Lewis Emanuel

Lewis Emanuel (born 4 October 1983) is an England professional Association football who plays for Luton Town F.C.. He is a Defender (association football) Full back who can also play midfielder.

Career

Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Emanuel went to the city's Hanson School, and started his career as a youngster with Bradford City A.F.C.. He made his debut for on 21 August 2001 in a Football League Cup victory over Macclesfield Town F.C.. He played five seasons at Bradford, making a total of 139 league games, during which he scored four goals, before his contract expired.

He signed for Luton Town F.C. on a free transfer on 21 July 2006. He scored his first goal for Luton in their 1–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday in August 2006. In November 2006, he was named in the Republic of Ireland B national football team international squad for a friendly tie with Scotland B.

On 25 October 2007 he joined Brentford F.C. in a one month loan deal, which was then extended for a second month. He was named man-of-the-match on his Brentford debut against Lincoln City F.C.. During his loan spell he missed a Football League Two game on 4 December 2007 against Morecambe F.C. after claiming that he got lost on the M25 motorway.

Later that season it was widely reported that Emanuel had joined Lincoln City F.C. on loan, but the deal was cancelled as Luton entered administration. This led to the release of several Luton players, and a resultant lack of players meant that Luton required Emanuel's services.

In July and August 2008, Emanuel played in pre-season exhibition game on trial with clubs including Birmingham City F.C. and Southend United F.C.. However, Emanuel remained at Luton for the start of the 2008-09 in English football, for which Luton had been deducted 30 points.