Eren Elmalı

Eren Elmalı — Biography

Eren Elmalı, full name Evren Eren Elmalı, is a left-back for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team. Having arrived from Trabzonspor, he won the Süper Lig with Galatasaray in 2024-25 and 2025-26 and the Turkish Cup in 2024-25. He was named in Turkey's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup.

He began in 2011 at the academy of Kartalspor, the club of his native Kartal, and stayed seven years. In 2018 he moved to the Kasımpaşa academy and turned professional in July 2019. He spent 2019-20 on loan at Silivrispor in the third tier, making 27 appearances. Back at Kasımpaşa he made his Süper Lig debut against Alanyaspor in January 2021, scoring once in 41 matches in total. In summer 2022 he joined Trabzonspor for €3.6 million, played 111 matches in three seasons and won the 2022 Super Cup.

He signed for Galatasaray on 11 February 2025. His first goal in the yellow and red came away to Gaziantep FK on 8 August 2025. After serving his ban he returned in the Super Cup semi-final against Trabzonspor on 5 January 2026 and scored in that match. He was first called up at under-21 level and made his senior international debut against Lithuania in the UEFA Nations League on 7 June 2022. He was often the subject of transfer reports in summer 2026.