Emerson

Emerson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 35→35), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Marseille · 1st	1	0	0	7.2	37	35
2025/26	Marseille · 5th	28	0	3	6.93	37	35
2025/26	West Ham	1	0	0	7.2	—	—
2024/25	West Ham · 14th	35	2	1	6.7	52	25
2023/24	West Ham · 9th	36	1	2	6.91	67	43
2022/23	West Ham · 14th	22	1	0	6.67	60	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy	24	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Emerson is a 32-year-old central defender at Marseille, rated 35.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (69.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Emerson.

On the season, Emerson graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.814 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 32 Emerson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistent4 clubs

35.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

34.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

69.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.81

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Marseille finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %69.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.127

Goal contribution / 900.127

Defensive actions / 903.814

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.127

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~34), then tapers with age. At 32, Emerson sits on 13.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Emerson's projected Rating — 35.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles47

Interceptions35

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13M total transfer fees · 9 moves

OOlympique MarseilleSept 2025 – now

West HamAug 2022 – Sept 2025€ 13M

Chelsea(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Lyon(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

ChelseaJan 2018 – Aug 2021

AS RomaJul 2017 – Jan 2018

AS Roma(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2017

Free agent(back from loan)Jul 2015 – Aug 2015

Palermo(on loan)Aug 2014 – Jul 2015

Free agentuntil Aug 2014

About Emerson

Emerson Palmieri dos Santos is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Marseille, born on August 3, 1994 in Santos, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Italy. Marseille currently sit 1st of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, Emerson has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 21, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Strasbourg (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Emerson's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Marseille face Monaco away in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Emerson at 35.7 with a Season form score of 34.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 19 career titles — among them the UEFA Conference League and the UEFA European Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Emerson has totalled 253 club appearances with 9 goals and 12 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 36 appearances for West Ham.

Emerson's career has also included time at OOlympique Marseille, West Ham, Chelsea, Lyon, AS Roma and Palermo.

On the international stage, Emerson has represented Italy — 24 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.