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Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Brazil national team.
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Emerson was born in São Paulo and was raised in Americana, São Paulo.
He got his nickname "Royal" as his uncle said he resembled the mascot of the Royal-branded gelatin dessert sold in Brazil.
Emerson joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in 2014, after notably representing Palmeiras, São Paulo and Grêmio.
After appearing as an unused substitute in some matches of the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, he made his senior debut on 22 February 2017, replacing injured Artur in a 2-2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Linense.
Despite being booked and conceding a penalty, he was given his first start three days later, in a 1-0 home defeat of São Bernardo.
Emerson made his Série A debut on 5 November 2017, replacing injured John Kleber in a 2-0 loss at Bahia.
He contributed with three league appearances during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.
Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018 season, Emerson became a regular starter for Macaca, making 14 appearances in the 2018 Campeonato Paulista.
On 2 April 2018, he scored his first professional goal, the winning one in the Campeonato Paulista do Interior final against Mirassol.
On 27 April 2018, Emerson signed a five-year deal with Atlético Mineiro, for a rumoured fee of R$5 million.
As a part of the deal, Danilo Barcelos moved in the opposite direction on loan.
Emerson made his debut for the club on 19 May 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over rivals Cruzeiro.
Initially a backup to Patric, he ended the year with 23 league appearances.
He scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 September, netting his team's third in a 5-2 home routing of Sport.
On 31 January 2019, Atlético announced the transfer of Emerson to Barcelona, effective as of July 2019, for €12.7 million.
The deal consisted of a joint financial operation between Barcelona and fellow La Liga side Real Betis, in which each club paid half of the transfer fee and retained a percentage of Emerson's economic rights.
He was to become a Betis player in July 2019, with Barcelona holding the option of reacquiring him for €6 million in 2021.
Emerson initially joined Betis on loan from Atlético for the remainder of the 2018-19 season, during which period he made seven appearances for the club.
He then became a regular starter for the Andalusians, and scored his first goal abroad on 27 September 2019, but in a 1-5 loss to Villarreal.
On 2 June 2021, Barcelona exercised their option to bring back Emerson for three seasons by paying Real Betis €9 million for the transfer.
On the final day of the August 2021 transfer window, Tottenham announced they had acquired Emerson from Barcelona.
Reports indicate Tottenham paid a £25.8 million transfer fee, agreeing to a term of five years with the player.
His debut was in the Premier League away to Crystal Palace which Tottenham lost 3-0.
He scored his first goal for Tottenham at home to Newcastle United in a 5-1 win.
Emerson was called up to the Brazil under-20 team for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.
He was the first-choice right-back at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship and the 2019 Toulon Tournament, having won the latter with Brazil's under-23 side.
Emerson made his senior international debut for Brazil on 19 November 2019, coming off the bench in a 3-0 victory over South Korea.
On 11 June 2021, Emerson was called up by manager Tite for the 2021 Copa América.
He made his tournament debut on 17 June, playing the last six minutes in a 4-0 thrashing of Peru in Brazil's second group match.
Ten days later, he was given his first start as he played the full match in a 1-1 draw in their final group stage match against Ecuador.
On 10 July, he played in the final, after coming on in the 76th minute in their 0-1 defeat against Argentina.
He got his nickname "Royal" as his uncle said he resembled the mascot of the Royal-branded gelatin dessert sold in Brazil.
Emerson joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in 2014, after notably representing Palmeiras, São Paulo and Grêmio.
After appearing as an unused substitute in some matches of the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, he made his senior debut on 22 February 2017, replacing injured Artur in a 2-2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Linense.
Despite being booked and conceding a penalty, he was given his first start three days later, in a 1-0 home defeat of São Bernardo.
Emerson made his Série A debut on 5 November 2017, replacing injured John Kleber in a 2-0 loss at Bahia.
He contributed with three league appearances during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.
Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018 season, Emerson became a regular starter for Macaca, making 14 appearances in the 2018 Campeonato Paulista.
On 2 April 2018, he scored his first professional goal, the winning one in the Campeonato Paulista do Interior final against Mirassol.
On 27 April 2018, Emerson signed a five-year deal with Atlético Mineiro, for a rumoured fee of R$5 million.
As a part of the deal, Danilo Barcelos moved in the opposite direction on loan.
Emerson made his debut for the club on 19 May 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over rivals Cruzeiro.
Initially a backup to Patric, he ended the year with 23 league appearances.
He scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 September, netting his team's third in a 5-2 home routing of Sport.
On 31 January 2019, Atlético announced the transfer of Emerson to Barcelona, effective as of July 2019, for €12.7 million.
The deal consisted of a joint financial operation between Barcelona and fellow La Liga side Real Betis, in which each club paid half of the transfer fee and retained a percentage of Emerson's economic rights.
He was to become a Betis player in July 2019, with Barcelona holding the option of reacquiring him for €6 million in 2021.
Emerson initially joined Betis on loan from Atlético for the remainder of the 2018-19 season, during which period he made seven appearances for the club.
He then became a regular starter for the Andalusians, and scored his first goal abroad on 27 September 2019, but in a 1-5 loss to Villarreal.
On 2 June 2021, Barcelona exercised their option to bring back Emerson for three seasons by paying Real Betis €9 million for the transfer.
On the final day of the August 2021 transfer window, Tottenham announced they had acquired Emerson from Barcelona.
Reports indicate Tottenham paid a £25.8 million transfer fee, agreeing to a term of five years with the player.
His debut was in the Premier League away to Crystal Palace which Tottenham lost 3-0.
He scored his first goal for Tottenham at home to Newcastle United in a 5-1 win.
Emerson was called up to the Brazil under-20 team for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.
He was the first-choice right-back at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship and the 2019 Toulon Tournament, having won the latter with Brazil's under-23 side.
Emerson made his senior international debut for Brazil on 19 November 2019, coming off the bench in a 3-0 victory over South Korea.
On 11 June 2021, Emerson was called up by manager Tite for the 2021 Copa América.
He made his tournament debut on 17 June, playing the last six minutes in a 4-0 thrashing of Peru in Brazil's second group match.
Ten days later, he was given his first start as he played the full match in a 1-1 draw in their final group stage match against Ecuador.
On 10 July, he played in the final, after coming on in the 76th minute in their 0-1 defeat against Argentina.
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