Emmanuel Eboue – Bio, Net Worth, Story, Wife, Nationality, Parents, Family, Age, Height, Wiki, Current Job, Teams Played, Stats, Facts, News, Children

Emmanuel Eboue is an Ivorian former professional football player who plays as a right-back. He began his football career in the ASEC Mimosas youth academy in 2000. In the 2001-02 season, he was promoted to the senior team of ASEC Mimosas where he made 25 appearances for the club. In 2002, he moved to Europe to play for Belgium’s Beveren and spent two seasons there. His impressive performances in Belgium caught the eye of Arsenal’s scouts. In 2004, he moved to Arsenal where he spent most of his career, from 2005 to 2011, with the club, playing 214 games, including the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. In 2011, he moved to Galatasaray where he played regularly and won seven domestic honours with the club. On 9 March 2016, he signed a short-term contract with Sunderland. On 31 March 2016, he began serving a one-year ban from all football-related activity, for failing to pay a former agent and was released by Sunderland in April 2016, having not played for the club.

On the international level, he has represented Ivory Coast at the senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2004. From 2004-2013, he made 79 caps and scored 3 goals for his country.

What is Emmanuel Eboue Famous For?

• Won the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15 Super Lig with Galatasaray.
• Won the 2013-14 Turkish Cup with Galatasaray.
• Won 2012, 2013, 2015 Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray.

Where is Emmanuel Eboue From?

Emmanuel Eboue was born on 4 June 1983. His birthplace is Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was raised by his grandfather late Amadou Bertin who died of cancer in 2017. He grew up with his brother, N’Dr Serge who was killed in a motorbike accident in 2017. He holds Ivorian nationality. He belongs to the African ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Gemini.

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Emmanuel Eboue Football Career Timeline

• He began his football career in the ASEC Mimosas youth academy in 2000. In the 2001-02 season, he was promoted to the senior team of ASEC Mimosas where he made 25 appearances for the club.
• In 2002, he moved to Europe to play for Belgium’s Beveren and spent two seasons there. He made 70 appearances and scored 3 goals for the club.
• His impressive performances in Belgium caught the eye of Arsenal’s scouts. In 2004, he moved to Arsenal and made his debut only days after signing from Beveren, in the FA Cup against Stoke City.
• In the 2005-06 season, he made his breakthrough into the Arsenal side. He started the season mainly as a reserve player and scored his first goal for Arsenal on 25 October 2005 in a 3-0 League Cup third-round victory at Sunderland. He was in the starting line-up for Arsenal in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France where his team finished as the runner-up for the title.
• In the 2006-07 season, he was named the Arsenal Player of the Month for September. On 21 September 2006, he scored his second Arsenal goal in their 3-1 Champions League victory over Hamburg. 
• In the 2007-08 season, on 20 September 2008, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 3-1 away win against Bolton Wanderers.
• During the 2008-09 season, he was frequently criticized by Arsenal fans after some less-than-satisfactory performances.  He made many unforced errors to the point where a small section of Arsenal fans began to boo him. On 14 March, he scored two goals (one a penalty) in the Gunners’ 4-0 hammering of Blackburn Rovers.
• He scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season for Arsenal against Wigan Athletic at the Emirates Stadium.  In March 2010, he dismissed speculation he would leave Arsenal and pledged to see out the remainder of his contract.
• At the end of 2010, late October or November, he signed another long-term contract with Arsenal. At the end of the 2010-11 season, he made 27 appearances in total and scored once in all competitions. From 2004-2011, he played 214 games, including the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final with the club.
• In 2011, he moved to Galatasaray for €3.5 million in a 4-year contract (worth €2.35M a season plus bonus) where he played regularly. On 11 September 2011, he made his debut in the club’s shirt in a 2-0 loss against Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi. He played 31 matches in the league as he secured the first league title of his professional career.

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• In his second season at the club, he helped the team claim victory in the Turkish Super Cup on 12 August 2012, playing the whole game in an entertaining 3-2 victory over rivals Fenerbahce at the Kazim Karabekir Stadium in Erzurum. He was part of the squad that surprisingly fell 2–1 to Turkish Second Division side 1461 Trabzon in December 2012. He also helped Galatasaray defend their league title, playing the full ninety minutes in their 4-2 defeat of Sivasspor on 5 May, a win which secured the club’s 19th Turkish Super Lig title.
• At the beginning of the 2014-15 season, he was left out of the main squad where he played with the U21 team the whole season. At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed and he left the club.
• On 9 March 2016, he signed a short-term contract with Sunderland. On 31 March 2016, he began serving a one-year ban from all football-related activity, for failing to pay a former agent and was released by Sunderland in April 2016, having not played for the club.
• In July 2017, he trained with Hungarian Ferencvaros, but could not agree on a contract with the club.
• In October 2017, he was looking to join Turk Ocagi Limasol, a team in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The move fell through due to issues with his blood that were discovered in a medical test.
• In December 2017, he was offered a job coaching the under-14 team at former club Galatasaray, when their manager Fatih Terim was made aware of his financial problems.

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Emmanuel Eboue International Career

• He has represented Ivory Coast at the senior level. 
• He made his senior international debut in 2004 and had generally been a regular fixture in the defense operating at right-back for the Elephants, along with former teammate Kolo Toure.
• On 18 November 2009, he scored his first goal for Ivory Coast in a 2-2 draw against Germany.
• He was named in Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Ivory Coast squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
• From 2004-2013, he made 79 caps and scored 3 goals for his country.

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Emmanuel Eboue Wife

Emmanuel Eboue married his Belgian wife, Aurelie Bertrand, whom he married before joining Arsenal. The couple is blessed with three children. In December 2017, he told the Sunday Mirror that he is poor and homeless due to his divorce and bad investments that were under his former wife’s control. Unfortunately, he lost a divorce battle to his wife who stripped him of all the assets he had used his hard-earned monies to purchase. As of December 2017, he runs around hiding from cops and bailiffs after being ordered by the judge to transfer his remaining Enfield home to his wife. These were the only assets he had left.

Emmanuel Eboue Height and Weight

Emmanuel Eboue stands at a height of 1.78m i.e. 5 feet and 10 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 70kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color and hair color are black. His sexual orientation is straight.

Emmanuel Eboue Net Worth and Salary 

Emmanuel Eboue earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. . In 2002, he moved to Europe to play for Belgium’s Beveren and spent two seasons there. His impressive performances in Belgium caught the eye of Arsenal’s scouts. In 2004, he moved to Arsenal where he spent most of his career, from 2005 to 2011. In 2011, he moved to Galatasaray for €3.5 million in a 4-year contract (worth €2.35M a season plus bonus). As of 2021, his estimated net worth is around $1 million-$5 million where his salary not revealed. Any updates on his salary will be updated here soon.