Steeve Elana

Steeve Elana

Elana in 2004
Personal information
Full name	Steeve Olivier Elana [1]
Date of birth	(1980-07-11) 11 July 1980 (age 44) [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*
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

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.

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]

References

1. "Steeve Olivier Elana". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
2. "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".