Juergen Elitim
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juergen Farid Elitim Sepúlveda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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– | Legia Warsaw | 59 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:55, 10 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Juergen Farid Elitim Sepúlveda (born 13 July 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Legia Warsaw.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] On 31 July of the following year, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, his loan was renewed for a further year.[5]
On 9 August 2020, Elitim agreed to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Ponferradina.[6] 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.[7]
On 9 July 2021, Elitim returned to Spain, joining Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 2 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander on a one-year loan deal.[9]
On 27 June 2023, he signed a three-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[1]