Elayis Tavsan
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Tavsan in 2026 | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Samsunspor | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2008 | Victoria '04 | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2018 | Sparta Rotterdam | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 25 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Telstar (loan) | 22 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | NEC | 107 | (21) | |||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Hellas Verona | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Cesena (loan) | 28 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Reggiana (loan) | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Samsunspor | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Elayis Tavsan (born 30 April 2001) is a Dutch-Turkish professional footballer who plays as right winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.[1][2]
Club career
On 19 August 2019, he joined Telstar on a season-long loan.[3] On 15 June 2020, he signed a three-year contract with NEC with an option for an additional season.[4] He made his debut against Jong Ajax in the second matchday of the season. He played 84 minutes, after which he was substituted for Thomas Beekman. The match after that, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 3–1 away match against FC Volendam.[5]
On 23 January 2024, Tavsan signed for Serie A club Hellas Verona.[6] On 30 August 2024, he was loaned to Cesena in Serie B.[7]
On 15 July 2025, his loan move to Serie B side AC Reggiana was announced.[8] On 16 January 2026, the loan to Reggiana was terminated early.[9]
On the same day, Tavsan signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Samsunspor in Turkey.[10]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Tavsan is of Turkish and Surinamese descent.[11] The Dutch footballer also became a Turkish citizen in February 2026.[12]
Honours
Netherlands U17
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: October 2021[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Telstar (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | |
| NEC | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 107 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 25 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2023–24 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Cesena (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Reggiana (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie B | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
| Career total | 171 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 39 | ||
References
- ^ a b Elayis Tavsan at Soccerway
- ^ Elayis Tavsan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "TELSTAR HUURT SPARTAAN TAVSAN" (Press release) (in Dutch). Telstar. 19 August 2019.
- ^ "N.E.C. versterkt zich met Elayis Tavsan". NEC (in Dutch). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Volendam vs. NEC - 15 September 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Elayis Tavsan è un nuovo attaccante gialloblù!" [Elayis Tavsan is a new yellow-blue striker!]. www.hellasverona.it (in Italian). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Elayis Tavsan è bianconero" [Elayis Tavsan is black and white] (in Italian). Cesena. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Elayis Tavsan in prestito alla Reggiana". Hellas Verona FC. 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Risoluzione onerosa del prestito di Elayis Tavsan dall'Hellas Verona" [Elayis Tavsan's loan from Hellas Verona has been terminated at a cost.] (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "HOŞ GELDİN ELAYIS TAVSAN" [WELCOME ELAYIS TAVSAN] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "De grootste 15 Turkse talenten uit Nederland, Duitsland en Zwitserland". www.turksvoetbal.net.
- ^ "Süper Lig'e transfer olur olmaz Türk vatandaşı oldu" [He became a Turkish citizen as soon as he transferred to the Süper Lig]. Halk TV (in Turkish). 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.
- ^ "Ajax provides most players for the team of the month for the third time". eredivisie.eu. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021.