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North Macedonia · 2017–2026Eljif Elmas
Rating
Caps
77
Goals
13
Life
1999
Clubs
FK Rabotnički, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, SSC Napoli
Honours
national Player of the Year
#3
Editorial rank of 33 for North Macedonia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Five minutes from time in Germany on 31 March 2021, he swept Arijan Ademi's cut-back past Marc-André ter Stegen for a 2-1 win that ended twenty years of German invincibility in World Cup qualifying. A Serie A title with Napoli in 2023 and the Coppa Italia in 2020 sit alongside his part in taking North Macedonia to Euro 2020, the country's first major tournament. Career record: 77 caps and 13 goals for North Macedonia; club career at FK Rabotnički, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, SSC Napoli; honours include national Player of the Year.
Career record
| 2015–2017 | FK Rabotnički |
| 2018–2019 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| 2019–2023 | SSC Napoli |
| 2024–today | RB Leipzig |
| 2025–2025 | Torino |
| 2025–2026 | SSC Napoli |
| North Macedonia | 77 caps, 13 goals |
Shared the era
North Macedonia legends whose careers overlapped Elmas's