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Eljero Elia

エルイェロ・エリア　/　えるいぇろ・えりあ

Association football player from Netherlands

February 13, 1987 (age 39)　・　Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands

South Holland
association football player

My Take

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.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: 176 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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

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