Ferdi Elmas Explained

Ferdi Elmas
Fullname:Ferdi Can Elmas
Birth Date:13 February 1985
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height:1.70 m
Position:Left winger, central midfielder
Youthclubs1:Ajax
Youthclubs2:Waalwijk
Years1:2004–2005
Clubs1:RKC Waalwijk
Caps1:9
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2008
Clubs2:Çaykur Rizespor
Caps2:45
Goals2:4
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:Ankaraspor (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:1
Years4:2008–2009
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Karabükspor
Caps5:24
Goals5:2
Years6:2011–2012
Clubs6:Karşıyaka
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Years7:2013
Clubs7:FC Baku
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Years8:2015
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2016
Caps9:5
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:26 August 2016 (UTC)

Ferdi Elmas (born 13 February 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elmas played for Ajax for over nine years in his youth, having come through the ranks of the club's elite Youth Team. He continued his career in Dutch football after transferring to RKC Waalwijk.

In 2004, he moved to Çaykur Rizespor, before completing a loan switch to Ankaraspor. During the summer transfer window of 2008, the Istanbul club Galatasaray signed the player on a three-year deal, expiring in June 2011. The transfer was a player-swap, with Uğur Akdemir being the player who left the team.

He was released by Galatasaray S.K. after a season after signing and signed a new deal with Turkish First Division team Karabükspor. In 2013, he was playing for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Personal life

He qualifies for both Dutch and Turkish citizenship as his mother is Dutch and his father is Turkish.

Honours

Galatasaray

References