Xian Ghislaine Emmers (born 20 July 1999) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

He made his

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debut for

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on 31 August 2018 in a game against

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. On 11 July 2019 Emmers joined Belgian side

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on year-long deal. On 8 August 2020 went to

Almere City Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional Association football, football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and hosts home matches ...

on loan. On 11 August 2021, Emmers joined

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

on a free transfer.

Personal life

Emmers is the son of the former Belgium international footballer

Marc Emmers Marc Jozef Emmers (born 25 February 1966 in Hamont-Achel) is a retired Belgian footballer. His former clubs include KV Mechelen, R.S.C. Anderlecht and AC Lugano. With K.V. Mechelen, he won the Belgian Cup in 1987, the European Cup Winner's ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmers, Xian 1999 births Sportspeople from Lugano Footballers from Ticino Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Inter Milan players US Cremonese players S.K. Beveren players Almere City FC players Roda JC Kerkrade players FC Rapid București players Serie B players Eerste Divisie players Belgian Pro League players Liga I players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Men's association football midfielders