Iidle Elmi (born 1 January 1995) is a Somalian born Finnish footballer who last played for FC YPA in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen. He has previously played for FF Jaro in the Finnish top division Veikkausliiga and for FB Gulbene in the Latvian Virsliga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iidle Muhamed Elmi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Somalia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | FF Jaro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | FF Jaro | 40 | (0) |
| 2011, 2014 | → JBK (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2015 | FB Gulbene | ||
| 2016 | FC YPA | 21 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Finland U-19 | ||
| 2014 | Finland U-20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2017 | |||
Career
editElmi joined the FF Jaro junior squad in 2009. He signed a three-year contract with Jaro's first team in January 2011.[1] In 2013, he received Finnish citizenship.[2] In 2015 he was signed by the Latvian side FB Gulbene,[3] but the club was expelled from the top league and their results expunged on suspicion of match-fixing.[4] Elmi returned Finland for the next season.[5]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "Iidle Elmi ja Jaro pitkään sopimukseen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Iidle Elmi jatkaa Jarossa". Kymppipaikka (in Finnish). 30 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Kaptenen stannar på sin kant" (in Swedish). Österbottens Tidning. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "'Gulbenes' dublieru komanda varēs turpināt piedalīties Latvijas dublieru čempionātā" (in Latvian). Delfi. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Elmi gör comeback med YPa" (in Swedish). Österbottens Tidning. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
External links
edit- Iidle Elmi Finnish Football Association.
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