Eljif Elmas

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Eljif Elmas (Macedonian: Ељиф Елмас; born 24 September 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or wide midfielder for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the North Macedonia national team.

Elmas started his career at FK Rabotnički in his native Macedonia. After a stand-out season in which he scored six league goals and led Rabotnički to a third-place finish in the Macedonian First Football League in 2016–17, he joined Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a deal until 2022, with Fenerbahçe paying the former €300,000 for his services. The attacking midfielder went on to score four goals in over 40 appearances for the Yellow Canaries in all competitions before moving to Italy in July 2019.

On 24 July 2019, Serie A club Napoli announced the signing of Elmas from Fenerbahçe. The deal was worth a reported €16 million, which could rise to €19 million in total with bonuses – including a €1.5 million sell-on fee clause. He was disciplined by his new club after speaking to reporters while away on international duty in November 2019 for breaching a club media blackout.
Elmas scored his first Napoli goal on 3…