Emmet Friars
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmet Friars | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ballymena United | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Notts County | 14 | (1) |
| 2005 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2007 | Tamworth | 21 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Hinckley United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Newry City | 85 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Derry City | 27 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Dungannon Swifts | 44 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Portadown | 31 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Crusaders | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ballinamallard United | 34 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Ards | 32 | (5) |
| 2017- | Ballymena United | 0 | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2017. |
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Emmett Friars (born 14 September 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a footballer, who currently plays for Ballymena United in the NIFL Premiership.
Emmett began his career as a trainee with Notts County, but failed to establish himself in the first team. He made 14 appearances and scored one goal whilst at the club, but was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.
He spent the start of the 2005–06 season playing on loan for non-league team AFC Telford United in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
On 23 December 2006, Friars was sent out on loan to Hinckley United for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.
In May 2007, Tamworth general manager Russell Moore confirmed that Friars would not be with the club for the 2007–08 season, and that the former Notts County defender had returned to Northern Ireland.
Friars trained with Belfast team Cliftonville, where his brother Sean was then playing, but was not offered a contract.
He then joined Newry City. who Sean was signed for at the time. Friars became a vital part of the Newry team and quickly established himself in team as starting left-back. He was Newry City's Player of the Year for the season 2007–08. For the 2008–09 season, Friars switched to the centre-back role, becoming a defensive rock. He also became club captain for a short while following the departure of Richard Clarke. While at Newry City, Emmett was a firm favourite with the fans.
In February 2010, Friars signed with hometown club Derry City, a team he had been linked with several times, and won the League of Ireland First Division title that season.
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