Emerson Palmieri

Nationality

Italy

Born

1994-08-03

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Number

#33

Emerson Palmieri dos Santos Cavaliere OMRI, known as Emerson Palmieri or simply Emerson, is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Internationally, Emerson played for his native Brazil at under-17 level, but he later declared his desire to represent Italy, having been granted Italian citizenship in 2017. He has since been called up to the Italy national team, making his senior international debut with the side in 2018 and later taking part at UEFA Euro 2020, winning the tournament.