Emerson Royal

Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior (born 14 January 1999), known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Brazil national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leite and the second or paternal family name is de Souza.
Emerson Royal
Personal information
Full name Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 12
Youth career
Condor
Unidos da Cordenonsi
Guanabara
Palmeiras
Grêmio
São Paulo
2014–2016 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ponte Preta 19 (1)
2018–2019 Atlético Mineiro 23 (1)
2019 → Betis (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2021 Barcelona 3 (0)
2019–2021 → Betis (loan) 67 (4)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 27 (1)
National team‡
2017–2019 Brazil U20 11 (0)
2019–2020 Brazil U23 10 (0)
2019– Brazil 7 (0)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up2021 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:42, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022

Early life

Emerson was born in São Paulo and was raised in Americana, São Paulo.[2] He got his nickname "Royal" as his uncle said he resembled the mascot of the Royal-branded gelatin dessert sold in Brazil.[3]

Club career

Ponte Preta

Emerson joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in 2014, after notably representing Palmeiras, São Paulo and Grêmio.[4][2] After appearing as an unused substitute in some matches of the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, he made his senior debut on 22 February 2017, replacing injured Artur in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Linense. Despite being booked and conceding a penalty, he was given his first start three days later, in a 1–0 home defeat of São Bernardo.

Emerson made his Série A debut on 5 November 2017, replacing injured John Kleber in a 2–0 loss at Bahia. He contributed with three league appearances during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.

Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018 season,[5] Emerson became a regular starter for Macaca, making 14 appearances in the 2018 Campeonato Paulista. On 2 April 2018, he scored his first professional goal, the winning one in the Campeonato Paulista do Interior final against Mirassol.[6]

Atlético Mineiro

On 27 April 2018, Emerson signed a five-year deal with Atlético Mineiro,[7] for a rumoured fee of R$5 million. As a part of the deal, Danilo Barcelos moved in the opposite direction on loan.[8]

Emerson made his debut for the club on 19 May 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over rivals Cruzeiro.[9] Initially a backup to Patric, he ended the year with 23 league appearances. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 September, netting his team's third in a 5–2 home routing of Sport.

Real Betis and Barcelona

On 31 January 2019, Atlético announced the transfer of Emerson to Barcelona, effective as of July 2019, for €12.7 million.[10] The deal consisted of a joint financial operation between Barcelona and fellow La Liga side Real Betis, in which each club paid half of the transfer fee and retained a percentage of Emerson's economic rights. He was to become a Betis player in July 2019, with Barcelona holding the option of reacquiring him for €6 million in 2021.[11] Emerson initially joined Betis on loan from Atlético for the remainder of the 2018–19 season, during which period he made seven appearances for the club.[12] He then became a regular starter for the Andalusians, and scored his first goal abroad on 27 September 2019, but in a 1–5 loss to Villarreal.

On 2 June 2021, Barcelona exercised their option to bring back Emerson for three seasons by paying Betis €9 million.[13][14]

Tottenham Hotspur

On the final day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Tottenham signed Emerson on a five-year deal for a reported £25.8 million transfer fee.[15] His debut was in the Premier League away to Crystal Palace which Tottenham lost 3–0 on 11 September.[16] He scored his first goal for Tottenham at home to Newcastle United in a 5-1 win.

International career

Emerson was called up to the Brazil under-20 team for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[17] He was the first-choice right-back at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship and the 2019 Toulon Tournament, having won the latter with Brazil's under-23 side.

Emerson made his senior international debut for Brazil on 19 November 2019, coming off the bench in a 3–0 victory over South Korea.[18]

On 11 June 2021, Emerson was called up by manager Tite for the 2021 Copa América.[19] He made his tournament debut on 17 June, playing the last six minutes in a 4–0 thrashing of Peru in Brazil's second group match. Ten days later, he was given his first start as he played the full match in a 1–1 draw in their final group stage match against Ecuador. On 10 July, he played in the final, after coming on in the 76th minute in their 0–1 defeat against Argentina.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 May 2022[21]
Club Season League State League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ponte Preta 2016 Série A 000000——0000
2017 302[lower-alpha 3]010—000060
2018 Série B 0014[lower-alpha 3]150——00191
Total 3016160—0000251
Atlético Mineiro 2018 Série A 231—————231
Real Betis (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 60—00—1[lower-alpha 4]0—70
2019–20 333—10———343
2020–21 341—41———382
Total 734—51—10—795
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 30—00—000030
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22 Premier League 271—30403[lower-alpha 5]0—371
Career total 12961611414040001677
  1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey and FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 27 January 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201910
202150
202210
Total70

Honours

Ponte Preta

Brazil U23

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Lateral de Americana volta a ser chamado para a seleção" [Full back from Americana is called up again to the national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Liberal. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "¿Por qué Emerson llevará 'E.Royal' en la camiseta?". sport. August 2, 2021.
  4. "Ele quase desistiu após ser dispensado por São Paulo e Grêmio. Hoje, será titular na Copa do Brasil" [He nearly quit after being released by São Paulo and Grêmio. Today, he will be the starter in the Copa do Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "Paulistão: Lateral Emerson agradece Eduardo Baptista pela oportunidade na Ponte Preta" [Paulistão: Emerson thanks Eduardo Baptista for the opportunity at Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Golaço de Emerson contra o Mirassol dá o quarto título do Interior para a Ponte Preta" [Emerson's great goal against Mirassol gives the fourth title of the Countryside to Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. "Lateral-direito Emerson comemora chegada ao Atlético" [Right-back Emerson celebrates arrival at Atlético] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. "Emerson no Atlético-MG, Danilo Barcelos na Ponte: clubes oficializam acordo" [Emerson at Atlético-MG, Danilo Barcelos at Ponte: clubs made deal official] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. "Emerson projeta evolução e busca fugir das sombras de Marcos Rocha e Patric" [Emerson plans on development and seeks to move away from the shadows of Marcos Rocha and Patric] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. "Atlético acerta transferência de Emerson" [Atlético complete transfer of Emerson] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. "All the details from the 'Emerson Operation' between Real Betis and Barcelona". 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  12. "El Real Betis incorpora al lateral brasileño Emerson" [Real Betis sign Brazilian full back Emerson] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. "FC Barcelona sign Emerson". FC Barcelona. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  14. "Emerson Royal: Barcelona sign Brazil defender from Real Betis". BBC. 31 August 2021.
  15. "Emerson Royal: Tottenham sign Barcelona defender but Serge Aurier leaves". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  16. Sutcliffe, Steve (11 September 2021). "Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  17. "Seleção Sub-20 convocada para o Torneio de Toulon" [Under-20 national team called up for the Toulon Tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  18. "Brazil end five-game winless run by beating South korea". BBC Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  19. "Araujo and Emerson, called up for the Copa America". FC Barcelona. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  20. "Argentina beat Brazil at the Maracanã to win the CONMEBOL Copa America". www.copaamerica.com. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  21. Emerson at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. "Emerson Royal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  23. "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
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