Emanuel Emegha

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Emanuel Emegha
FC RB Salzburg gegen SK Sturm Graz(2023-05-21) 35 (Emanuel Emegha).jpg
Emegha with Sturm Graz in 2023
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Esseh Emegha [1]
Date of birth (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Strasbourg
Number 10
Youth career
KRSV Vredenburch
–2020 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Jong Sparta 5 (1)
2020–2022 Sparta Rotterdam 36 (3)
2022 Antwerp 1 (0)
2022–2023 Sturm Graz 27 (9)
2023– Strasbourg 60 (26)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U15 1 (0)
2021–2023 Netherlands U19 7 (5)
2023 Netherlands U20 1 (2)
2023–2024 Netherlands U21 6 (2)
2025– Netherlands 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:41, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:28, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Emanuel Esseh Emegha (born 3 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, whom he captains, and the Netherlands national team. He will join Premier League club Chelsea at the summer of 2026.

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Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

Emegha started his professional career at Sparta Rotterdam in 2020. In his first season he played 16 matches. In the 2021–22 season, he appeared in every match until January.

Royal Antwerp

On 31 January 2022, Emegha signed a five-year contract with Royal Antwerp in Belgium. [2]

Sturm Graz

Emegha playing for Sturm Graz in 2022 FC Liefering gegen SK Sturm Graz II (2022-08-26) 16 (cropped).jpg
Emegha playing for Sturm Graz in 2022

In August 2022, after having played only a few minutes for Antwerp, Emegha moved to Sturm Graz in Austria and signed a contract for four years there. [3]

On 30 April 2023, Emegha started in Sturm Graz's 2-0 win over SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Cup final where he assisted the winning goal that was scored by Manprit Sarkaria. It was the first trophy that he won in his football career. [4]

Strasbourg

On 22 July 2023, Emegha signed for Strasbourg on a five-year deal for €13 million. [5] On 27 July 2025, Emegha was named Strasbourg captain following the transfer of former captain Habib Diarra. [6]

Chelsea

On 12 September 2025, Premier League club Chelsea announced an agreement with Strasbourg for Emegha to join the club in the summer of 2026. [7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands to a Togolese father and Nigerian mother, Emegha is a youth international for the Netherlands. [8]

On 11 November 2025, he was called up to the senior Netherlands squad for the first time by manager, Ronald Koeman, after Wout Weghorst had to pull out as he was not fully fit due to his physical condition. [9] Subsequently, on 14 November 2025, Emegha made his debut for the senior Netherlands team as a late substitute for Memphis Depay in the 1–1 draw vs Poland in 2026 World Cup qualification match. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Sparta 2019–20 Tweede Divisie 21————21
2020–21 Tweede Divisie30————30
Total51————51
Sparta Rotterdam 2020–21 Eredivisie 17110——00181
2021–22 Eredivisie19220——00212
Total36330——00393
Antwerp 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 10———0010
Sturm Graz 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 27940—5 [b] 1—3610
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 28831———319
2024–25 Ligue 1271420———2914
2025–26 Ligue 15400—3 [c] 2—86
Total602651—32—6829
Career total1293912100830014943

International

As of match played 17 November 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202520
Total20

Honours

Sturm Graz

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emanuel Emegha". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "THE GREAT OLD VERSTERKT ZICH MET EMANUEL EMEGHA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Antwerp. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Emanuel Emegha unterschreibt in Graz". SK Sturm (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Austria » ÖFB-Cup 2022/2023 » Final » Rapid Wien – Sturm Graz 0:2". World Football. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Emanuel Emegha joins Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace". 22 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official | Emanuel Emegha named Strasbourg captain – Get French Football News". 27 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Chelsea agree deal to sign Emanuel Emegha". 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Emanuel Emegha, 17, on top of the world after Sparta Rotterdam start". Score Nigeria. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Emanuel Emegha called up to the senior Netherlands national team for the 1st time ever". X. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Emanuel Emegha's debut for the senior Netherlands national team". BBC Sport. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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