Ferdi Elmas
Turkish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdi Elmas (born 13 February 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferdi Can Elmas | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Waalwijk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Çaykur Rizespor | 45 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Ankaraspor (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Karabükspor | 24 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Karşıyaka | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | FC Baku | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Gaziantep BB | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Manisa BB | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
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.
He qualifies for both Dutch and Turkish citizenship as his mother is Dutch and his father is Turkish.
Galatasaray
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