Steeve Elana
![]() Elana in 2004 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 July 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Martigues | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Marseille Endoume | 0 | (0) |
2001–2002 | ASOA Valence | 29 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Caen | 62 | (0) |
2005–2012 | Brest | 236 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Lille | 20 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 74 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Tours | 32 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Cholet | 25 | (0) |
2020 | Martigues | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | Martinique | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 |
Steeve Elana (born 11 July 1980) is a former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Martigues. Born in metropolitan France, he represented the Martinique national team.
He previously played for Lille OSC in the French Ligue 1.[1] He became first choice goalkeeper for Lille after the departure of Mickaël Landreau. However, he was displaced in 2013–14 by the Nigerian international Vincent Enyeama.
International career
[edit]Born in France, Elana is of Martiniquais and Guinean descent.[2] In March 2019, 38-year-old Elana was called up to the Guinea national team,[3] having previously played internationally for Martinique which is a non-FIFA member. He was unable to get a Guinean passport, as he was not able to confirm the Guinean village his grandparents came from.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "STEEVE ELANA: "Dans le foot, il faut vraiment avoir une abnégation hors du commun…"". kreyoldiaspower.net.
- ^ "Guinée : Steeve Elana et la Guinée, c'est mal parti". France Football.
- ^ "Syli National : les 23 de Paul Put pour affronter la Centrafrique". 14 March 2019.
- ^ Lantheaume, Romain. "Guinée : la naturalisation de Steeve Elana a capoté ! - Afrik-Foot".
External links
[edit]- Steeve Elana at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Steeve Elana at Soccerway
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Aubervilliers
- Martiniquais men's footballers
- Martinique men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- French sportspeople of Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Guinean descent
- ASOA Valence players
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- US Marseille Endoume players
- Lille OSC players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- Tours FC players
- SO Cholet players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Black French sportspeople
- Martiniquais football biography stubs
- French football goalkeeper stubs