Ferdi Elmas (born 13 February 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Ferdi Elmas
Personal information
Full name Ferdi Can Elmas
Date of birth (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39)
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)
2007–2008Ankaraspor (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)

Club career

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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

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He qualifies for both Dutch and Turkish citizenship as his mother is Dutch and his father is Turkish.

Honours

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Galatasaray

References

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