Elayis Tavşan

Elayis Tavşan
	Tavşan in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth	30 April 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Samsunspor
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2008	Victoria '04
2008–2018	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Jong Sparta Rotterdam
2018–2020	Sparta Rotterdam
2019–2020	→ Telstar (loan)
2020–2024	NEC
2024–2026	Hellas Verona
2024–2025	→ Cesena (loan)
2025–2026	→ Reggiana (loan)
2026–	Samsunspor
International career‡
2018	Netherlands U17
2018–2019	Netherlands U18
2019	Netherlands U19
2022–2023	Netherlands U21
Medal record
Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2023

Elayis Tavşan (born 30 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as right winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.

Club career

On 19 August 2019, he joined Telstar on a season-long loan. On 15 June 2020, he signed a three-year contract with NEC with an option for an additional season. 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.

On 23 January 2024, Tavşan signed for Serie A club Hellas Verona. On 30 August 2024, he was loaned to Cesena in Serie B.

On 15 July 2025, his loan move to Serie B side AC Reggiana was announced. On 16 January 2026, the loan to Reggiana was terminated early.

On the same day, Tavşan signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Samsunspor in Turkey.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Tavşan is of Turkish and Surinamese descent. The Dutch footballer also became a Turkish citizen in February 2026.

Honours

Netherlands U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2018

Individual

Eredivisie Talent of the Month: October 2021

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

1 2 Elayis Tavşan at Soccerway
↑ Elayis Tavşan 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.

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[SW-1] 1 2 Elayis Tavşan at Soccerway

[WF-2] Elayis Tavşan at WorldFootball.net

[3] "TELSTAR HUURT SPARTAAN TAVSAN" (Press release) (in Dutch). Telstar. 19 August 2019.

[4] "N.E.C. versterkt zich met Elayis Tavsan". NEC (in Dutch). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[5] "Volendam vs. NEC - 15 September 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[6] "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.

[7] "Elayis Tavsan è bianconero" [Elayis Tavsan is black and white] (in Italian). Cesena. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[8] "Elayis Tavsan in prestito alla Reggiana". Hellas Verona FC. 15 July 2025.

[9] "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.

[10] "HOŞ GELDİN ELAYIS TAVSAN" [WELCOME ELAYIS TAVSAN] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[11] "De grootste 15 Turkse talenten uit Nederland, Duitsland en Zwitserland". www.turksvoetbal.net.

[12] "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)

[13] Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.

[EPOMOctober-14] "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.