was eventually cancelled. At the end of the 2019–20 season, Emanuelson made eighteen appearances in all competitions. Following this, the club began negotiation with a new contract to keep Emanuelson. By July, his contract with FC Utrecht expired, making him a free agent. By September, he re–joined the club on a semi–pro contract. Emanuelson made his first appearance of the 2020–21 season, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against RKC Waalwijk on 27 September 2020. International career Youth career Emanuelson represented Netherlands up to the U21 levels. Emanuelson was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005, held in Netherlands. The Dutch were eliminated in the quarter-final against Nigeria. In August 2005, Emanuelson was called up to the Netherlands U21 squad for the first time. He made his the national side's U21 debut on 17 August 2005 against Belgium U21, as they won 2–1. On 17 May 2006 Emanuelson scored his first Netherlands U21 goal, in a 2–2 draw against Germany U21. After being dropped from the senior team squad for the FIFA World Cup, he was called up to the U21 squad once again for the 2006's UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal. Emanuelson went on to be a member of the Dutch squad that won the tournament and was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament as a left back. Two years later, he was called up to the U21 squad for the first time. Emmanuel appeared two times, coming against Norway U21 and Switzerland U21. He went on to make eight appearances and scoring once for the U21 side. Two years later, Emanuelson was selected by Foppe de Haan to be in the squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He played four times at the major tournament in the 2008 Summer Olympics where the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Argentina. In March 2009, Emanuelson was called up to be in the Netherlands B squad. He went on to make two appearances for the B team. Senior career In September 2005, Manager Marco van Basten called up to the Netherlands team for the first time as part of the preliminary selection but did not make the cut. After being called up to the senior national team two more times, he was called up once more in August 2006. On