Juergen Elitim

Juergen Elitim
Personal information
Full name Juergen Farid Elitim Sepúlveda
Date of birth (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bursaspor
Youth career
2007–2014 Club Cyclones
2014–2017 Leones
2017–2018 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Leones 2 (0)
2018–2019 Granada B 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Marbella (loan) 33 (2)
2019–2023 Watford 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Marbella (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2021 → Ponferradina (loan) 41 (0)
2021–2022 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 36 (1)
2022–2023 → Racing Santander (loan) 29 (2)
2023–2026 Legia Warsaw 73 (3)
2026– Bursaspor 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:02, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Juergen Farid Elitim Sepúlveda (born 13 July 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF 1. Lig club Bursaspor.

Career

Born in Cartagena, Elitim moved to Cali at the age of 12, joining Club JC FC Cyclones' youth setup. After impressing in a tournament at the age of 15, he agreed to a deal with Granada CF, but was unable to join the club until the age of 18; he was assigned to Leones FC instead.[1]

Elitim made his first team debut for Leones on 9 October 2016, aged 17, by playing the last eight minutes of a 2–1 Categoría Primera B home win against Tigres.[2] In July 2017, he moved to Granada after his 18th birthday.

On 22 August 2018, Elitim joined Segunda División B side Marbella FC for the 2018–19 season.[3] On 31 July of the following year, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, his loan was renewed for a further year.[4]

On 9 August 2020, Elitim agreed to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Ponferradina.[5] He made his professional debut on 20 September, coming on as a late substitute for Yuri de Souza in a 2–0 away win against Albacete Balompié.[6]

On 9 July 2021, Elitim returned to Spain, joining Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 2 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander on a one-year loan deal.[8]

On 27 June 2023, he signed a three-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[9]

On 23 May 2026, Elitim signed with Turkish side Bursaspor on a free transfer.[10]

Personal life

Elitim is of Lebanese and Turkish descent through his father's side.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leones 2016 Categoría Primera B 2 0 — — — 2 0
Marbella (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 33210——342
Marbella (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 22120——241
Ponferradina (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 41000——410
Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 2021–22 Primera Federación 36100——361
Racing Santander (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 29200——292
Legia Warsaw 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 3312014[b]11[c]0502
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 150304[b]0—220
2025–26 Ekstraklasa 252109[d]21[c]0364
Total 73360273201086
Career total 2369902732027412
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Legia Warsaw

References

  1. ↑ "Juergen Elitim: "Estoy viviendo un sueño y logrando lo que siempre quise"" [Juergen Elitim: "I am living a dream and achieving what I have always wanted"] (in Spanish). Balón Latino. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "El duelo de felinos fue para Leones" [The duel of felines end up being of Leones] (in Spanish). Código Fútbol. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "El Marbella FC cierra la plantilla con las llegadas de Juergen, Elías y Montero" [Marbella FC complete the squad with the arrivals of Juergen, Elías and Montero] (in Spanish). Marbella FC. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Juergen renueva una temporada con el Marbella F.C." [Juergen Elitim renews one season with Marbella F.C.] (in Spanish). Marbella FC. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Juergen Elitim se incorpora a la SD Ponferradina" [Juergen Elitim joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Valcarce completa el 'efecto Yuri' sentenciando al Alba" [Valcarce completes the 'Yuri effect' by sentencing Alba] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Juergen Elitim, new Dépor player 2021-2022" (in Spanish). Deportivo de La Coruña. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Juergen Elitim se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2022/23" (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Juergen Elitim zawodnikiem Legii". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna (in Polish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Artych, Jakub (24 May 2026). "To już pewne. Gwiazdor Legii Warszawa ma nowy klub". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Colombiano, El (29 May 2023). "Juergen, el volante colombiano que es figura en Racing de España". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "El "desconocido" colombiano que estará jugando la Conference League". Bolavip. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Juergen Elitim". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Papuga, Wojciech (2 May 2025). "Legia Warszawa zdobywcą Pucharu Polski! W finale wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
  16. ↑ Piegza, Michał (13 July 2025). "Legia Warszawa zdobywcą Superpucharu Polski!". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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