Julian Emanuelson

Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Emanuelson immigrated to the Netherlands with his family where he progressed through the ranks of the Ajax Youth Academy.[2] Having played for the clubs' third team Ajax Zaterdag in 1995, he was unable to break into the first team, and transferred to nearby HFC Haarlem in 1996, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands.[3] In 1999 Emanuelson transferred to Holland Sport from where he spent a six month loan spell in Austria playing for FC Lustenau 07.[4] Returning to the Netherlands, he joined FC Lisse, playing in the Topklasse before joining FC Türkiyemspor in Amsterdam.[5]

He made 4 appearances for the Netherlands U-18's but never made it to the senior squad.[6]

Emanuelson comes from a football playing family. His father Errol Emanuelson was a professional footballer who played for S.V. Robinhood in Suriname and Sint-Niklaas in Belgium. His younger brother Urby Emanuelson, also a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, played professionally for Ajax, Milan, Fulham, Roma and Atalanta as well as the Dutch national team.[7] While his cousin Jean-Paul Boëtius has played for Feyenoord and for the Dutch national team as well, his paternal cousin Roché Emanuelson played for the Suriname national team, having played for various clubs in the SVB Hoofdklasse.[8]