Bartuğ Elmaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Tekirdağ, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Maribor (on loan from Fenerbahçe) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2021 | Galatasaray | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Galatasaray | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Marseille II | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– | Fenerbahçe | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Maribor (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U15 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Turkey U16 | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 14 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025 | |||
Bartuğ Elmaz (born 19 February 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, on loan from Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
Club career
[edit]Galatasaray
[edit]Elmaz is a product of Galatasaray Academy. On 17 November 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray.[1] The following month, on 22 December 2020, Elmaz made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 3–1 Süper Lig win over Göztepe.[2]
Marseille
[edit]In January 2022, Elmaz signed a pre-contract deal to join Marseille. He officially joined the Ligue 1 team in June 2022.[3] He made his debut for the team in a 2–0 win over Hyères in the Coupe de France match on 7 January 2023.[4]
Fenerbahçe
[edit]On 20 July 2023, Elmaz joined Fenerbahçe on a three-year contract.[5][6] He made his debut with the team in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over Maribor on 17 August 2023.[7]
On 21 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Samsunspor in an away match, which Fenerbahçe won 2–0.[8]
On 9 January 2025, Elmaz scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe against Kasımpaşa in a Turkish Cup match, helping his team to a 3–0 win.
Sivasspor (loan)
[edit]On 30 January 2024, Elmaz signed with Sivasspor on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. He made twelve Süper Lig appearances for the club, scoring no goals.[9]
Maribor (loan)
[edit]After failing to make a breakthrough at Fenerbahçe, the club sent Elmaz on loan to Slovenian PrvaLiga outfit Maribor in January 2025 until the end of the season. He was assigned the number 70 shirt.[10]
International career
[edit]Elmaz is a youth international for Turkey, having represented the Turkey U15s, U16s, U17s, U19s and U21s,[11] amassing over 60 caps for all teams combined.[12]
Style of play
[edit]Elmaz is described as a talented, highly creative and technically gifted all-round box-to-box midfielder, with excellent dribbling skills and ball control, which allows him to operate effectively in a deep-seated playmaking role as a central midfielder.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galatasaray | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Marseille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Sivasspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Coupe de France
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "U19'dan 6 oyuncu A takıma geliyor". gsgazete.com.
- ^ "Bartuğ Elmaz » SüperLig 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Mercato OM: Bartug Elmaz sera Olympien à partir de la saison prochaine". LaProvence.com (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Hyeres – Marsilya: 0–2 (MAÇ SONUCU)". haberturk.com (in Turkish). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Bartuğ Elmaz" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe SK. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Bartug Elmaz transféré au Fenerbahçe SK" (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". Fenerbahçe SK. 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Yılport Samsunspor 0–2 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahçe SK. 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Bartuğ Elmaz » SüperLig 2023/2024". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "(VIDEO) Maribor predstavil turškega novinca. Mikić: Moštvo potrebuje dodatno moč v zvezni vrsti". Večer (in Slovenian). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Bartuğ Elmaz kimdir? Nereli, kaç yaşında, boyu ve kilosu kaç, hangi takımda forma giyiyor? Hangi mevkide oynuyor?". Haberler.com. 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Fenerbahče do konca sezone Mariboru posodil obetavnega vezista" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ ""Fenerbahçe'nin en iyi transferi Bartuğ Elmaz"". Ajansspor. 23 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bartuğ Elmaz at the Turkish Football Federation
- Bartuğ Elmaz at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Tekirdağ
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- NK Maribor players
- Süper Lig players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen