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Emmanuel Eboué
Eboué playing for Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Eboué[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-04) 4 June 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2000–2001 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 ASEC Mimosas 25 (3)
2002–2004 Beveren 70 (4)
2004–2011 Arsenal 132 (5)
2011–2015 Galatasaray 77 (4)
2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
Total 304 (15)
International career
2004–2013 Ivory Coast 79 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2012 Eguatorial Guinea-Gabon
Runner-up 2006 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emmanuel Eboué (born 4 June 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Formed at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to Europe to play for Belgium's Beveren in 2002. He spent most of his career, from 2005 to 2011, with Arsenal of the Premier League, playing 214 games, including the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. Later he moved to Galatasaray, where he played regularly and won five domestic honours in Turkey. Eboué made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2004, eventually earning 79 caps by 2013. He was part of their squads at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and two World Cups.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Abidjan,[2] Eboué began his football career in the ASEC Mimosas youth academy. In 2002, Eboué moved to ASEC's Belgian parent club KSK Beveren and spent three seasons there. His impressive performances in Belgium caught the eye of Arsenal's scouts.[citation needed]

Arsenal

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2004–05 season

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Eboué's debut came only days after signing from Beveren, in the FA Cup against Stoke City. Although he was not initially a first team regular, making just one FA Premier League appearance, as a substitute, in 2004–05, Eboué was regularly in Arsenal's reserve team. He did however contribute three appearances to Arsenal's victorious 2004–05 FA Cup campaign.[4]

2005–06 season

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In 2005–06, Eboué made his breakthrough into the Arsenal side. He started the season mainly as a reserve player, though he scored his first goal for Arsenal in the club's 3–0 League Cup third round victory at Sunderland on 25 October 2005. Despite leaving for the African Cup of Nations in January 2006, he was immediately sent into action on his return; he made his first career Premiership start at right back against Liverpool at Anfield, replacing the injured Lauren. With Lauren injured for the rest of the season, Eboué unexpectedly held his place for the remainder of Arsenal's 2005–06 campaign.[citation needed]

Emmanuel playing for Arsenal in August 2007

Eboué's run in the Arsenal side included matches in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase against Real Madrid, Juventus, and Villarreal. Impressed with the way the Ivorian adapted to the increased pace of the Premiership and pressure of the Champions League, Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger even compared Eboué to the legendary Brazilian winger Garrincha after an energetic performance in the 1 April 2006 game against Aston Villa.[5] Eboué continued in the starting line-up for Arsenal in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France.[citation needed]

2006–07 season

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Eboué started the 2006–07 season, and was named the Arsenal Player of the Month for September. However, he was injured in an international and spent the whole of the month of October out with injury. He made his first team return as a substitute in the 1–0 defeat by West Ham United on 5 November, and started the League Cup win over Everton later that same week. He scored his second Arsenal goal in their 3–1 Champions League victory over Hamburg on 21 November 2006. Persistent ankle problems have plagued him throughout December 2006 and January 2007. He attempted to make many comebacks, mostly against high-profile teams such as Liverpool, in the FA Cup third Round and Manchester United, but he was unable to come through them unscathed. Wenger decided to wait until there was no chance that there would be a recurrence of the injury. He came off the bench for Armand Traoré in the League Cup final against Chelsea. He started the match against Blackburn Rovers in the FA cup 5th Round Replay, only for his ankle to get injured again from a studs-up challenge from Blackburn winger Morten Gamst Pedersen, which the referee also missed. In May 2007, Eboué signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.

2007–08 season

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Eboué in action for the Gunners

From the start of the 2007–08 season, Arsène Wenger stated his intention to move Eboué into a role on the right wing, following the signing of Bacary Sagna. On 20 September 2008, Eboué scored his first Premier League goal against Bolton Wanderers in an away match, which Arsenal won 3–1.[6]

2008–09 season

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During the 2008–09 season, he was frequently criticised by Arsenal fans after some less-than-satisfactory performances.[citation needed] In December 2008 against Wigan Athletic at the Emirates, Eboué played particularly poorly after being brought on as a substitute. He made many[quantify] unforced errors to the point where a small section of Arsenal fans began to boo him. Eboué continued to lose possession and in the second half, Eboué tackled his own player and gifted possession to Wigan.[citation needed] He was subsequently substituted. This dramatic dip in form also coincided with other problems in the team, notably the absence of teammate Theo Walcott (who also played regularly on the right wing) through injury. Further appearances were confined to playing as a wing-forward or right back. On 8 March 2009, he scored the third goal against Burnley in the FA Cup fifth round match. On 14 March, he scored two goals (one a penalty) in the Gunners' 4–0 hammering of Blackburn Rovers.[7]

2009–10 season

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He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season for Arsenal against Wigan Athletic at the Emirates Stadium, on 19 September 2009, the fixture in which he was booed by a small section of his own fans in the previous season. On 9 March 2010, in the second leg of Arsenal's Champions League tie at home to Porto, Eboué scored the fourth goal in a 5–0 win having come on as a substitute. In March 2010, Eboué dismissed speculation he would leave Arsenal and pledged to see out the remainder of his contract.[8]

2010–11 season

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At the end of 2010, late October or November, Eboué signed another long-term contract with Arsenal.[9]

In April 2011, Eboué scored for Arsenal in their 3–1 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, with a powerful strike from his weaker left foot, which helped keep Arsenal's title hopes alive. In the following match against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, however, he conceded a last-minute penalty by pushing Lucas Leiva in the back which denied the club victory and left them six points adrift of the leaders. On 8 May 2011, he was an unused substitute in the game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in a 3–1 defeat.[citation needed]

