Juergen Farid Elitim Sepúlveda (born 13 July 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Polish club Legia Warsaw.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juergen Farid Elitim Sepúlveda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Club Cyclones | ||
| 2014–2017 | Leones | ||
| 2017–2018 | Granada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Leones | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Granada B | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Marbella (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Marbella (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 41 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2023– | Legia Warsaw | 33 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Cartagena, Elitim moved to Cali at the age of 12, joining Club JC FC Cyclones' youth setup. After impressing in a tournament at the age of 15, he agreed to a deal with Granada CF, but was unable to join the club until the age of 18; he was assigned to Leones FC instead.[2]
Elitim made his first team debut for Leones on 9 October 2016, aged 17, by playing the last eight minutes of a 2–1 Categoría Primera B home win against Tigres.[3] In July 2017, he moved to Granada after his 18th birthday.
On 22 August 2018, Elitim joined Segunda División B side Marbella FC for the 2018–19 season.[4] On 31 July of the following year, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, his loan was renewed for a further year.[5]
On 9 August 2020, Elitim agreed to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Ponferradina.[6] He made his professional debut on 20 September, coming on as a late substitute for Yuri de Souza in a 2–0 away win against Albacete Balompié.[7]
On 9 July 2021, Elitim returned to Spain, joining Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 2 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander on a one-year loan deal.[9]
On 27 June 2023, he signed a three-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leones F.C. | 2016 | Categoría Primera B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Marbella (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Marbella (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Ponferradina (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2021–22 | Primera Federación | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Career total | 196 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
References
edit- ^ a b "Juergen Elitim zawodnikiem Legii". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna (in Polish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Juergen Elitim: "Estoy viviendo un sueño y logrando lo que siempre quise"" [Juergen Elitim: "I am living a dream and achieving what I have always wanted"] (in Spanish). Balón Latino. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "El duelo de felinos fue para Leones" [The duel of felines end up being of Leones] (in Spanish). Código Fútbol. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "El Marbella FC cierra la plantilla con las llegadas de Juergen, Elías y Montero" [Marbella FC complete the squad with the arrivals of Juergen, Elías and Montero] (in Spanish). Marbella FC. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Juergen renueva una temporada con el Marbella F.C." [Juergen Elitim renews one season with Marbella F.C.] (in Spanish). Marbella FC. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Juergen Elitim se incorpora a la SD Ponferradina" [Juergen Elitim joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Valcarce completa el 'efecto Yuri' sentenciando al Alba" [Valcarce completes the 'Yuri effect' by sentencing Alba] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Juergen Elitim, new Dépor player 2021-2022" (in Spanish). Deportivo de La Coruña. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Juergen Elitim se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2022/23" (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Juergen Elitim". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
External links
edit- Juergen Elitim at BDFutbol
- Juergen Elitim at Soccerway
- Juergen Elitim at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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