Brett Emerton

Brett Emerton

Personal information
Full name	Brett Michael Emerton
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Blackburn Rovers
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2006

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 of 16 game against Italy.

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

Blackburn career

(correct as of 27 January, 2007)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
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	20	0	1	3	0	1	4	0	0	27	0	1
Career totals											148	10	20

External links

• Brett Emerton at Soccerbase