Eljero Elia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eljero Elia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker Second striker Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Twente | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:03, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
Eljero Elia (born 13 February 1987 in Voorburg) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente and the Netherlands B.
Club career
ADO Den Haag
Before excelling from the ADO Den Haag youth team, Elia played for many amateur clubs. Elia made his professional debute in 2004 when he was just 19 years old. In that season he played 4 matches and scored one goal for ADO.
Elia already began on the Netherlands U19 team in 2005, a year after his debute as a professional. He developed rapidly, and already in the beginning of 2006, he was selected for Netherlands U21. But things went wrong when ADO Den Haag picked their new coach, Lex Schoenmaker. After some conflicts with Elia, FC Twente were fast to sign the player.
FC Twente
Not only Twente were interested, but also Ajax were keen to sign him. But if he chose Ajax, he would first be loaned out to ADO, and Elia didn't have a chance of playing there. ADO were also relegated, and he did not want to play in the Jupiler League. Recently PSV Eindhoven has also made a bid for the player[1].
References
External links
http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/EljeroElia.htm http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/27805/elia-eljero/profil.html http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11915_310492,00.html