Juergen Antonio Elitim Sepúlveda (born 13 July 1999) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Racing de Santander, on loan from English club Watford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juergen Antonio Elitim Sepúlveda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 23)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Racing Santander (on loan from Watford) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | 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– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Marbella (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 41 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Racing Santander (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 13 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Racing de Santander – current squad | |
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