Emanuel Emegha

Emanuel Emegha

Emegha playing for Sturm Graz in 2022
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(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Strasbourg
Number	10
Youth career
	KRSV Vredenburch
0000–2020	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Jong Sparta	5	(1)
2020–2022	Sparta Rotterdam	38	(3)
2022	Antwerp	1	(0)
2022–2023	Sturm Graz	31	(9)
2023–	Strasbourg	44	(17)
International career‡
2015	Netherlands U15	1	(0)
2021–2023	Netherlands U19	7	(5)
2023	Netherlands U20	1	(2)
2023–	Netherlands U21	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 10 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:37, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Emanuel Esseh Emegha (born 3 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

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

In August 2022, after having played only a few minutes for Antwerp, he moved to Sturm Graz in Austria and signed a contract for 4 years there. ^[3]

Strassbourg

On 22 July 2023, Emegha signed for Strasbourg on a four-year deal for €13 million.

International career

Born in the Netherlands to a Togolese father and Nigerian mother, he is a youth international for the Netherlands. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other [b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Sparta	2019–20	Tweede Divisie	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	2020–21	Tweede Divisie	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Sparta Rotterdam	2020–21	Eredivisie	17	1	1	0	—		0	0	18	1
	2021–22	Eredivisie	19	2	2	0	—		0	0	21	2
	Total		36	3	3	0	—		0	0	39	3
Antwerp	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
Sturm Graz	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	27	9	4	0	5 [c]	1	—		36	10
Strasbourg	2023–24	Ligue 1	28	8	3	1	—		—		31	9
	2024–25	Ligue 1	16	9	2	0	—		—		18	9
	Total		44	17	5	1	—		—		49	18
Career total			113	30	12	1	5	1	0	0	130	32

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, Coupe de France
2. Includes Johan Cruyff Shield
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sturm Graz

• Austrian Cup: 2022–23

References

1. "Player profile".
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. "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.
5. "Emanuel Emegha Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2023.