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Marvin Flair Emnes
Personal information
Date of birth	27 May 1988 (age 21)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Middlesbrough
Number	11
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 13 December 2009 (UTC).; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:37, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Marvin Flair Emnes (born 27 May 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English side Middlesbrough as a winger.

[edit] Early life

Born in Rotterdam, Emnes was a sprinter as a youth.^[1]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Sparta Rotterdam

Emnes made his debut for Sparta Rotterdam in the 2005–06 season. In the 2007–08 season, Emnes scored eight goals and was declared Sparta Fans' Player of the Year.^[2]

[edit] Middlesbrough

On 4 July 2008, Emnes signed a four-year contract with Premier League team Middlesbrough for a transfer fee of €4 million (£3.2 million).^[3]^[4] His debut came in the League Cup against Yeovil Town on 27 August, getting on the score sheet in the process.^[5]

On 24 January 2009 he scored the winning goal for Middlesbrough in the 83rd minute against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup, with the score finishing 2–1.^[6] He made his first Premier League start on 11 May as part of a 3–1 away defeat to Newcastle United. His next start with Middlesbrough was against Aston Villa, in which he produced a man of the match performance. He was also given the "Player of the Weekend" award after two successful starts.

He scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough in a game against Swansea City on 15 August.^[7]

[edit] International career

Emnes was part of the Netherlands under-17 squad that reached third place at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.^[8] He scored two goals in the tournament. Emnes also made three appearances for the Netherlands under-21 side between 2007 and 2009.

[edit] References

^ "Speed King Marvin Sets Boro Goals". Middlesbrough F.C.. 10 July 2008. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1341586,00.html. Retrieved 29 Septembe 2009.
^ (Dutch) "Marvin Emnes Speler van het jaar". Sparta Rotterdam. http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/content/nieuws/default2007.asp?id=4748. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
^ "Middlesbrough sign striker Emnes". BBC Sport. 4 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/7489303.stm. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
^ "Boro seal Emnes capture". Sky Sports. 4 July 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3774055,00.html. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
^ "Middlesbrough 5-1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576396.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
^ "Wolves 1-2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 24 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7842825.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
^ "Swansea 0 - 3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8195062.stm. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
^ Holland roster - FIFA

[edit] External links

Marvin Emnes profile at the Middlesbrough website
Marvin Emnes career stats at Soccerbase

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[0] "Speed King Marvin Sets Boro Goals". Middlesbrough F.C.. 10 July 2008. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1341586,00.html. Retrieved 29 Septembe 2009.

[1] (Dutch) "Marvin Emnes Speler van het jaar". Sparta Rotterdam. http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/content/nieuws/default2007.asp?id=4748. Retrieved 26 June 2008.

[2] "Middlesbrough sign striker Emnes". BBC Sport. 4 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/7489303.stm. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

[3] "Boro seal Emnes capture". Sky Sports. 4 July 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3774055,00.html. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

[4] "Middlesbrough 5-1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576396.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

[5] "Wolves 1-2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 24 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7842825.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

[6] "Swansea 0 - 3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8195062.stm. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

[7] Holland roster - FIFA

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