Elif Elmas
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Elif Elmas Елиф Елмас | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Napoli | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Rabotnički | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Rabotnički | 44 | (7) |
2017–2019 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | (4) |
2019– | Napoli | 59 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
Macedonia U17 | 2 | (0) | |
2015–2018 | Macedonia U19 | 13 | (2) |
2016– | Macedonia U21 | 9 | (1) |
2017– | North Macedonia | 27 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:29, 5 June 2021 (UTC) |
Elif Elmas (Macedonian: Елиф Елмас) born 24 September 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Napoli and the North Macedonia national team as a midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Elmas started his career at FK Rabotnički in his native Macedonia. After a stand-out season in which he scored 6 leagues goals and lead Rabotnički to a third place finish in the Macedonian First Football League in 2016–17, he joined Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a deal until 2022, with Fenerbahçe paying the former €300,000 for his services.[1] The attacking midfielder went onto score four goals in over 40 appearances for the Yellow Canaries in all competitions before moving to Italy in July 2019.[1]
Napoli
On 24 July 2019, Serie A side S.S.C. Napoli announced the signing of Elmas from Fenerbahçe.[2] The deal was worth a reported €16m, which could rise to €19m in total with bonuses – including a €1.5m sell-on fee clause.[1] He was disciplined by his new club after speaking to reporters while away on international duty in November 2019 for breaching a club media blackout.[3]
Elmas scored his first Napoli goal on 3 February 2020 to help the club to a 4–2 victory over Sampdoria, and secure their third win in a row in all competitions.[4]
International career
Elmas was born in Macedonia to a family of Turkish descent.[5][6][7] In July 2017 it was reported the coach of the Turkey national football team, Fatih Terim, had tried to call him up, but Elmas decided to represent his birth country.[8]
On 11 June 2017, at the age of 17, Elmas made his debut for the Macedonia national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Spain by coming in at halftime as a substitute for Ostoja Stjepanović.[9]
Elmas was also included in the Macedonia U21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland, and he was in fact the youngest one in the 23 players squad.[10]
On 31 March 2021, he scored the winning goal for Macedonia in a 2–1 away win over Germany during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 May 2021.[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rabotnički | 2015–16 | Macedonian First League | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 35 | 7 | |||
Total | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 46 | 8 | |||
Fenerbahçe | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 40 | 4 | |||
Total | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 47 | 4 | |||
Napoli | 2019–20 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
Total | 59 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 4 | ||
Career total | 137 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 16 |
International
- As of 4 June 2021.[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
North Macedonia | |||
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 4 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 3 | |
Total | 27 | 7 |
- As of match played 4 June 2021.
- Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elmas goal.[13]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 March 2019 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 9 | Latvia | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2 | 3–1 | ||||||
3 | 10 October 2019 | 15 | Slovenia | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | 2–0 | ||||||
5 | 28 March 2021 | 24 | Liechtenstein | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
6 | 31 March 2021 | MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany | 25 | Germany | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
7 | 1 June 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 26 | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
Rabotnički
- Macedonian Football Cup: Runner-up 2015–16
Napoli
Individual
References
- ^ a b c "Fenerbahce Confirm €16m Elif Elmas Transfer To Napoli, Fee Could Reach €19m – Financial Details Revealed". Turkish Football. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Napoli, ufficializzato l'acquisto di Elmas a titolo definitivo". S.S.C. Napoli (in Italian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Napoli ready to punish Elmas for speaking to the media". Goal. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Demme and Elmas help resurgent Napoli beat Sampdoria". France24. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Sporx (17 July 2017). "Eljif Elmas kimdir? Elif Elmas, Türkiye Milli Takımı'nda oynayabiliyor mu?". Sporx (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Muriç ve Eljif neden Türk Milli Takımı'nı tercih etmedi?". fenerkolik.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Şekip Mosturoğlu: Fatih Terim, Eljif Elmas'ı milli takıma çok istedi". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sporx (17 July 2017). "Eljif Elmas kimdir? Eljif Elmas, Türkiye Milli Takımı'nda oynayabiliyor mu?".
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - FYR Macedonia-Spain - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- ^ "Благоја Милевски ги избра седуммината од генерацијата 1996/97 за ЕП во Полска - ФФМ - Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија".
- ^ "Germany 1–2 North Macedonia". FIFA. 31 March 2021.
- ^ "E. Elmas". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Elif Elmas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties". Football Italia. 17 June 2020.
External links
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- sport.de
- Elif Elmas at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Skopje
- Macedonian people of Turkish descent
- Association football midfielders
- Macedonian footballers
- North Macedonia youth international footballers
- North Macedonia under-21 international footballers
- North Macedonia international footballers
- FK Rabotnički players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Süper Lig players
- Serie A players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy