Brett Emerton

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Personal information
Brett Emerton
Full name	Brett Michael Emerton
Date of birth	February 22, 1979 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.85 m
Nickname	Emmo
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Blackburn Rovers
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 2000-2003 2003-	Sydney Olympic Feyenoord Rotterdam Blackburn Rovers	093 (14) 092 (11) 129 0(7)
National team²
1998-	Australia	056 (13)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:43, 23 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Brett Emerton (born February 22, 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a football (soccer) player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers in England. He is usually a wide midfielder but has been known to play in central positions or at full back. He has previously played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and the Olympic Sharks (now Sydney Olympic) in Sydney.

His transfer to Blackburn was noted by the fact that he apparently turned down offers from larger clubs, so that he could play in his preferred position on the wing. Emerton was captain of the "Olyroos", Australia's Olympic football team, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He is currently a member of the national team and was the 2002 Oceania Footballer of the Year.

In November 2005, Emerton played for the Australian national team in both legs of World Cup play-off against Uruguay, where the Socceroos qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

In June 2006 he was part of the Australian Squad representing his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Emerton was in the starting lineup for all three Group Stage games against Japan, Brazil and Croatia. However, he received two yellow cards against Croatia, was sent off in the 87th minute and subsequently missed the Socceroos' Round 16 game against Italy.

On August 18, 2006, Emerton signed a new four year deal at Blackburn Rovers.

[edit] Career statistics

(correct as of 4 February, 2007)

Club	Season	League			Cup^[1]			Europe			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Feyenoord Rotterdam	2001-02	25	6	-	-	-	-	7	0	-	32	6	-
Feyenoord Rotterdam	2002-03	33	3	-	-	-	-	9	0	-	41	3	-
Blackburn Rovers	2003-04	37	2	12	1	0	-	2	1	-	40	3	12
	2004-05	37	4	4	7	1	-	0	0	0	44	5	4
	2005-06	30	1	3	7	1	-	0	0	0	37	2	3
	2006-07	22	0	2	3	0	1	4	0	0	29	0	2
Career totals											223	19	21

[edit] External links

Brett Emerton career stats at Soccerbase

Preceded by Harry Kewell	Oceania Player of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Harry Kewell

	Australia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Schwarzer \| 2 Neill \| 3 Moore \| 4 Cahill \| 5 Čulina \| 6 Popović \| 7 Emerton \| 8 Skoko \| 9 Viduka \| 10 Kewell \| 11 Lazaridis \| 12 Čović \| 13 Grella \| 14 Chipperfield \| 15 Aloisi \| 16 Beauchamp \| 17 Thompson \| 18 Kalac \| 19 Kennedy \| 20 Wilkshire \| 21 Sterjovski \| 22 Milligan \| 23 Bresciano \| Coach: Hiddink

Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Current Squad
1 Friedel \| 3 Khizanishvili \| 4 Todd \| 5 Tugay \| 6 Nelsen \| 7 Emerton \| 8 Savage \| 9 Nonda \| 10 McCarthy \| 11 Bentley \| 12 Gamst Pedersen \| 13 Enckelman \| 14 Reid \| 15 Mokoena \| 16 Henchoz \| 17 Jeffers \| 18 Gallagher \| 19 Dunn \| 20 Ooijer \| 21 Samba \| 22 Warnock \| 23 Brown \| 25 Berner \| 27 Derbyshire \| 28 Fielding \| 29 Treacy \| 30 Roberts \| 31 Peter \| 32 Nolan \| 33 Gray \| Manager: Hughes