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{{Short description|Australian association football player}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brett Emerton
| image = Brett Emerton - Sydney FC.jpg
| caption = Emerton with Sydney FC in 2012
| fullname = Brett Michael Emerton<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Australia |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010111/https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|22|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/>
| birth_place = [[Bankstown, New South Wales|Bankstown]], Sydney, Australia
| height = 1.85 m<ref name="FIFA"/><ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=brett-emerton/712|archive=20210529030129|accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref>
| position = [[Right midfielder]], [[right back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Gunners Soccer Club
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[Macarthur Rams FC|Macarthur Rams]]
| youthyears3 = 
| youthclubs3 = [[Marconi Stallions]]
| youthyears4 = 1996
| youthclubs4 = [[New South Wales Institute of Sport|NSWIS]]
| youthyears5 = 1996–1997
| youthclubs5 = [[Australian Institute of Sport|AIS]]
| years1 = 1996–2000
| clubs1 = [[Sydney Olympic]]
| caps1 = 94
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2000–2003
| clubs2 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps2 = 92
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2003–2011
| clubs3 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| caps3 = 247
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 2011–2014
| clubs4 = [[Sydney FC]]
| caps4 = 57
| goals4 = 7
| totalcaps = 390
| totalgoals = 47
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1995
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-17 association football team|Australia U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1996–1999
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia national under-20 association football team|Australia U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1997–2000
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 25
| nationalgoals3 = 7
| nationalyears4 = 1998–2012
| nationalteam4 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps4 = 95
| nationalgoals4 = 20
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 South Korea-Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011 Qatar]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 OFC Nations Cup|2000 Tahiti]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004 Australia]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[OFC U-20 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1997 OFC U-20 Championship|Tahiti 1997]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[OFC U-16/U-17 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|1995|}}
}}
'''Brett Michael Emerton''' (born 22 February 1979) is an Australian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played for [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]], [[Sydney FC]], [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national team]]. Able to play as a [[wide midfielder]] or [[defender (association football)|defender]], Emerton was known for his "speed, ball control and creativity."<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=178306/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104014328/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=178306/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2013|publisher=www.fifa.com|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref>

==Club career==
[[File:Brett Emerton-Australia.jpg|Emerton at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] in October 2010|thumb|left|130px]]

===Early career===
Growing up in [[Macquarie Fields]], Emerton first played for Gunners Soccer Club at Bensley Road as a five-year-old. He was nicknamed "the greyhound". During the following years he played for the Macarthur Rams.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

===Sydney Olympic===
Emerton was a product of the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] and started his career with [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]] in the [[National Soccer League]] in August 1996. During his stay at the club he impressed widely with his pace and stamina, as much as his play with the ball. After making 94 appearances and scoring 16 goals.<ref name=sbase>[https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=23499 Soccerbase: Brett Emerton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924154638/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=23499 |date=24 September 2008 }}, Racing Post. Retrieved 14 July 2007.</ref> Emerton began to be noticed in Europe.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

===Feyenoord===
After captaining the [[Olyroos]] at the [[Sydney Olympics]], Emerton joined [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] in August 2000<ref name=sbase/> for a fee of £415,000.<ref>{{cite news|title= Emerton looks to England|publisher=BBC|date=29 October 2001|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/1625642.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> He won a [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup winners medal in May 2002]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Feyenoord seal UEFA Cup win|publisher=BBC|date=8 May 2002|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/1973191.stm|access-date=14 July 2007}}</ref> (although Emerton himself was banned for the final)<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0185-0e6a9295dfcf-6e4c0f4648c9-1000--emerton-ban-confirmed/
|title=Emerton ban confirmed
|publisher=UEFA
|date=3 May 2002 |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> and being named the 2002 [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]. He made a total of 111 league and cup appearances for Feyenoord, scoring eleven goals.<ref name=sbase />

