Emmanuel Emegha
Dutch footballer (born 2003)
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Emmanuel 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 in the summer of 2026.
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Emegha with Sturm Graz in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Esseh Emegha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2003 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Jong Sparta | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | (3) |
| 2022 | Antwerp | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sturm Graz | 27 | (9) |
| 2023– | Strasbourg | 63 |
(26 <--) |
| 2026– | Chelsea | 0 | (0-->) |
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:03, 4 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:28, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
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
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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 go-ahead goal that was scored by Manprit Sarkaria, and would score the cup securing goal himself 15 minutes later. 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-French father and Nigerian mother, Emegha is a youth international for the Netherlands. He also holds Togolese, French and Nigerian nationalities.[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]
Personal life
For years, Emegha spelled his first name with just one "m" citing: "I was lazy and thought one 'm' was enough”. Jong Sparta Rotterdam adopted that spelling, but the Royal Dutch Football Association uses the official spelling with a double "m".[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 April 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 10 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 14 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 3 | — | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total | 63 | 26 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 73 | 30 | ||||
| Career total | 132 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 44 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, Coupe de France
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Sturm Graz
