Emmanuel Emegha

STR

• #10 • Center Forward

Emmanuel Emegha

STR

• #10 • Center Forward

Nationality

Netherlands

Position

Role

Poacher

Birthdate (Age)

Feb 3, 2003 (23)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'5"

Weight

181 lb

Club

Chelsea

League

Premier League

Ranking

Ligue 1

2025/2026 All matches

Overall grade

59.2

408/509

Impact score

5.7

309/509

Forward rank

103rd

103/188

All rank

333rd

333/509

Top 5 Leagues

2025/2026 All matches

Forward rank

589th

589/907

All rank

1857th

1,857/2,562

Grades

Key Grades

2025/2026 Ligue 1

Overall

144th/186 FWD

59.4

Shooting

72nd/166 FWD

68.9

Passing

128th/182 FWD

59.7

Tackle Resistance

141st/176 FWD

59.5

Aerial Duel

41st/174 FWD

66.4

Headed Shooting

12th/118 FWD

72.8

Overall Grades by game

2025/2026 Ligue 1

Metrics

Key Metrics

2025/2026 Ligue 1

Appearances

509

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

News

Jul 1, 2026

Officially joins Chelsea

Emegha is officially a Chelsea player, joining from Strasbourg after an agreement was reached between the two sister clubs last September, with the Dutch striker now set to work under new coach Xabi Alonso.

Analysis: Emegha ended the season having scored four goals and provided two assists across his final 10 Ligue 1 appearances for Strasbourg, capping a two-season stint in which he scored 18 goals and provided five assists across 37 Ligue 1 appearances to establish himself as one of the most exciting young forwards in Europe. The 23-year-old captained Strasbourg this season and earned his first senior Netherlands call-up in November 2025, heading to Stamford Bridge as one of the most anticipated arrivals of the summer transfer window.

May 6, 2026

Done for league season

Emegha (hamstring) is out for the rest of the league season and may only return for a Conference League final, according to manager Gary O'Neil, per Jonathan Helbling of Alsa Sports. "Ema is unavailable for the game. He suffers from a hamstring injury, not too serious, but I don't know how long it will take. In the league season, we will clearly not see him again, I think. If we make a very big performance and we go to the finalm then we can re-evaluate the situation. But for me, we won't see him in the league this season."

Analysis: Emegha will hit the sidelines after he suffered an apparent injury in their last outing, with the forward picking up a hamstring injury that will be too much to play through. Unfortunately, this will knock him out for the final three games of the league season, ending his campaign with four goals and two assists in 10 appearances (four starts). After a season full of injuries, this is a tough way for his season to potentially end, only now an option if they make the Conference League finals.