Eljero Elia

Eljero Elia is the kind of winger I always enjoyed watching, the type who could beat a defender on pure pace and unbalance a back line in seconds. What stands out to me is how far his career roamed: from ADO Den Haag and Twente at home to Hamburg, a spell at Juventus, Werder Bremen, then back to Feyenoord before Istanbul Basaksehir. That itinerary reads like a footballer chasing the next challenge rather than settling. At 176 centimeters he relied on quickness over size, and I think that explosive style is exactly why Dutch fans remember him.

Name (English)

Eljero Elia

Name (Japanese)

エルイェロ・エリア

Reading

えるいぇろ・えりあ

Born

February 13, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rabbit

Origin

Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2

Tags

• South Holland
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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