Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton (born 22 February 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played for Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers and the Australia national team.
 Emerton with Sydney FC in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brett Michael Emerton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bankstown, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder, right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gunners Soccer Club | |||
| Macarthur Rams | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| 1996 | NSWIS | ||
| 1996–1997 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Sydney Olympic | 94 | (16) |
| 2000–2003 | Feyenoord | 92 | (11) |
| 2003–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 247 | (13) |
| 2011–2014 | Sydney FC | 57 | (7) |
| Total | 390 | (47) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | Australia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Australia U20 | 16 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Australia U23 | 25 | (7) |
| 1998–2012 | Australia | 95 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney Olympic | 1996–97 | National Soccer League | 18 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | National Soccer League | 24 | 3 | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||
| 1998–99 | National Soccer League | 21 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| 1999–2000 | National Soccer League | 31 | 9 | – | – | 31 | 9 | |||
| Total | 94 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 16 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2000–01 | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | Eredivisie | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
| Total | 92 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 121 | 13 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2003–04 | Premier League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 37 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 247 | 13 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 294 | 19 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2011–12 | A-League | 26 | 4 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | A-League | 22 | 3 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | A-League | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 490 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 567 | 54 | ||
- Appearances in KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Community Shield, FFA Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 95 | 20 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Emerton goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2000 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 June 2001 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 24 June 2001 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | New Zealand | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 12 February 2003 | Upton Park, London, England |  England | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 4 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  Vanuatu | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 7 | 6 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  Solomon Islands | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 8 | 9 October 2004 | Lawson Tama, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 9 | 12 October 2004 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | Solomon Islands | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
| 10 | 3 September 2005 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | Solomon Islands | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 6 September 2005 | Lawson Tama, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 7 February 2007 | Loftus Road, London, England |  Denmark | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 13 | 15 June 2008 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 2–0 | |||||
| 15 | 15 October 2008 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | Qatar | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 3–0 | |||||
| 17 | 14 November 2009 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 18 | 25 January 2011 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Uzbekistan | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2011 Asian Cup |
| 19 | 29 February 2012 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |  Saudi Arabia | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 3 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
Honours
Feyenoord
Australia
- OFC U-17 Championship: 1995
- OFC U-20 Championship: 1997
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000, 2004
Individual
- NSL U21 Player of the Year: 1997–98
- Australian Sports Medal: 2000
- Oceania Footballer of the Year: 2002
- A-League All Stars: 2013
References
- "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.
- Brett Emerton at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- Brett Emerton at National-Football-Teams.com
- Brett Emerton - Goals in International Matches
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brett Emerton.
- Blackburn Rovers profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2008)
- Oz Football profile
- Socceroo profile
- Brett Emerton – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Brett Emerton at Soccerbase
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