===Blackburn Rovers===
After being linked with several [[Premier League|Premiership]] teams,<ref>{{cite news|title=Emerton chase intensifies|publisher=BBC|date=4 July 2003|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3044860.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Emerton eventually joined [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in July 2003 for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year contract, saying, "I've always dreamed of playing in the Premiership so to finally achieve it is great."<ref>{{cite news|title=Emerton joins Blackburn|publisher=BBC|date=10 July 2003|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/3050644.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> He turned down offers from other clubs so that he could play in his preferred position on the wing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brett Emerton: For the love of the game|publisher=ABC Sport Online|date=6 April 2006|url=http://www.abc.net.au/sport/columns/200604/s1609681.htm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> He scored on his debut in a 5–1 win over [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in August 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blackburn thrash sorry Wolves|publisher=BBC|date=16 August 2003|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140893.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Manager [[Graeme Souness]] said of him: "Emerton is a top player. If he can keep up that level of trickery I will be quite happy."<ref>{{cite news|title = Souness on a high|publisher=BBC|date=17 August 2003|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/3157227.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> In his first Premier League season, Emerton played in 37 league games, scored two goals, and featured in 40 matches in all competitions. However, Blackburn failed to make progress in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Blackburn crash out|publisher=BBC|date=15 October 2003|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3190314.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref> and struggled against relegation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emerton eager for points|publisher=BBC|date=2 March 2004|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/3527089.stm|access-date=28 July 2007}}</ref>

Blackburn survived that season but again struggled in the 2004–05 season, not winning a game until September 2004.<ref name=Hughes>{{cite news | title = Emerton hails the Hughes effect | publisher = BBC | date = 11 May 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/4535955.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref>  However, the club preserved their Premiership status following a change of manager and reached the FA Cup semi-finals, where they lost to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Arsenal 3–0 Blackburn | publisher = BBC | date = 16 April 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4427433.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref> Emerton paid credit to new manager, [[Mark Hughes]], "It is a huge achievement. When Mark came in we were in a bit of disarray but from the day he arrived we worked on our fitness. Everyone is better for that and it has shown in our performances."<ref name=Hughes />

A more successful season in 2005–06 saw Blackburn reach the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],<ref>{{cite news | title = West Ham 4–2 Blackburn | publisher = BBC | date = 28 January 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4634310.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref> the semi-finals of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] and qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Following the end of the season, Emerton signed a new four-year deal at Blackburn in August 2006.<ref name=contract>{{cite news | title = Emerton commits future to Rovers | publisher = BBC | date = 18 August 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5263292.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref>  Mark Hughes described him as "a player who gives me a lot of options. He can carry the ball from one end of the field to the other. That's why teams have coveted him this summer."<ref name=contract />
Emerton made 47 appearances in the 2006–07 season<ref name=sbase /> as Blackburn finished in mid-table but reached the FA Cup semi-final for the second time in three years, losing to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]],<ref>{{cite news | title = Blackburn 1–2 Chelsea (aet) | publisher = BBC | date = 15 April 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6534857.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref> and reached the knock-out stages of the UEFA cup, eventually losing out to [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] for a place in the last 16.<ref>{{cite news | title = Blackburn 0–0 B L'kusen (agg 2–3) | publisher = BBC | date = 2 February 2007 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6382497.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref> At the end of the 2006–07 season, Emerton had made a total of 167 appearances for Blackburn in all competitions, scoring ten goals.<ref name=sbase />

In July 2008, Emerton signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/emerton-signs-up-for-four-more-years-at-blackburn-20080723-gdsnd4.html|title=Emerton signs up for four more years at Blackburn|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=July 23, 2008|access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref>

On 31 January 2009, Emerton's 2008–09 season came to a halt versus [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] when during a tackle, he damaged his knee. It was revealed on 2 February that he had damaged his cruciate ligament, which meant he would miss the remainder of the season, 6 to 9 months being his expected recovery time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emerton 6-month injury blow|publisher=RoversWorld|date=2 February 2009|url=http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1542492,00.html|access-date=7 February 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Brett Emerton.jpg|Brett Emerton at Blackburn Rovers|thumb|right|170px]]
On 12 September 2009, Emerton made his long-awaited return to Premier League [[Association football|football]] as a second-half substitute in the 3–1 Blackburn victory over fellow Premier League side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. On 4 October 2009, Emerton started his first match in 2009–10 since being injured at Middlesbrough the previous season, playing against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in a heavy 6–2 defeat with Emerton playing 57 minutes before being replaced by substitute [[Morten Gamst Pedersen]]. In all competitions during the 2009–10 season, Emerton made a total of 29 appearances, scoring two goals, and providing four assists. {{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

