Brett Emerton

Australian association football player

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.

Brett Emerton
Emerton with Sydney FC in 2012
Personal information
Full name Brett Michael Emerton[1]
Date of birth (1979-02-22) 22 February 1979 (age 45)[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 change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] 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

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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.
List of international goals scored by Brett Emerton[4]
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 change

Feyenoord

Australia

Individual

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brett Emerton at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. Brett Emerton at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. Brett Emerton - Goals in International Matches

External links change