Brett Emerton is football player born on February 22, 1979 in Bankstown, Australia.
He has represented the Australian national team at the under-17 and under-23 levels. In 1998, he made his debut for the senior national team in a match against Chile. A couple of years later, Brett Emerton once again got an opportunity to represent his country in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The following year, Brett Emerton helped his national team finish third in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. This splendid performance in both the international and club levels, won him the Oceania's Player of the Year award for 2002.
Brett Emerton was introduced to the sport at the age of five by his dad, who also played football to an extent. Brett Emerton grew up watching Ryan Giggs playing football on T.V. and was inspired by his attacking and entertaining way of play. He started his professional football career as a midfielder with a football scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.
Looking at his performance in the Olympics for the Australian national squad, a scout from the Feyenoord club roped him in for the club. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in July 2003 on a four-year contract. Brett Emerton scored on his debut in a 5-1 win over Wolves in August 2003. Emerton extended his tenure at Blackburn by signing a new four-year deal in August 2006. He was chosen as the “Most Improved Player of the Season” in the Vital Blackburn Awards for the 2007-08 season
Brett Emerton has the ability to move the ball around the field and can also play forward, which has helped him in scoring many goals for his club. An experienced player, he wishes to pass on his knowledge to his relatively younger teammates.
