utrecht Transfer 750000
22/23 2022-07-01 FC Utrecht Without Club Transfer 0
22/23 2022-10-01 Without Club Ajax Amateurs Transfer 0
23/24 2023-07-01 Ajax Amateurs Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Back problems 2012-04-27 2012-04-30 4 1
12/13 Injury to the ankle 2013-01-24 2013-01-28 5 1
13/14 unknown injury 2013-12-19 2013-12-22 4 1
13/14 unknown injury 2014-02-12 2014-02-17 6 1
14/15 Fever 2015-03-12 2015-03-15 4 1
16/17 Fitness 2016-09-10 2016-10-17 38 7
16/17 Torn lateral ankle ligament 2016-12-10 2017-01-27 49 9
18/19 Ill 2019-02-22 2019-03-01 8 1
Current€100k
Peak€8.80m
Low
Δ since start+€50k
€2.20m€4.40m€6.60m€8.80m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €120k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53838 4 0 former national player
Team #39118 3 0 former national player
Team #20713 2 0 former national player
Team #16342 4 1 former national player
Team #16341 3 0 former national player
Team #11944 #8 12 1 former national player
Team #10933 4 1 former national player
Team #3379 17 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Luis Suárez 2 7 0
Gyrano Kerk 2 3 0
Sander van de Streek 2 2 0
Sean Klaiber 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 5 31
18/19 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 4 24
08/09 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 4 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 6 31
08/09 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 6 32
05/06 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 5 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Fulham AC Milan Return from loan €8.80m
12/13 2013-01-31 AC Milan Fulham Loan €8.80m

Teams faced most often by Urby Emanuelson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arsenal FC 22 5 4 13 25 47 -22 23%
Manchester City 19 4 5 10 24 40 -16 21%
Liverpool FC 18 5 2 11 13 32 -19 28%
Manchester United 18 2 1 15 16 46 -30 11%
Chelsea FC 18 1 7 10 13 28 -15 6%
Everton FC 18 5 2 11 14 31 -17 28%
Tottenham Hotspur 18 3 5 10 13 29 -16 17%
Wigan Athletic 16 7 7 2 18 10 +8 44%
Newcastle United 16 8 3 5 18 17 +1 50%
West Ham United 16 2 4 10 19 32 -13 13%
Aston Villa 16 3 9 4 16 18 -2 19%
Blackburn Rovers 14 3 5 6 17 21 -4 21%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
18/19 27 417 2 0 2 0.86
17/18 38 0 6 0 0 0
14/15 11 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 33 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 33 1,807 3 0 0 0.15
11/12 42 821 1 0 0 0.11
10/11 43 1,809 5 0 0 0.25
09/10 48 1,366 3 0 1 0.26
08/09 42 625 4 0 0 0.58
07/08 41 855 6 0 0 0.63
06/07 46 885 6 1 0 0.71
05/06 41 2,167 1 0 0 0.04
04/05 5 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Eredivisie
249 apps
21 G
31 A
KNVB Beker
27 apps
4 G
3 A
Serie A
97 apps
3 G
15 A
Italy Cup
9 apps
1 G
4 A
Champions League
32 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Premier League
13 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
16 apps
0 G
3 A
Play-Offs Conference League
15 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
10 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Urby Emanuelson

Who is Urby Emanuelson?

Urby Emanuelson is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Urby Emanuelson?

Urby Emanuelson is 39 years old. He was born on June 16, 1986 in Amsterdam.

What position does Urby Emanuelson play?

Urby Emanuelson plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Urby Emanuelson play for?

Urby Emanuelson currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Urby Emanuelson scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Urby Emanuelson has scored 32 goals in 493 appearances.