| Nicole Emmanuel | |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1986[1] |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2003–2009 |
| Years2: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Blackburn Rovers Ladies |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U23 |
| Pcupdate: | 14:57, 17 February 2019 (UTC)~ |
Nicole Emmanuel (born 4 June 1986) is an English former football right-back. She played for Blackburn Rovers Ladies, having previously played in the FA Women's Premier League for Leeds Carnegie. She hails from Milton Keynes.[2]
Having been a junior with Arsenal Ladies,[3] Emmanuel joined Leeds Carnegie in the 2003 close-season[4] and became a regular in the Leeds side. She played in the 2006 Women's FA Cup Final (a 5–0 defeat against Arsenal[5]) and in the 2007 Women's FA Premier League Cup, before suffering a cruciate ligament injury. Despite still recovering from the injury,[6] she joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in August 2009.[7]
Emmanuel attended Loughborough University while playing for Leeds, playing in the University side that retained the BUSA Championship in May 2007, with Emmanuel scoring the opening goal.[8] In July 2007 she was selected for the Great Britain Women's Football Squad for the World University Games in Bangkok.[9] She appeared as a substitute (for Shelly Cox) in Great Britain's opening match, a 1–0 defeat against China.[10] She started the final group game, a 6–2 win against South Africa, although was substituted by Dunia Susi early in the second half.[11]
Emmanuel has represented England at youth level. In September 2004, she was selected for England's Under-19 squad for the UEFA Under-19 Women's Championship First Qualifying Stage,[2] starting the opening game, a 4–0 win against Moldova.[12] In July 2005 she started the Euro Under-19 Championship Finals games against Scotland[13] and Russia.[14] In February 2008, Emmanuel played for the England Under-23 side against Germany.[15]
Emmanuel's parents have both been involved with football teams, her mother with Berhamstead Ladies and her father with Watford and Harrow. As well as playing football, Emmanuel is also a qualified referee for Bedfordshire County FA.[3]
To 28 October 2009
| Club | Season | League | WFA Cup | Premier League Cup | County Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds Carnegie | 2003–04[16] | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2004–05[17] | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | |||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | |||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | |||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | |||||||||||||
| Blackburn Rovers Ladies | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |