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 16 February 2025[5]
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | |||
| Total | 45 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 19 | ||||
| Career total | 114 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 33 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Sturm Graz
References
- ^ "Player profile".
- ^ "THE GREAT OLD VERSTERKT ZICH MET EMANUEL EMEGHA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Antwerp. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Emanuel Emegha unterschreibt in Graz". SK Sturm (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Emanuel Emegha Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2023.