On 25 July 2010, he replaced [[Morten Gamst Pedersen]] in the 60th minute in the 2–1 defeat to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the Sydney Festival of Football tournament held in Australia, but could not prevent the team from losing. "The biggest cheer of the afternoon came on the hour mark with the introduction of Brett Emerton, the Australian crowd all standing to applaud the introduction of the Sydney-born midfielder.<ref>{{cite news |title=Report: Rovers 1 Rangers 2 |publisher=RoversWorld |date=25 July 2010 |url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2101508,00.html |access-date=25 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727125939/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~2101508%2C00.html |archive-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> Emerton scored his first goal of the 2010–11 Premier League season in a 2–1 victory over [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] at [[Bloomfield Road]] on 25 September, in which he scored in the 92nd minute of injury time. On 4 December, he scored his second goal of the season at [[Ewood Park]] against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in the 43rd minute, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 victory. Emerton scored the opening goal, and his third goal for the 2010–11 season, against local rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. In Rovers' last Premier League match of the season against Wolves at [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]], Emerton scored a volley on 38 minutes and also played the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 win. He was made captain for his final match for Blackburn against Everton at Ewood Park on 27 August 2011, playing the full 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/9220526.emerton-cruel-end-blackburn-rovers-career/|title=Emerton: That's a cruel end to Blackburn Rovers career|first=Gary|last=York|work=[[Lancashire Telegraph]]|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=25 May 2023}}</ref>

===Sydney FC===
On 25 August 2011, it was announced that Emerton had signed with two time [[A-League]] champions, [[Sydney FC]] on a three-year deal after terminating his contract with Blackburn Rovers by mutual consent returning him to his homeland after 11 years abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/history-as-emerton-swaps-epl-for-sydney-20110824-1ja9v.html|title=History as Emerton swaps EPL for Sydney|first=Michael|last=Cockerill|date=24 August 2011 }}</ref>
He was the Vice-Captain of [[Sydney FC]]. He made his début at [[Etihad Stadium (Melbourne)|Etihad Stadium]] against A-League giants [[Melbourne Victory]], where he had a 33rd-minute penalty saved by [[Ante Covic]] and came off in the 84th minute in front of 40,000 people in attendance in the 0–0 draw. He scored his first goal in the round 7 game against the [[Central Coast Mariners]] from a free kick, but Sydney slumped to a 3–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/223423,mariners-edge-five-goal-derby-thriller.aspx|title=Mariners Edge Five-Goal Derby Thriller|date=19 November 2011|work=FourFourTwo Australia|access-date=21 November 2011|archive-date=22 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122053656/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/223423,mariners-edge-five-goal-derby-thriller.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 23 March 2013, Emerton was shown a red card against [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] for a studs-up challenge on left-back and former teammate [[Shannon Cole]]. He received a straight red card even though he received a yellow card three minutes before.

On 20 July 2013, Emerton captained the A-League All Stars in the inaugural [[A-League All Stars Game]] against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5–1, courtesy of goals from [[Danny Welbeck]], [[Jesse Lingard]] and [[Robin van Persie]]. Emerton was substituted off in the 83rd minute of the match, and was replaced by [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] midfielder [[Marcelo Carrusca]].

On 16 January 2014, Emerton announced his retirement from professional football as a result of his persistent back problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Socceroo-legend-Brett-Emerton-retires/83309 |title=Socceroo legend Brett Emerton retires |date=16 January 2014 |publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012324/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/socceroo-legend-brett-emerton-retires/83309 |archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Emerton-calls-time-on-illustrious-career/83316|title=Emerton calls time on illustrious career|date=16 January 2014|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117231317/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Emerton-calls-time-on-illustrious-career/83316|archive-date=17 January 2014}}</ref>

==International career==
Emerton was captain of the "Olyroos", Australia's Olympic football team, at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney,<ref>
{{cite news | title = Leeds pair spearhead home challenge | publisher = BBC | date = 18 August 2000 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/football/885276.stm | access-date =14 July 2007 }}</ref> where he was sent off against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] as [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] were beaten 3–2 and went out of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news | title = Aussies out after 21-man brawl | publisher = BBC | date = 16 September 2000 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/football/927507.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref> He was named in the Australia squad for the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]] held in South Korea and Japan<ref>{{cite news | title = The Cup contenders | publisher = BBC | date = 29 May 2001 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1357686.stm#Australia | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref> and made the starting line-up in a shock win over [[France national football team|France]] and a defeat by [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] as Australia qualified from the Group stages.<ref>{{cite news | title = Australia stun France | publisher = BBC | date = 1 June 2001 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1361503.stm| access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = S Korea end Australia's unbeaten run | publisher = BBC | date = 3 June 2001 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1366072.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref>

Emerton was a member of the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national team]] that lost out on the final place in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup finals]] in Korea and Japan when [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] beat Australia over two legs in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news | title = Uruguay end Aussie dream | publisher = BBC | date = 25 November 2001 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1674762.stm | access-date =28 July 2007 }}</ref> He played in the team that comprehensively beat [[England national football team|England]] 3–1 at the [[Boleyn Ground]] in February 2003, scoring the final goal to seal an impressive win.<ref>{{cite news | title = Aussies stun England | publisher = BBC | date = 13 February 2003 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/england/2751635.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref>

