Highly-decorated Italy international Emerson joined West Ham United in August 2022.
The left-sided full-back or wing-back started out with Santos in Brazil before moving to Italy as a teenager, initially with Palermo and then AS Roma, becoming an Italian citizen and debuting for his new country in September 2018.
After winning the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and FA Cup with Chelsea and UEFA European Championship with Italy, Emerson became the first player to complete the set of senior UEFA winner's medals when West Ham won the UEFA Europa Conference League in June 2023.
Career
Won a penalty converted by Lucas Paquetá to complete the scoring in a 3-1 home Premier League win over Chelsea on 20 August 2023...Assisted Tomáš Souček's opening goal in West Ham United's 2-2 home Premier League draw with Newcastle United on 8 October 2023.
Signed for West Ham United from Chelsea on an initial four-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 23 August 2022...Made his Hammers debut as a half-time substitute in a 1-0 Premier League win at Aston Villa on 28 August 2022...Made his first West Ham United start in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at old club Chelsea on 3 September 2022...Scored his first goal for the Irons in a 3-1 UEFA Europa Conference League Group B win over FCSB of Romania at London Stadium on 8 September 2022...Appeared as a late substitute in Italy's 1-0 UEFA Nations League A Group 3 win over England in Milan on 23 September 2022...Assisted Jarrod Bowen's winner in the 2-1 UEFA Europa Conference League Group B win over RSC Anderlecht of Belgium at London Stadium on 13 October 2022...Scored his first Premier League goal for West Ham United - and in his career - in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at London Stadium on 11 February 2023...Started the 2-1 UEFA Europa Conference League final win over ACF Fiorentina in Prague on 7 June 2023.
Born in Santos in Brazil's São Paulo state in August 1994...Spent his youth career in the Santos Academy...Made his first-team debut for Santos in April 2011 in the Campeonato Paulista, before making his first start in January 2012...After three years with his boyhood club, joined Italian Serie A side Palermo on a season-long loan in August 2014, making nine league appearances...Joined AS Roma, initially on loan, for the 2015/16 campaign...After having his loan extended for a second season, joined AS Roma outright in December 2016, and helped the club finish second in Serie A and reach the UEFA Europa League round of 16...Became an Italian citizen...Joined Chelsea January 2018, making his debut in an FA Cup fifth-round win over Jarrod Bowen’s Hull City at Stamford Bridge and going on to win the competition...Tallied 71 appearances for Chelsea, including the 2019 UEFA Europa League final win over Arsenal, and was part of the squad for the 2021 UEFA Champions League final victory over Manchester City...Joined Olympique Lyonnais of France on loan for the 2021/22 campaign...Featured 36 times for Olympique Lyonnais in all competitions, including starts in both legs of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final defeat by West Ham United in April 2022.
Honours
Santos
Campeonato Paulista (2011, 2012)
Chelsea
UEFA Champions League (2021)
UEFA Europa League (2019)
UEFA Super Cup (2021)
West Ham United
UEFA Europa Conference League (2023)
Italy
UEFA European Championship (2020)
Brazil U17
South American U-17 Championship (2011)
