Elvis van der Laan
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Date of birth
29 February 2008
Place of birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Position
Defender
Current team
FC Groningen| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 February 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Groningen | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | BP | ||
| 2021–2023 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| 2024–2025 | AIK | ||
| 2025– | FC Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | AIK | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Sweden U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sweden U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Elvis van der Laan (born 29 February 2008) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Groningen.
Club career
As a youth player, van der Laan joined the youth academy of Swedish side BP. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Swedish side IFK Göteborg in 2021.
Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Swedish side AIK at the age of fifteen[2] and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025, where he made two league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Dutch side FC Groningen.[3]