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Eljero Elia
Personal information
Full name	Eljero Elia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Hamburg
Number	11
Youth career
	SV Voorburg
	Forum Sport
	TONEGIDO
1996–2000	ADO Den Haag
2000–2002	Ajax
2002–2004	ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	ADO Den Haag
2007–2009	Twente
2009–	Hamburg
International career‡
2006–2008	Netherlands U21
2009	Netherlands B
2009-	Netherlands
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 09 September 2009 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:10, 09 September 2009 (UTC)

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Eljero Elia (born 13 February 1987) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

ADO Den Haag

Before excelling in the ADO Den Haag youth team, he played for many amateur clubs. Elia made his professional debut in 2004 when he was just 17 years old. In that season he played 4 matches and scored one goal for ADO. But things went wrong when ADO Den Haag picked their new coach, Lex Schoenmaker. After some conflicts with Elia, FC Twente were fast to sign the player.

FC Twente

Not only Twente were interested, but also Ajax were keen to sign him. But if he chose Ajax, he would first be loaned out to ADO Den Haag, and Elia didn't have a chance of playing there. ADO were also relegated, and he did not want to play in the Jupiler League. Recently PSV Eindhoven has also made a bid for the player^[1]. When he played for Twente, he was being recognised as one of the Erdivisie's best players.

Hamburger SV

On 5 July 2009, Elia joined Hamburger SV for a five-year contract^[2] and costs 8.5 million euro^[3]. 8 August 2009, Elia had his début as a substitute in the first match of the season.

International Career

Elia already began on the Netherlands U19 team in 2005, a year after his debute as a professional. He developed rapidly, and already in the beginning of 2006, he was selected for Netherlands U21. Elia was also selected by Bert van Marwijk for the senior national Dutch team's friendly encounter with England. ^[4]

On September 5, 2009, Elia had his debut for Netherlands national team against Japan in a friendly match^[5]. He came on at half-time replacing Arjen Robben. His first match for Oranje went very well, with Elia producing two assists in the 3-0 victory^[6]. In just his second match, Elia scored the only goal against Scotland on 9th September 2009.^[7]

References

^ Ook PSV wil Elia
^ "Perfekt - HSV verpflichtet Elia!" (in German). DFL. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Elia zum Hamburger SV
^ Bert van Marwijk announces Holland squad for England
^ Netherlands beat Japan 3-0 in friendly
^ Geflatteerde 3-0 zege van Oranje op Japan (Dutch)
^ Elia opnieuw goudhaantje Oranje (Dutch)

External links

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[1] Ook PSV wil Elia

[2] "Perfekt - HSV verpflichtet Elia!" (in German). DFL. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] Elia zum Hamburger SV

[4] Bert van Marwijk announces Holland squad for England

[5] Netherlands beat Japan 3-0 in friendly

[6] Geflatteerde 3-0 zege van Oranje op Japan (Dutch)

[7] Elia opnieuw goudhaantje Oranje (Dutch)

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 ===FC Twente===
-Not only Twente were interested, but also [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] were keen to sign him. But if he chose Ajax, he would first be loaned out to [[ADO Den Haag]], and Elia didn't have a chance of playing there. ADO were also relegated, and he did not want to play in the [[Eerste Divisie|Jupiler League]]. Recently [[PSV Eindhoven]] has also made a bid for the player<ref>[http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/3006611/__Ook_PSV_mengt_zich_in_strijd_Elia__.html?p=16,1 Ook PSV wil Elia]</ref>. When he played for Twente, he was being recognised as on of the Erdivisie's best players.
+Not only Twente were interested, but also [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] were keen to sign him. But if he chose Ajax, he would first be loaned out to [[ADO Den Haag]], and Elia didn't have a chance of playing there. ADO were also relegated, and he did not want to play in the [[Eerste Divisie|Jupiler League]]. Recently [[PSV Eindhoven]] has also made a bid for the player<ref>[http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/3006611/__Ook_PSV_mengt_zich_in_strijd_Elia__.html?p=16,1 Ook PSV wil Elia]</ref>. When he played for Twente, he was being recognised as one of the Erdivisie's best players.
 ===Hamburger SV===