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Eljero Elia

1987 - Today

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Eljero George Rinaldo Elia (born 13 February 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. He turned professional at ADO Den Haag and then played for Twente before moving abroad to represent Hamburger SV, Juventus and Werder Bremen. In 2015, he came back to his home country to play for Feyenoord before moving to İstanbul Başakşehir, in 2017. Elia scored on his debut for Netherlands in September 2009 and was part of the Netherlands squad which reached the final at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Eljero Elia is the 6,022nd most popular soccer player (down from 4,367th in 2024), the 1,000th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 900th in 2019) and the 164th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eljero Elia ranks 6,024 out of 21,273. Before him are Justin Fashanu, Patrick Vervoort, Predrag Spasić, Agustín, Kaoru Mitoma, Noureddine Bouyahyaoui, Andriy Husin, and Keiji Kaimoto. After him are Kōji Nakata, Domenico Berardi, Ciprian Marica, and Daniel Maldini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Eljero Elia ranks 176. Before him are Aaron Carter, Luisana Lopilato, Déborah François, Nina Kraviz, Satoshi Yoshioka, and Michaela Coel. After him are Ivan Strinić, Ruslana Korshunova, Ken Matsumoto, Tyler Hoechlin, Yuma Asami, and Zareen Khan.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Eljero Elia ranks 1,000 out of 1,646. Before him are Boy Hayje (1949), Dick Schoenaker (1952), Cody Gakpo (1999), Petra Burka (1946), Urby Emanuelson (1986), and Mike van Diem (1959). After him are Rita Verdonk (1955), Jean-Paul van Poppel (1962), Robert Westerholt (1975), Anita Doth (1971), Piet Kleine (1951), and Anky van Grunsven (1968).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Eljero Elia ranks 164. Before him are Stan Valckx (1963), Arthur Numan (1969), Sonny Silooy (1963), Dick Schoenaker (1952), Cody Gakpo (1999), and Urby Emanuelson (1986). After him are Gaston Taument (1970), Joop Hiele (1958), Toon Oprinsen (1910), Mounir El Hamdaoui (1984), Jan van Diepenbeek (1903), and Sander Westerveld (1974).

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