Evren Eren Elmalı (born 7 July 2000) is a Turkish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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for
Süper Lig
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club
Galatasaray
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and the
Turkey national team.
Professional career
Kasımpaşa
Elmalı is a youth product of
Kartalspor
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and
Kasımpaşa, signing his first professional contract with the latter in 2019.
Silivrispor (loan)
He began his senior career on loan with
Silivrispor in the
TFF First League
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for the 2019-20 season.
Return to Kasımpaşa
He returned to Kasımpaşa for the 2020-21 season. He made his professional debut with Kasımpaşa in a 2-1
Süper Lig
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win over
Alanyaspor
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on 11 January 2021.
Trabzonspor
On 17 July 2022, Elmalı transferred to
Trabzonspor
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on a 3-year contract.
Galatasaray
On February 11, 2025, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
.
International career
Elmalı was called up to the senior
Turkey national team for
UEFA Nations League
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matches in June 2022.
International
Honours
Trabzonspor
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Turkish Super Cup
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:
2022
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Galatasaray
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Süper Lig
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2024–25
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Turkish Cup
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:
2024–25
References
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2000 births
Living people
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
Footballers from Istanbul
Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
People from Kartal
Süper Lig players
TFF Third League players
Trabzonspor footballers
Turkey men's international footballers
Turkish men's footballers
Galatasaray S.K. footballers