Lewis Emanuel

Football player infobox
playername = Lewis Emanuel


fullname = Lewis Emanuel
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|10|4|df=y
cityofbirth = Bradford
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Left Back
currentclub = Luton Town
clubnumber = 11
youthyears = 1999–2001
youthclubs = Bradford City
clubs = Bradford City
Luton Town
→ Brentford (loan)
years = 2001–2006
2006–
2007
caps(goals) = 139 (4)
062 (4)
003 (0)
nationalyears = 2006
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 16:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 16:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Lewis Emanuel (born 4 October 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town. He is a left back who can also play left midfield.

Career

Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Emanuel went to the city's Hanson School, [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3723216.Hatters_to_face_mean_machine/
title=Hatters to face mean machine
date=2008-10-03
accessdate=2008-10-03
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] and started his career as a youngster with Bradford City. He made his debut for on 21 August 2001 in a League Cup victory over Macclesfield Town. He played five seasons at Bradford, making a total of 139 league games, during which he scored four goals, before his contract expired.

He signed for Luton Town on a free transfer on 21 July 2006. He scored his first goal for Luton in their 1–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday in August 2006. In November 2006, he was named in the Republic of Ireland B international squad for a friendly tie with Scotland B.

On 25 October 2007 he joined Brentford in a one month loan deal, which was then extended for a second month. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/7117478.stm
title=Brentford keep Luton's Emanuel
accessdate=2007-12-15
date=28 November 2007
publisher=BBC Sport] He was named man-of-the-match on his Brentford debut against Lincoln City.Fact|date=March 2008 During his loan spell he missed a League Two game on 4 December 2007 against Morecambe after claiming that he got lost on the M25. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportparker/display.var.1890061.0.lewis_gets_lost_on_m25.php
title=Lewis gets lost on M25
accessdate=2007-12-10
date=7 December 2007
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker]

Later that season it was widely reported that Emanuel had joined Lincoln City on loan, but the deal was cancelled as Luton entered administration. This led to the release of several Luton players, and a resultant lack of players meant that Luton required Emanuel's services.

In July and August 2008, Emanuel played in pre-season friendlies on trial with clubs including Birmingham City [cite news
url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2008/07/28/birmingham-city-run-the-rule-over-lewis-emanuel-97319-21418080/
title=Birmingham City run the rule over Lewis Emanuel
author=Tattum, Colin
work=Birmingham Mail
date=28 July 2008
accessdate=2008-08-03] and Southend United. [cite news
url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/3566880.Blues_finish_pre_season_with_win_at_Wycombe/
title=Blues finish pre-season with win at Wycombe
work=Essex Echo
date=2 August 2008
accessdate=2008-08-03] However, Emanuel remained at Luton for the start of the 2008–09, for which Luton had been deducted 30 points. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7541153.stm
title=Luton 1-3 Port Vale
date=2008-08-09
accessdate=2008-08-09
publisher=BBC Sport]

References

External links

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Persondata
NAME = Emanuel, Lewis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1983-10-04
PLACE OF BIRTH = Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =