Dwight Eli (born 11 November 1982) is a Dutch former footballer who played for
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...
in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
and
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
.
Club career
Eli made his professional debut in the Eredivisie, on 28 April 2002 for
Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
under coach
Frank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a defensive midfielder. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and AC Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side ...
against
PSV.
On 5 May that year he played a home game against
FC Groningen
Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...
. Next season, in the Eerste Divisie, he played 16 matches.
Eli continued his career with a long spell at the amateur branch of
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
,
SC Feyenoord
Sportclub Feyenoord, also known as Feyenoord AV, is an amateur football club from Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is the amateur branch of the professional football club Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (as ...
.
He finished his player career at
TOGB
TOGB is a football club from Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1928. Its first squad plays in the Derde Divisie since 2022.
The club was established on 28 October 1928 as TOGB, a Dutch abbreviation for ''Tot Ons Genoegen ...
and RSCV
Zestienhoven
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly ''Rotterdam Airport'', ''Vliegveld Zestienhoven'' in Dutch language, Dutch), is a minor international airport serving Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second largest city, and The Hague, its administrative and ...
.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Footballers from Rotterdam
Men's association football defenders
Dutch men's footballers
Zwart-Wit '28 players
Sparta Rotterdam players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
SC Feyenoord players
TOGB players