Noam Fritz Emeran (born 24 September 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a

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or winger for Dutch club

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Club career

Early career

Emeran started his career with Belgian side FC Brussels, before joining the academy of Entente SSG in 2011. Following this, he spent a couple of seasons with Amiens, and reportedly attracted the attention of Barcelona,

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

and Paris Saint-Germain. He ultimately joined English side

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in February 2019, after prolonged negotiations.

Manchester United

Emeran signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in November 2019. On 12 July 2023, he scored against Leeds United in a pre-season friendly in Norway.

Groningen

On 24 August 2023, Emeran signed a four-year contract with

in the Netherlands.

International career

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

Personal life

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

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

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at the FC Groningen website {{DEFAULTSORT:Emeran, Noam 2002 births Living people People from Paray-le-Monial French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French people of Guadeloupean descent French people of Rwandan descent Men's association football forwards Eerste Divisie players Entente SSG players Amiens SC players Manchester United F.C. players FC Groningen players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from Saône-et-Loire