Noam Emeran

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Noam Emeran
Personal information
Full name Noam Fritz Emeran [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Paray-le-Monial, France [2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Emmen
(on loan from Groningen)
Youth career
FC Brussels
2011–2017 Entente SSG
2017–2019 Amiens
2019–2023 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Groningen 20 (1)
2026–Emmen (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017 France U16 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026

Noam Fritz Emeran (born 24 September 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger [3] for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Emmen on loan from Groningen.

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Club career

Early career

Emeran started his career with Belgian side FC Brussels, before joining the academy of Entente SSG in 2011. [4] [5] [6] Following this, he spent a couple of seasons with Amiens, and reportedly attracted the attention of Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. [4] [7] He ultimately joined English side Manchester United in February 2019, after prolonged negotiations. [8]

Manchester United

Emeran signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in November 2019. [9]

On 12 July 2023, he scored against Leeds United in a pre-season friendly in Norway. [10]

Groningen

On 24 August 2023, Emeran signed a four-year contract with Groningen in the Netherlands. [11]

Loan to Emmen

On 3 February 2026, Emeran was loaned by Emmen. [12]

International career

Emeran is eligible to represent France or Rwanda at international level. [13] He made two appearances for France at under-16 level in 2017. [6]

Personal life

Emeran was born in Paray-le-Monial, France. [14] His mother is Rwandan and his Guadeloupean-born father, Fritz Emeran, is a former professional footballer who played internationally for Rwanda. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 1 [a] 010
2022–23 2 [a] 020
Total3030
Groningen 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 12010130
2024–25 Eredivisie 201030
Total14020160
Career total14020000030190
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". premierleague.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Noam Emeran". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "Who is Noam Emeran? Young Manchester United winger training with Erik ten Hag's first team". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 Fay, Richard (15 February 2019). "Who is Noam Emeran? Amiens youngster seals Manchester United transfer". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. "Who is reported Manchester United target Noam Emeran?". skysports.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Noam Emeran". fff.fr. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. Blanchette, Rob (20 February 2019). "Noam Emeran: I Chose Manchester United Ahead of Barcelona and PSG". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. Murphy, Daniel (19 February 2019). "New Manchester United signing Noam Emeran reveals Wayne Rooney advice". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. Fay, Richard (25 November 2019). "Manchester United youngster Noam Emeran signs first professional contract". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. "Noam Emeran makes Manchester United promise after scoring first senior goal vs Leeds". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. "FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT UNITED-SPELER EMERAN" [FC GRONINGEN SIGNS UNITED PLAYER EMERAN.] (in Dutch). Groningen. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  12. "Noam Emeran op huurbasis naar FC Emmen" [Noam Emeran on loan to FC Emmen] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  13. "Manchester United forward Emeran visits Rwanda". newtimes.co.rw. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. "Noam Emeran, né à Paray, joueur à Manchester United". lejsl.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  15. "Noam Emeran: The Rwandan prodigy taking Man Utd preseason by storm". newtimes.co.rw. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  16. Noam Emeran at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2023.