ELJERO ELIA at the HSH- Nordbank Arena after training. Tags: Eljero Elia View |
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Eljero George Rinaldo Elia (IPA-nl??ld??ro? ?e?li?; born 13 February 1987 in Voorburg) is a Dutch (Netherlands) footballer (Association football) of Surinamese descent, who currently plays for German Bundesliga (Fu�ball-Bundesliga) club Hamburger SV and the Netherlands national team (Netherlands national football team). Prior to joining HSV in 2009, Elia played for ADO Den Haag and FC Twente. He made his debut for the Dutch national team in September 2009, scoring on his debut, and participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In 2009, Elia was awarded the Johan Cruijff Award for "Young Player of the Year" in the Netherlands. His trademark characteristics are his blistering pace and speed.
Playername: Eljero Elia
Fullname: Eljero George Rinaldo Elia
Date of birth: 1987-02-13
Birth Location: Voorburg, Netherlands
Height: 1.76 Mtr
Position: Winger (Midfielder#Winger), Striker
Club Information
| Current Club: Hamburg (Hamburger SV) |
| Number: 11 |
Youth Career
| youthclubs1 = SV Voorburg |
| youthclubs2 = Forum Sport |
| youthclubs3 = TONEGIDO |
| 1996-2000 youthclubs4 = ADO Den Haag |
| 2000-2002 youthclubs5 = Ajax (AFC Ajax) |
| 2002-2004 youthclubs6 = ADO Den Haag |
Senior Career
| 2004-2007 clubs1 = ADO Den Haag caps1 = 59 goals1 = 6 |
| 2007-2009 clubs2 = Twente (FC Twente) caps2 = 64 goals2 = 11 |
| 2009- clubs3 = Hamburg (Hamburger SV) caps3 = 23 goals3 = 5 |
National Team
| 2006-2008 nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21 (Netherlands national under-21 football team) nationalcaps1 = 3 nationalgoals1 = 0 | |
| 2009 nationalteam2 = Netherlands B (Netherlands national football team#National B team)nationalcaps2 = 1 nationalgoals2 = 0 | |
| 2009- nationalteam3 = Netherlands (Netherlands national football team) | 11 nationalgoals3 = 2 |