| Elayis Tavşan | |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Currentclub: | Cesena (on loan from Hellas Verona) |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Victoria '04 |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Telstar (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs4: | NEC |
| Caps4: | 107 |
| Goals4: | 21 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Cesena (loan) |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 29 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 June 2023 |
Elayis Tavşan (born 30 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as right winger for club Cesena, on loan from Serie A club Hellas Verona.
On 19 August 2019, he joined Telstar on a season-long loan.[1] On 15 June 2020, he signed a three-year contract with NEC with an option for an additional season.[2] He made his debut against Jong Ajax in the second matchday of the season. He played 84 minutes, after which he was substituted for Thomas Beekman. The match after that, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 3–1 away match against FC Volendam.[3]
On 23 January 2024, Tavşan signed for Serie A club Hellas Verona.[4] On 30 August 2024, he was loaned to Cesena in Serie B.[5]
Tavşan was born in the Netherlands and is of Turkish and Surinamese descent.[6]
Netherlands U17
Individual
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Telstar (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| NEC | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 107 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 25 | |||
| Hellas Verona | 2023–24 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 133 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 32 | |||