Daniel Elfadli
 Elfadli with Hamburger SV in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Abdullah Elfadli | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Leonberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | TSG Leonberg | ||
| 2011–2013 | Eltingen | ||
| 2013–2016 | SKV Rutesheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | SKV Rutesheim | 53 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | SSV Reutlingen 05 | 47 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Nöttingen | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | VfR Aalen | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 53 | (3) |
| 2024– | Hamburger SV | 52 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Libya | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 January 2024 | |||
Daniel Elfadli (Arabic: دانيال الفاضلي, born 6 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Born in Germany, he represents the Libya national team.
Club career
[edit]Elfadli is a youth product of TSG Leonberg, Eltingen and Rutesheim. He began his senior career in the seventh division of Germany, the Landesliga, with Rutesheim in 2016.[1] In 2018, he moved to Reutlingen,[2] and his success there earned him a move to Nöttingen in the Oberliga.[3] He spent the 2021–22 season with Aalen in the Regionalliga.[4] 2. Bundesliga side Magdeburg scouted him, and after eight games signed him in advance of the 2022–23 season.[5]
On 1 July 2024, Elfadli signed with Hamburger SV.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Elfadli is of Libyan descent. He was called up to the Libya national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[7] He made his debut with Libya in a 0–0 friendly tie with Uganda on 21 September 2022.[8]
Again in January 2024, he was called up for the Libya national team for two friendly matches against Indonesia in Turkey, Libya has won them both with scores of 4–0 and 2–1.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SKV Rutesheim | 2016–17 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 26 | 4 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 27 | 3 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| Total | 53 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 55 | 7 | ||||
| SSV Reutlingen 05 | 2018–19 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 27 | 1 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 20 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 54 | 4 | ||||
| FC Nöttingen | 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| VfR Aalen | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 28 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 3 | ||||
| Hamburger SV | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 244 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 266 | 17 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elfadli goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2022 | Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey |  Niger | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ↑ Zeitung, Stuttgarter (30 October 2017). "Fußball: Nach der Pause bestimmt die SKV das Spiel". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ↑ Kretschmer, Manfred. "Elfadli & Co. drängen sich beim SSV Reutlingen auf – SSV Reutlingen Fußball – Reutlinger General-Anzeiger". gea.de.
- ↑ "Im Gespräch ... Daniel Elfadli". www.fc-noettingen.de.
- ↑ Aalen, VfR. "Neuverpflichtung Daniel Elfadli". VfR Aalen 1921 e.V.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Kreiszeitung, Leonberger (19 June 2022). "Daniel Elfadli ist Fußball-Profi: Ein Aufsteiger wechselt zum Aufsteiger". Leonberger Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ↑ "HSV SIGN DANIEL ELFADLI". Hamburger SV. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "Bundesliga-Spieler auf Länderspielreise". bundesliga.de – die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga.
- ↑ www.scaramedia.de, Sven Johanson. "Unsere Jungs auf Länderspielreise • 1. FC Magdeburg". 1.fc-magdeburg.de.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Elfadli at Soccerway
- Daniel Elfadli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Elfadli at DFB (also available in German)
- Bundesliga profile
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Leonberg
- Libyan men's footballers
- Libya men's international footballers
- German men's footballers
- German people of Libyan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- SSV Reutlingen 05 players
- FC Nöttingen players
- VfR Aalen players
- 1. FC Magdeburg players
- Hamburger SV players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- Landesliga players
- 21st-century German sportsmen