Emerson (footballer, born February 1986)

Emerson da Conceição (born 23 February 1986), known as Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Emerson

Emerson (left) with Benfica in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Emerson da Conceição
Date of birth	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Corinthians-PR
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Corinthians-PR	10	(0)
2007–2011	Lille	84	(0)
2011–2012	Benfica	24	(0)
2012–2013	Trabzonspor	17	(2)
2013–2014	Rennes	11	(0)
2013–2014	Rennes B	3	(0)
2014–2015	Atlético Mineiro	17	(0)
2016–2017	Coritiba	1	(0)
2018–	Rio Branco	0	(0)
2018–	Cianorte	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2019

Club career

Lille

In January 2007, aged only 20, São Paulo-born Emerson left his country and moved to Lille OSC in France. He appeared in only two Ligue 1 games in his first season, his debut coming on 8 April in a 1–4 away loss against Olympique de Marseille.

Emerson became first-choice from the 2008–09 campaign onwards, and contributed with 20 league matches in 2010–11 as Les Dogues won their first national championship in 57 years. He also helped the team win the Coupe de France, but remained on the bench during the final against Paris Saint-Germain FC.

Benfica

In late July 2011, Emerson signed for Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, for an undisclosed fee.^[1] In his first and only season, he beat competition from World and European champion Joan Capdevila.

Trabzonspor

On 3 September 2012, Emerson joined Trabzonspor in Turkey for €1.6 million.^[2] One year later he signed for Stade Rennais F.C. in the French top flight, returning to his homeland in 2014 with Clube Atlético Mineiro.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 9 January 2012^[4]

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		League Cup & Supercup		European Competition		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Lille	2006–07	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007–08	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2008–09	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
	2009–10	22	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	31	0
	2010–11	26	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	29	0
	Total	87	0	1	0	0	0	17	0	108	0
Benfica	2011–12	21	0	1	0	1	0	9	0	24	0
Career totals		96	0	2	0	1	0	26	0	135*	0

Honours

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2010–11
• Coupe de France: 2010–11

Benfica

• Taça da Liga: 2011–12

Atlético Mineiro

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2015

References

1. Benfica formally unveil Eduardo, Emerson & Ezequiel Garay; Goal.com, 21 July 2011
2. Trabzonspor sign Brazilian Benfica left back Emerson Da Conceiçao; Turkish Football, 3 September 2012
3. [Atlético agrees with left-back and awaits only for Rennes release] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
4. Emerson at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emerson Conceição.

• at Sambafoot (archived)
• Emerson at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• at ForaDeJogo (archived)