At the end of the 2010–11 season, Eboué made 27 appearances in total and scored once in all competitions.[citation needed]

Galatasaray

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2011–12 season

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Eboué playing for Galatasaray in 2012

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Eboué lost his squad number to new signing Gervinho, who was given the number 27 shirt upon his arrival, which left Eboué's future at the club unclear. On 16 August 2011, Eboué completed a move to Turkish club Galatasaray[10][11] for €3.5 million in 4-year contract (worth €2.35M a season plus bonus).[12] Following his move to Galatasaray, Eboué revealed that manager Arsène Wenger told him he would have few first-team opportunities and to listen to interest to join the Turkish side.[13] On 11 September 2011, Eboué made his debut in the clubs shirt in a 2–0 loss against İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi.[citation needed]

In the match between Galatasaray and Beşiktaş which was 0–0, Eboué was pelted with missiles from the crowd whenever he neared the touchline.[14] On 3 December 2011, Eboué scored his first goal against Gençlerbirliği, which was the only goal in a 1–0 win. He played 31 matches in the league as he secured his first league title of his professional career.[citation needed]

2012–13 season

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In Eboué's second season at the club, the Ivorian 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 Fenerbahçe at the Kazım Karabekir Stadium in Erzurum.[15] Eboué was part of the squad that surprisingly fell 2–1 to Turkish Second Division side 1461 Trabzon in December 2012.

During the 2013 winter transfer window, he was joined by national teammate Didier Drogba on 28 January 2013.[16][17] On 9 April 2013, in the Champions League quarter-final second leg against La Liga club Real Madrid, Eboué scored from long range as Galatarsay secured a 3–2 win, falling 5–3 on aggregate.[18] Eboué 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.[19] In Gala's following match on 12 May, the Kıtalar Arası Derbi against Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray lost the match 2–1 but Eboué and Drogba were subject to racist abuse from Fenerbahçe fans during the game and no punishment was handed down on the club or its supporters.[20]

2014–15 season

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Eboue was left out of the main squad by Cesare Prandelli at the beginning of 2014–15 season. As a consequence, he played with the U21 team the whole season. As Galatasaray's foreign player limit was full, he could not return to the team after Prandelli had left.[21] At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed and Eboué left the club.[22]

Sunderland

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On 9 March 2016, Eboué signed a short-term contract with Sunderland.[23] On 31 March 2016, Eboué began serving a one-year ban from all football-related activity, for failing to pay a former agent. He was released by Sunderland in April 2016, having not played for the club.[24][25]

Later career

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In July 2017, Eboué trained with Hungarian Ferencváros, but could not agree on a contract with the club.[26]

In October 2017, Eboué was looking to join Türk Ocağı 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.[27]

In December 2017, Eboué was offered a job coaching the under-14 team at former club Galatasaray, when their manager Fatih Terim was made aware of Eboué's financial problems.[28]

International career

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Eboué debuted for Ivory Coast in 2004 and had generally been a regular fixture in the defence operating at right-back for the Elephants, along with former teammate Kolo Touré. On 18 November 2009, Eboué scored his first goal for Ivory Coast in a 2–2 draw against Germany. He was named in Sven-Göran Eriksson's Ivory Coast squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[29]

Personal life

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Eboué is a Christian.[30] He had three children with his Belgian wife, Aurélie, whom he married before joining Arsenal. In December 2017, Eboué 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.[31][32]

In June 2019, Eboué spoke about his ongoing struggles with mental health.[33]

Career statistics

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Club

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Source:[34][35][36][37]
  • Allocation of appearances in the various seasons before his Arsenal career is uncertain, and therefore applied to the League section for each club, as per time he spent there.
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ASEC Mimosas 2001–02 Ivory Coast Ligue 1 25 3 — — — — 25 3
Beveren 2002–03 Belgian Pro League 23 0 — — — 23 0
2003–04 Belgian Pro League 30 2 — — — 30 2
2004–05 Belgian Pro League 17 2 — 7[c] 0 — 24 2
Total 70 4 — 7 0 — 77 4
Arsenal 2004–05 Premier League 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2005–06 Premier League 18 0 0 0 3 1 11[d] 0 0 0 32 1
2006–07 Premier League 24 0 2 0 3 0 6[d] 1 — 35 1
2007–08 Premier League 23 0 2 0 1 0 10[d] 0 — 36 0
2008–09 Premier League 28 3 5 1 0 0 11[d] 0 — 44 4
2009–10 Premier League 25 1 0 0 1 0 10[d] 2 — 36 3
2010–11 Premier League 13 1 3 0 5 0 6[d] 0 — 27 1
Total 132 5 15 1 13 1 54 3 0 0 214 10
Galatasaray 2011–12 Super Lig 31 3 2 0 — — — 33 3
2012–13 Super Lig 28 0 0 0 — 10[d] 1 1[e] 0 39 1
2013–14 Super Lig 18 1 3 0 — 8[d] 0 1[e] 0 31 1
2014–15 Super Lig 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 77 4 5 0 — 18 1 2 0 103 5
Sunderland 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 304 15 20 1 13 1 79 4 2 0 416 21
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

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Source:[citation needed]
National team Season Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2004 5 0
2005 4 0
2006 12 0
2007 4 0
2008 16 0
2009 10 1
2010 14 1
2011 6 0
2012 7 1
2013 5 0
Total 79 3

International goals

Source:[34]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2009 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Germany
1–1
2–2
 Friendly
2 4 September 2010 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Rwanda
3–0
3–0
 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 30 January 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Angola
1–0
2–0
 2012 African Cup of Nations

Honours

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Arsenal

Galatasaray

References

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