Ferdi Elmas

Football player infobox
playername = Ferdi Elmas


fullname =
height = height|m=1.70
weight = 68 kg
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1985|2|13|df=y
cityofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
currentclub = Galatasaray
clubnumber = 35
position = Midfielder
youthyears = ?-2004
youthclubs = Ajax
years = 2004-2005 2005-2008 2008
2008-
clubs = RKC Waalwijk Çaykur Rizespor Ankaraspor (loan)
Galatasaray
caps(goals) = 23 (11) 53 (4) 10 (1)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2001 2006-2007 2007-
nationalteam = Netherlands U-17 Turkey U-21 Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (2) 3 (0)
0 (0)
pcupdate =
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Ferdi Elmas (born February 13, 1985 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Turkish footballer playing for Turkish Super League club Galatasaray. He qualifies for both Dutch and Turkish citizenship,his mother is Dutch and his father is Turkish. Formerly, he 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 giants Galatasaray signed the player on a 3-year deal, expiring in June 2011. The transfer was a player-swap, with Ugur Akdemir being the player who left the team.

He typically plays in the central midfield, however he has recently been playing on the left hand side for the Ankara club.

He was also called up to the Turkish national team for the EURO 2008 Qualifiers.

Honours

* Galatasaray
** Turkish Super Cup: 1 (2008)

External links

* [http://www.galatasaray.org/futboltakimi/pages/oyuncu_294.php Profile at galatasaray.org]
* [http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=915874 Profile at TFF.org]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/29949/ferdielmas/profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de]