Brett Emerton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brett Emerton
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1979(1979-02-22)
Age	45
Birthplace	Bankstown
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Aquarius

Brett Emerton Biography

Brett Emerton is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on February 22, 1979 in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Brett Michael Emerton (born 22 February 1979) is an ex-retired Australian professional soccer player who was a part of Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers as well as Blackburn Rovers and the Australian National team. Emerton is the third-highest players to be capped for Australia. The ability to perform as an open midfielder, or the defender position, Emerton was known for his “speed, ball control and creativity.”

Emerton was part of the Australian national team that fell out on the final spot at the 2002 World Cup finals in Korea and Japan in which Uruguay defeated Australia over two days in November 2001. Emerton was part of the team that swept aside England three-one at the Boleyn Ground in February 2003. He scored the goal that sealed an impressive victory.

Blackburn survived that season but again struggled in the 2004–05 season, not winning a game until September 2004. However, the club preserved their Premiership status following a change of manager and reached the FA Cup semi- finals, where they lost to Arsenal. Emerton paid credit to new manager, Mark Hughes, “It is a huge achievement. When Mark came in we were in a bit of disarray but from the day he arrived we worked on our fitness. Everyone is better for that and it has shown in our performances.”

Emerton played in both legs of World Cup play-off against Uruguay in November 2005, when the Socceroos qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the first time that Australia had reached the finals of the World Cup since 1974, and was named in the Australian squad for the World Cup finals. He was in the starting line-up for all three Group Stage games against Japan, Brazil and Croatia as Australia qualified for the second round. However, he received two yellow cards against Croatia, was sent off in the 87th minute and subsequently missed the Socceroos’ second round match against Italy.

After serving as captain of the Olyroos in the Sydney Olympics, Emerton joined Feyenoord in August 2000, for a price of PS415,000. He also won the UEFA Cup winners medal in May 2002. (although Emerton himself was banned during the final game) and was awarded”2002 Oceania Footballer of the Year. He played 111 appearances in league and cup competitions for Feyenoord with 11 goals scored.

Brett Emerton Net Worth

Brett Emerton is one of the richest Association Football Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brett Emerton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Emerton was a student from The Australian Institute of Sport and began his professional career with Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League in the month of August 1996. While at the club, he impressed many with his speed and endurance, as well as his ability to play the ball. After 94 games as well as scoring 16 goals. Emerton was recognized in Europe.

Emerton played as captain for the “Olyroos”, Australia’s Olympic football team, during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was sent off in the match against Nigeria in the final game of the tournament. Australia were defeated by 3-2 and were eliminated from the competition. Emerton was selected as part of the Australia team of the Fifa Confederations Cup held in South Korea and Japan in 2001. He made it into the squad for the shock victory over France and also a loss by South Korea as Australia qualified through the group stages.

After being linked with several Premiership teams, Emerton eventually joined Blackburn Rovers in July 2003 for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year contract, saying, “I’ve always dreamed of playing in the Premiership so to finally achieve it is great.” He turned down offers from other clubs so that he could play in his preferred position on the wing. He scored on his debut in a 5–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2003. Manager Graeme Souness said of him: “Emerton is a top player. If he can keep up that level of trickery I will be quite happy.” In his first Premier League season, Emerton played in 37 league games, scored 2 goals, and featured in 40 matches in all competitions. However, Blackburn failed to make progress in the UEFA Cup and struggled against relegation.

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Emerton scored two goals against Qatar in Australia’s fourth match of World Cup Qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in Doha. The match finished 3–1 to the Australians, as the nation advanced to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. He also scored two goals against Qatar on 15 October in Brisbane, one from the penalty spot and the other a right foot finish from a flowing Australian move. Since returning from injury Emerton has received an international recall for the upcoming matches against the Netherlands and Oman. In his return match for the Socceroos against the Netherlands, Emerton came on as a second-half substitute for Josh Kennedy, and made an exceptional return by looking dangerous on the right side of midfield. He then started the next match on against Oman and played a full 90 minutes. Emerton scored a late winner against Oman in the 2011 Asian Cup Qualifying fixture to give the Socceroos a 2–1 win. On 17 November 2010, he injured his hamstring whilst on international duty against Egypt in a 3–0 defeat in Cairo. On 25 January 2011, Emerton scored his 18th goal for his country and the fourth goal in the 73rd minute of the match when he scored against Uzbekistan in a 6–0 win in the semi-finals of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup after coming on from the bench. He played a total of 5 games at the tournament. On 5 June 2011, he captained the Aussies because there was no Lucas Neill in their 3–0 victory over rivals New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval Stadium. On 7 June 2011, Emerton started the friendly game against Serbia playing in the 0–0 draw. Emerton started and scored the winner in a 1–0 victory for the Socceroos against Hong Kong in East Asian Cup qualification.

Facts & Trivia

Brett Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Brett Emerton celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

On 25 August 2011 it was announced that Emerton had signed with two time A-League champions, Sydney FC on a three-year deal after terminating his contract with Blackburn Rovers by mutual consent returning him to his homeland after 11 years abroad. He was the Vice-Captain of Sydney FC. He made his début at Etihad Stadium against A-League giants Melbourne Victory, where he had a 33rd-minute penalty saved by Ante Covic and came off in the 84th minute in front of 40,000 people in attendance in the 0–0 draw. He scored his first goal in the round 7 game against the Central Coast Mariners from a free kick, but Sydney slumped to a 3–2 defeat.

Top Facts about Brett Emerton

1. Brett Emerton is a retired Australian footballer.
2. He played as a midfielder and right-back.
3. Emerton won 95 caps for the Socceroos.
4. He played in two World Cups (2006, 2010).
5. Emerton started his career at Sydney Olympic FC.
6. He also played for Feyenoord, Blackburn Rovers, and Sydney FC.
7. Emerton won the Eredivisie with Feyenoord in 1999.
8. He was named PFA Player of the Year in 2003-04.
9. Emerton scored 20 goals in over 400 club appearances.
10. He retired from professional football in 2014 at age 34.