Urby Emanuelson Born 16 June 1986 in Amsterdam is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He plays as either a left midfielder or left back. Despite playing as a defender, he is best known for attacking attributes such as pace and dribbling.
He was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 held in his home country The Netherlands. The team was eliminated in the quarter final against Nigeria. He also was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006 and was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament as a left back. The last major tournament he played was the 2008 Summer Olympics where the team was eliminated in the quarter finals by later winner Argentina. On August 16, 2006 he made his debut for the Dutch national team in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland. Despite playing for the Netherlands occasionally during the qualifiers for Euro 2008, he was not selected in the final squad that would participate in the tournament itself.
PLAYER DETAILS
Full name: Urby Vitorrio Diego EmanuelsonDate of birth: 16 June 1986
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Left back / Left winger
Club information
Current club: Milan
Number: 28
Youth career
Voorland
1994–2004 Ajax
Senior career
2004–2011 Ajax 173 (17 gol)
2011– Milan 9 (1 gol)
National team
2006– Netherlands 14 (0)
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