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Full Name: Neil Robert Emblen.
Position: Defender/Midfield.
Born: Bromley, 19 June 1971.
Senior Debut: Reading (H) New Division One, 13 August 1994.
Career
Tonbridge, Sittingbourne, Millwall Nov 93, Wolves Jly 94, Crystal Palace Spt 97, Wolves Mar 98, Norwich City Jly 01, Walsall (loan) Jan 03, Walsall (loan) May 03, Walsall Jne 03 to May 05, New Zealand Knights May 05, Waitakere United player-coach Jne 07 to 2011, Western Springs player-coach 2013-14, New Zealand under 23 manager 2012, New Zealand assistant coach, Western Springs manager, New Zealand interim head coach 2014, Colorado Rapids assistant coach Feb 18 to present & New Zealand assistant coach 2019-22.
Highlights
Crystal Palace: Premier League relegated 1997/98.
Walsall: New First Division relegated 2003/04.
Waitakere United: New Zealand League champion 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11; New Zealand Minor Premiership winner 2007/08, 2008/09, 2011/11; OFC Champions League winner 2008.
Note: Neil Emblen’s brother Paul had trials at Wolves.
Stats
Appearances: 363.
Goals: 27.
| FL | FAC | LC | AI | T | ||||||||||||||||
| A | S | S | G | A | S | S | G | A | S | S | G | A | S | S | G | A | S | S | G | |
| 1994/95 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 1995/96 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 34 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 1996/97 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1997/98 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1998/99 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1999/00 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 50 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2000/01 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 26 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total | 182 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 207 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
