Steeve Elana

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Steeve Elana
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Elana in 2004
Personal information
Full name Steeve Olivier Elana [1]
Date of birth (1980-07-11) 11 July 1980 (age 45) [2]
Place of birth Aubervilliers, [2] Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Martigues
Number 1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001 Marseille Endoume 0 (0)
2001–2002 ASOA Valence 30 (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)
Total487(0)
International career
2014 Martinique 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steeve Olivier Elana (born 11 July 1980) is a French former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Martigues. Born in metropolitan France, he represented the Martinique national team.

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Club career

Elana previously played for Lille OSC in the French Ligue 1. [3] 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.[ citation needed ]

International career

Born in France, Elana is of Martiniquais and Guinean descent. [4] In March 2019, 38-year-old Elana was called up to the Guinea national team, [5] 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. [6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [7]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ASOA Valence 2001–02 National 3000010310
Caen 2002–03 Ligue 2 1201000130
2003–04 3704000410
2004–05 Ligue 1 1302000150
Total62070006910
Brest 2005–06 Ligue 2 3302000350
2006–07 3600000360
2007–08 3501000360
2008–09 1900010200
2009–10 3802010410
2010–11 Ligue 13802010410
2011–12 3700000370
Total236070302460
Lille 2012–13 Ligue 1200303020280
2013–14 00401050
2014–15 0010001020
2015–16 00200020
Total2001004030370
Gazélec Ajaccio 2016–17 Ligue 23800000380
2017–18 3600000360
Total7400000740
Tours 2018–19 National3202010350
Cholet 2019–20 National25010260
Martigues 2020–21 National 2 8080
Career total48702709030005260

References

  1. "Steeve Olivier Elana". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Steeve Elana". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  3. "STEEVE ELANA: "Dans le foot, il faut vraiment avoir une abnégation hors du commun…"". kreyoldiaspower.net.
  4. "Guinée : Steeve Elana et la Guinée, c'est mal parti". France Football.
  5. "Syli National : les 23 de Paul Put pour affronter la Centrafrique". 14 March 2019.
  6. Lantheaume, Romain. "Guinée : la naturalisation de Steeve Elana a capoté ! - Afrik-Foot".
  7. Steeve Elana at Soccerway