Roché Emanuelson (born April 5, 1982) is a

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

se footballer who plays as a defender for Boma Star in the

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

, and for the Suriname national team. He has also played for SV Transvaal,

SV Robinhood Sport Vereniging Robinhood is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo that competes in the SVB Eerste Divisie, the highest level of football in Suriname. Founded on 6 February 1945, Robinhood is the most successful club in Surinamese ...

Royal '95 Royal '95 is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo. The club presently competes in the Eerste Klasse, the 2nd tier of Surinamese football. In the 2004–05 SVB Hoofdklasse The SVB Eerste Divisie is the highest football championship ...

and

SV Leo Victor Sport Vereniging Leo Victor, known as SV Leo Victor, is a Surinamese football club which currently plays in the Eerste Divisie. They play their home games in Paramaribo at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion. History Founded on 9 January 1934 as ...

in the past. He also plays futsal, having played for Styx Kuldipsingh, and for Telesur in the SZVB Hoofdklasse and for the national futsal team.

Career

Emanuelson began his career in Paramaribo,

. In 1999, he made his debut in the

playing for SV Transvaal, helping his side to the national championship, winning the

Surinamese Footballer of the Year The title Surinamese Footballer of the Year (''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in Suriname since 1964. The award is determined by a poll of Surinamese sports journalists as members of the VSJS (''Vereniging van Sportjournalisten in Suri ...

award by the end of the season. The following season, however, no competition was held in Suriname. In 2002, he signed with

, the former club of his heralded Uncle

Errol Emanuelson Errol 'Emau' Rudolph Emanuelson (born April 16, 1953) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He also spent a loan spell in Belgium playing for Sint-Nikl ...

. After two seasons, Emanuelson transferred once more, this time to

, only to return to Robinhood after three seasons. In 2009 Emanuelson signed with

whom he helped to win the Surinamese Cup in 2014, having also played in the

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

. The following season saw Emanuelson join his fifth club in the league when he signed with Boma Star.

International career

Emanuelson plays for the Suriname national team. He has played in FIFA World Cup qualification matches, as well as the CFU Championship. In 2010, he helped Suriname to win the

ABCS Tournament The ABCS Tournament is an annual football tournament between the representative teams of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname. Louis Giskus, the President of the Suriname Football Federation said that the competition was formed "to strengthe ...

, scoring once in the final against

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, in a 2–2 draw which was decided on penalties.

Personal life

Emanuelson is the nephew of former Suriname International football star

. His cousins are Dutch International footballer

Urby Emanuelson Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson (born 16 June 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He is the currently assistant trainer of Utrecht. As a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Emanuelson spent most of his career at Ajax playing as a l ...

, and former professional footballer Julian Emanuelson both brothers, and their sister Sharifa Emanuelson, a former basketball player in the Netherlands.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.''

Honors

Club

;S.V. Transvaal *

SVB Hoofdklasse The SVB Eerste Divisie is the highest football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The Topklasse is at the top of the system of Surinamese football championships. The league currently comprises twelve teams and operates a ...

: 1999–2000 ;S.V. Leo Victor * Surinamese Cup: 2014

International

;Suriname *

: 2010

Individual

: 2000

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emanuelson, Roche Living people 1982 births Footballers from Paramaribo Surinamese men's footballers Surinamese men's futsal players Suriname men's international footballers S.V. Leo Victor players S.V. Robinhood players S.V. Transvaal players SVB Eerste Divisie players Men's association football defenders