Emerton played in [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (play-off CONMEBOL-OFC)|both legs of World Cup play-off against Uruguay]] in November 2005, when the Socceroos qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, the first time that Australia had reached the finals of the World Cup since 1974,<ref>{{cite news | title = Australia reach World Cup finals | publisher = BBC | date = 16 November 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4435400.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref> and was named in the Australian squad for the World Cup finals.<ref>{{cite news | title = Injured pair make Australia squad | publisher = BBC | date = 10 May 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/australia/4756659.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref> He was in the starting line-up for all three Group Stage games against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] as Australia qualified for the second round.<ref>{{cite news | title = Australia 3–1 Japan | publisher = BBC | date = 12 June 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852706.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Brazil 2–0 Australia | publisher = BBC | date = 18 June 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853210.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref><ref name=Croatia>{{cite news | title = Croatia 2–2 Australia | publisher = BBC | date = 22 June 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853428.stm | access-date =12 August 2007 }}</ref> However, he received two yellow cards against Croatia, was sent off in the 87th minute and subsequently missed the Socceroos' second round match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]].<ref name=Croatia />

Emerton scored two goals against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] in Australia's fourth match of World Cup Qualification for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], in [[Doha]]. The match finished 3–1 to the Australians, as the nation advanced to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. He also scored two goals against Qatar on 15 October in [[Brisbane]], one from the penalty spot and the other a right foot finish from a flowing Australian move. Since returning from injury Emerton has received an international recall for the upcoming matches against [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] and [[Oman national football team|Oman]]. In his return match for the Socceroos against the Netherlands, Emerton came on as a second-half substitute for Josh Kennedy, and made an exceptional return by looking dangerous on the right side of midfield. He then started the next match on against Oman and played a full 90 minutes. Emerton scored a late winner against Oman in the 2011 Asian Cup Qualifying fixture to give the Socceroos a 2–1 win. On 17 November 2010, he injured his hamstring whilst on international duty against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in a 3–0 defeat in [[Cairo]]. On 25 January 2011, Emerton scored his 18th goal for his country and the fourth goal in the 73rd minute of the match when he scored against [[Uzbekistan]] in a 6–0 win in the semi-finals of the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] after coming on from the bench. He played a total of 5 games at the tournament. On 5 June 2011, he captained Australia in the absence of [[Lucas Neill]] in a 3–0 victory over New Zealand at the [[Adelaide Oval]]. On 7 June 2011, Emerton started the friendly game against [[Serbia]] playing in the 0–0 draw. Emerton started and scored the winner in a 1–0 victory for the Socceroos against Hong Kong in East Asian Cup qualification.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Appearances in [[KNVB Cup]], [[FA Cup]], [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]], [[FA Community Shield]], [[FFA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]]
|[[1996–97 National Soccer League|1996–97]]
|[[National Soccer League]]
|18||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||2
|-
|[[1997–98 National Soccer League|1997–98]]
|National Soccer League
|24||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||3
|-
|[[1998–99 National Soccer League|1998–99]]
|National Soccer League
|21||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||21||2
|-
|[[1999–2000 National Soccer League|1999–2000]]
|National Soccer League
|31||9||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!94!!16!!0!!0!!0!!0!!94!!16
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Feyenoord]]
|[[2000–01 Feyenoord season|2000–01]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|28||2||3||1||7||0||35||3
|-
|[[2001–02 Feyenoord season|2001–02]]
|Eredivisie
|31||6||2||0||9||0||43||6
|-
|[[2002–03 Feyenoord season|2002–03]]
|Eredivisie
|33||3||2||0||6||1||43||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!92!!11!!7!!1!!22!!1!!121!!13
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|[[2003–04 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2003–04]]
|[[Premier League]]
|37||2||1||0||2||1||40||3
|-
|[[2004–05 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2004–05]]
|Premier League
|37||4||7||1||0||0||44||5
|-
|[[2005–06 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2005–06]]
|Premier League
|30||1||7||1||0||0||37||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2006–07]]
|Premier League
|34||0||7||0||6||0||47||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2007–08]]
|Premier League
|33||1||3||0||4||0||40||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Premier League
|20||1||2||1||0||0||22||2
|-
|[[2009–10 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Premier League
|24||0||5||2||0||0||29||2
|-
|[[2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2010–11]]
|Premier League
|30||4||2||0||0||0||32||4
|-
|[[2011–12 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2011–12]]
|Premier League
|2||0||1||0||0||0||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!247!!13!!35!!5!!12!!1!!294!!19
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Sydney FC]]
|[[2011–12 Sydney FC season|2011–12]]
|[[A-League]]
|26||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||4
|-
|[[2012–13 Sydney FC season|2012–13]]
|A-League
|22||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||3
|-
|[[2013–14 Sydney FC season|2013–14]]
|A-League
|9||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57!!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!57!!7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!490!!47!!43!!5!!34!!2!!567!!54
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|426}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||0||0
|-
|2000||10||1
|-
|2001||7||3
|-
|2002||0||0
|-
|2003||2||1
|-
|2004||10||4
|-
|2005||11||2
|-
|2006||9||0
|-
|2007||8||1
|-
|2008||7||4
|-
|2009||3||1
|-
|2010||6||0
|-
|2011||13||1
|-
|2012||4||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!95!!20
|}

:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Emerton goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Brett Emerton<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/emerton-intlg.html Brett Emerton - Goals in International Matches]</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 15 November 2000 || [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|20 June 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|4 || 24 June 2001 || [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], Sydney, Australia || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|5 || 12 February 2003 || [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]], London, England || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || 4 June 2004 || [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]], Australia || {{fb|Vanuatu}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|7 || 6 June 2004 || [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], Adelaide, Australia || {{fb|Solomon Islands}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–2 || 2004 OFC Nations Cup
|-
| align="center"|8 || 9 October 2004 || [[Lawson Tama Stadium|Lawson Tama]], [[Honiara]], Solomon Islands|| {{fb|Solomon Islands}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|5–1 || 2004 OFC Nations Cup
|-
| align="center"|9 || 12 October 2004 || Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia || {{fb|Solomon Islands}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|6–0 || 2004 OFC Nations Cup
|-
| align="center"|10 || 3 September 2005 || [[Stadium Australia]], Sydney, Australia || {{fb|Solomon Islands}} || align="center"|7–0 || align="center"|7–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|11 || 6 September 2005 || Lawson Tama, Honiara, Solomon Islands|| {{fb|Solomon Islands}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|12 || 7 February 2007 || [[Loftus Road]], London, England|| {{fb|Denmark}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|13 || rowspan="2"|15 June 2008 || rowspan="2"|[[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Qatar}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|14 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|15 || rowspan="2"|15 October 2008 || rowspan="2"|[[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]], Australia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Qatar}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|16 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|17 || 14 November 2009 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], Oman || {{fb|Oman}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|18 || 25 January 2011 || [[Al-Gharafa Stadium]], Doha, Qatar || {{fb|Uzbekistan}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|6–0 || [[2011 Asian Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|19 || 29 February 2012 || [[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || {{fb|Saudi Arabia}} || align="center"|4–2 || align="center"|4–2 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|20 || 3 December 2012 || [[Mong Kok Stadium]], Hong Kong || {{fb|Hong Kong}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[2013 EAFF East Asian Cup]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Feyenoord'''
*[[UEFA Cup]]: [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|2001–02]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>

'''Australia'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: 3rd place, [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/teams/team=43976/index.html  |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122105959/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/teams/team=43976/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: runner-up, [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/628/league/AFC.ASIAN.CUP/season/2011|title=AFC Asian Cup 2011, Australian Squad|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>
*[[OFC Nations Cup]]: [[2000 OFC Nations Cup|2000]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2000|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref> [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-96.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2004|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>

'''Australia U-20'''
*[[OFC U-19 Men's Championship]]: [[1997 OFC U-20 Championship|1997]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/U20/1997.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610233225/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/U20/1997.html|archive-date=June 10, 2023|url-status=dead|title=Young Socceroo Matches for 1997|access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>

'''Australia U-17'''
*[[OFC U-17 Championship]]: 1995

'''Individual'''
* [[National Soccer League|NSL]] U21 Player of the Year: 1997–98
* [[Australian Sports Medal]]: 2000
* [[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]: 2002
* [[2013 A-League All Stars Game|A-League All Stars: 2013]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105151858/http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10303~22155%2C00.html |title=Blackburn Rovers profile |date=5 January 2008}}
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/E/EM.html Oz Football profile]
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420213539/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/socceroos/players/Brett-Emerton/392 |title=Socceroo profile |date=20 April 2012}}
* {{FIFA|178306}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Soccerway|new_id=emerton-brett/rXaXLfYj|id=brett-emerton/712|archive=20250223164940}}

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