Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Tuesday, 02 December 2025, 23:23 / Updated on Tuesday, 02 December 2025 23:27
Xian Emmers (26 years old), the former Rapid player, signed a contract valid for a year and a half with FC Argesthe team that today defeated the Giulești in a match from the Romanian Cup groups, score 2-1.
Xian Emmers is already training with Bogdan Andone's team, but he will be eligible to play from January. The residents of Pitesti have formalized the move through an official statement.
Xian Emmers agreed with FC Argeș: contract for a year and a half
Xian Emmers, presented at FC Argeș / Photo: Facebook
Xian Emmers has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with our team, being the first transfer of the mercato period that will start on January 1, 2026. After starting football at KRC Genk, Xian was recruited by Inter at the age of 16. In Italy, Emmers shone with the Nerazzurri's Primavera side, where they won the Championship (2016-17, 2017-18), Coppa Primavera (2015-16) and Supercoppa Primavera (2017-18).
He made his senior football debut at US Cremonese, in Serie B, where he was loaned by Inter. In his first senior season, the Belgian played 20 matches. After this experience, he was loaned to SK Beveren in the Belgian first division and in the 2020-21 season he went to Almere City in the second division in Holland. Thanks to the developments at Almere, Xian was transferred in 2021 by Roda JC Kerkrade. At Kerkrade, Emmers scored 10 goals and provided 10 assists in 41 matches.
Romanian football fans know Emmers well from his time at Rapid, where he arrived in 2022. In Giulesti, the Belgian quickly established himself. He wore the cherry jersey in 59 matches and scored 5 goals. In the summer of this year, he left Giulești and went to the United States of America, to Phoenix Rising FC, where he played 17 matches. Born in Lugano, Switzerland, Emmers represents Belgium on the national stage, having been selected in all junior categories from U16 to U19. 250,000 euros is Xian's market share, according to the specialist website transfermarkt.com.
Football runs through his veins, being the son of Marc Emmers, former Belgian international with 37 caps, participant in two World Cups and winner of the Cup Winners' Cup with Mechelen. Welcome and good luck in the white and purple jersey!
–the official press release from FC Argeș
Xian Emmers, former Rapid player, was present at the Mioveni arena at the match between FC Argeș and his former team, which ended with the victory of the “purple eagles”, score 2-1.
The last club Emmers played for was Phoenix Rising, a team from the second division in the United States of America. Emmers arrived at the American club free of contract after parting with Rapid in the summer of this year. At Phoenix Rising Xian Emmers did not feel very well: he played 17 matches, but did not make any contribution.
After 6 months, the footballer decided to return to Romania, but to FC Argeș, the revelation of this Super League season. The team led by Bogdan Andone is currently in 5th place in the Superliga, with 30 points accumulated in 18 stages. FC Argeș is also close to qualifying for the next phase of the Romanian Betano Cup following the victory against Rapid.
Xian Emmers came through Inter's youth ranks and made it to the senior team in 2018, but was immediately loaned out to Cremonese. He also played on loan at Waasland-Beveren and Almere City until 2021 when he was permanently loaned to Roda in the Netherlands.
In 2022, Rapid paid 200,000 euros to bring him to Giulesti. Emmers spent 3 years in Bucharest and scored 59 matches, 5 goals and zero assists. It is quoted by specialized websites at 250,000 euros.
FC Argeș still has 3 stages to play in the calendar year 2025 with Csikszereda, FC Botoșani and Oțelul Galați. Xian Emmers could debut in the first match of 2026: the one against FCSB, scheduled for January 17.
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