Ferdi Elmas
| 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) | |||
Ferdi Elmas (born 13 February 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career[edit]
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[edit]
He qualifies for both Dutch and Turkish citizenship as his mother is Dutch and his father is Turkish.
Honours[edit]
Galatasaray
References[edit]
- MANİSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR’DEN İKİ TAKVİYE DAHA, 45haber.com, 7 January 2016
External links[edit]
- Ferdi Elmas at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ferdi Elmas at www.mackolik.com (also at arsiv.mackolik.com) (in Turkish)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Dutch people of Turkish descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Eredivisie players
- Süper Lig players
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- Ankaraspor footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
- Karşıyaka S.K. footballers
- FC Baku players
- Gaziantep F.K. footballers
- Manisa F.K. footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- TFF First League players
- TFF Second League players
- TFF Third League players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players