Bartuğ Elmaz

Bartuğ Elmaz
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Çerkezköy, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 28
Youth career
2013–2020 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Galatasaray 1 (0)
2022–2023 Marseille 0 (0)
2022–2023 Marseille II 6 (2)
2023– Fenerbahçe 7 (0)
2024 → Sivasspor (loan) 12 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Bartuğ Elmaz (born 17 February 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.

Professional career

Galatasaray

Elmaz is a product of Galatasaray's youth academy. On 17 November 2020, Elmaz signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray.[1] He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in the 3-1 Süper Lig win over Göztepe S.K. on 22 December 2020.

Marseille

In January 2022, he signed a pre-contract deal to join Marseille. In June 2022, he officially joined them.[2] He made his debut with the team in a 2-0 win over Hyères FC in Coupe de France match on 17 January 2023.[3]

Fenerbahçe

On 20 July 2023, Elmaz joined Fenerbahçe on a three-year contract.[4][5] He made his debut with the team in a 3-0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over NK Maribor on 17 August 2023.[6]

On 21 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut with the team against Samsunspor in away game, Fenerbahçe won 2–0.[7]

Sivasspor (loan)

On 30 January 2024, he signed with Sivasspor on loan for the rest of 2023-24 season [8] where he showed a very successful performance in his club with 12 Süper Lig matches.

Style of play

Elmaz is 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.[9]

Career statistics

As of matches played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galatasaray 2020–21 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 0 0 22[b] 6 23 6
2021–22 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 8[b] 3 9 3
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 9 32 9
Marseille 2022–23 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6[d] 2 7 2
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 5 0 1 0 2[e] 0 0 0 8 0
2024–25 Süper Lig 2 0 0 0 1[f] 0 0 0 3 0
Total 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Sivasspor (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 20 0 1 0 3 0 36 11 62 11
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b Appearances in U21 Ligi with Galatasaray U21
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Championnat National 3
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International career

Elmaz is a youth international for Turkey, having represented the Turkey U15s, U16s, U17s, U19s and U21s.[10]

References

  1. ^ "U19'dan 6 oyuncu A takıma geliyor". www.gsgazete.com/.
  2. ^ "Mercato OM : Bartug Elmaz sera Olympien à partir de la saison prochaine". LaProvence.com (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Hyeres - Marsilya: 0-2". haberturk.com.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Bartuğ Elmaz" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe SK. 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Bartug Elmaz transféré au Fenerbahçe SK" (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". Fenerbahce.org. 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Yılport Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahce.org. 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Bilgilendirme". Fenerbahce.org. 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ ""Fenerbahçe'nin en iyi transferi Bartuğ Elmaz"". Ajansspor. 23 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Bartuğ Elmaz kimdir? Nereli, kaç yaşında, boyu ve kilosu kaç, hangi takımda forma giyiyor? Hangi mevkide oynuyor?". Haberler.com. 23 December 2020.