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

Noam Emeran
Personal information
Full name Noam Fritz Emeran[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Paray-le-Monial, France[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Groningen
Number 22
Youth career
FC Brussels
2011–2017 Entente SSG
2017–2019 Amiens
2019–2023 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Groningen 12 (0)
International career
2017 France U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:24, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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

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

International career

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Emeran is eligible to represent France or Rwanda at international level.[12] He made two appearances for France at under-16 level in 2017.[6]

Personal life

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Emeran was born in Paray-le-Monial, France.[13] His mother is Rwandan and his Guadeloupean-born father, Fritz Emeran, is a former professional footballer who played internationally for Rwanda.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 3 0 3 0
Groningen 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". premierleague.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Manchester United forward Emeran visits Rwanda". newtimes.co.rw. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Noam Emeran, né à Paray, joueur à Manchester United". lejsl.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Noam Emeran: The Rwandan prodigy taking Man Utd preseason by storm". newtimes.co.rw. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  15. ^ Noam Emeran at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  • Profile at the FC Groningen website