Born in London, Emmanuel was a schoolboy at West Ham before joining the youth setup at Ipswich. After progressing through the ranks at Ipswich Town, Emmanuel was called up by Manager Mick McCarthy for the first team on the pre-season tour of Ireland. After being given a number 29 shirt ahead of the new season, Emmanuel signed a professional contract at the club in August 2015, and made his competitive Ipswich debut against Brentford on 8 August 2015 in the first match of the 2015–16 season, in which he set up a goal for Kévin Bru in a 2–2 draw. He then had a handful of first team appearances throughout August before losing his first team place soon after. After his loan spell at Crawley Town came to an end, it wasn't until on 29 April 2016 when he made another appearance for the side, in a 3–2 win over MK Dons. In the 2016–17 season, Emmanuel started the season on the substitutes bench and did not make his first appearance of the season until 24 September 2016 in a 1–0 loss to Leeds United. However, he appeared in several matches before being demoted to the substitutes bench after Adam Webster, who recovered from his injury. He then signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2019. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, Emmanuel then began playing in the right-midfield position. By the end of the 2016–17 season, Emmanuel made the total of 17 appearances in all competitions.
Crawley Town (loan)
To gain first team experience, Emmanuel joined Crawley Town on loan on 26 November 2015, where he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 loss against Carlisle Unitedthree days later. He returned to Ipswich on 3 January 2016.
Emmanuel joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal on 13 July 2017. He made his Rotherham United debut, starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes, in a 2–0 loss against Fleetwood Town in the opening game of the season. He went on to make 31 league appearances for Rotherham as the club earnt promotion to the EFL Championship, and was voted the club's young player of the year.
In August 2018 Emmanuel joined Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2018–19 season. He made 14 league appearances for the Shrews before returning to Ipswich on 18 January 2019, after being recalled from his loan spell.
Bolton Wanderers
On 2 September 2019, Emmanuel joined Bolton Wanderers on a contract until the end of the season, following his release from Ipswich Town a few hours earlier. He made his debut on 14 September, starting against Rotherham United in a 6–1 defeat. On 26 June it was announced Emmanuel would be one of 14 senior players released at the end of his contract on 30 June.
Personal life
Emmanuel is of Nigerian descent. Growing up in Harlow, Essex, Emmanuel supported Arsenal and was raised as a Christian, crediting it for force in his life. Emmanuel revealed that he used to play rugby when he was young and was even offered a trial at Saracens but made it clear he wanted to be a footballer and wouldn't consider rugby as an alternative.
