Caniggia Elva

Caniggia Elva
Personal information
Full name Caniggia Ginola Elva
Date of birth (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996[1]
Place of birth Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Würzburger Kickers
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2014 Calgary Southwest United
2014 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 VfB Stuttgart II 57 (7)
2015 → RC Strasbourg (loan) 0 (0)
2018– Würzburger Kickers 2 (0)
National team‡
2017– Canada U23 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2017

Caniggia Ginola Elva (born 14 July 1996) is a St. Lucian-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Würzburger Kickers.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

In November 2013, Elva went on trial with German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. On 14 July 2014, his 18th birthday, he signed a four-year contract with them after tryouts with other teams, among them English Premier League football club Arsenal.[2] However, due to Elva not able gaining Canadian citizenship, he wasn't granted permission to play neither for Stuttgart's reserve team in the 3. Liga nor their youth team in Under 19 Bundesliga. As a result of this he did not gain any match practice as he was not ready for the club's first team.[3] Subsequently, he left the club on loan abroad.

Loan to RC Strasbourg

On 2 February 2015, he was loaned to French third-tier club RC Strasbourg until the end of the season.[4]

VfB Stuttgart II

For the 2015–16 season Elva joined the squad of VfB Stuttgart II.[5] He made his debut for VfB II on 29 August 2015 against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[6] Elva scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart II on 26 February 2016 against Hallescher FC.[7] He was released from Stuttgart in July 2018.

Würzburger Kickers

Elva signed with 3. Bundesliga club Würzburger Kickers on September 4, 2018.[8]

International career

Youth

Elva is eligible for St. Lucia, where he was born. He has however indicated that he would like to represent Canada at international level instead, where he was raised.[9] In March 2017 it was announced that Elva was added to the Canadian Under-23 squad for matches against Qatar and Uzbekistan in Qatar later that month.[10] Elva made his U-23 debut and scored against Uzbekistan in a 1-0 victory on March 25, 2017.[11]

Senior

Elva was called up to the Canadian senior team for a friendly against El Salvador on September 29, 2017.[12]

Personal life

Elva was born in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia in Vieux Fort into a football family. His father, Titus "Titi" Elva, is a former national striker for St. Lucia and his uncle, Olivier Elva, is also a former national defender for St. Lucia. He left St. Lucia at the age of 11 to live in Canada.[3][13][14]

Statistics

As of October 1, 2018[15]
Club League Season League League Cup Continental Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 3. Liga 2015–16 2110000211
Regionalliga 2016–17 1830000183
2017-18 1830000183
Total 5770000577
Würzburger Kickers 3. Liga 2018-19 20000020
Career Total 5970000597

References

  1. ↑ Elva Ginola Caniggia – Fussball-Talente.com.
  2. ↑ Arsenal F.C. gives Calgary's Caniggia Elva, 17, a chance – Calgary – CBC News
  3. 1 2 "Caniggia Elva darf nur trainieren" [Caniggia Elva is only allowed to practice] (in German). fupa.net. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Transferliste des "Die Liga – Fußballverband e.V." (Ligaverband)" (PDF). 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Großer Umbruch beim VfB II". vfb.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Official match report: FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – VfB Stuttgart II". German Football Association. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart II – Hallescher FC". German Football Association. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Die Kickers nehmen Caniggia Elva unter Vertrag!". September 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sport Avis Exclusive: Caniggia Elva". 15 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Canada U23s Announce Squad for Qatar". United Soccer League. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Canada earns gritty 1:0 win over Uzbekistan in U-23 series". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Sandor, Steven (September 29, 2017). "Zambrano picks a Canadian side filled with national-team newbies for friendly against El Salvador".
  13. ↑ A St.Lucian born footballer is pursuing his dreams to play professionally in Germany
  14. ↑ "Prime minister proud of Caniggia Elva". St. Lucia News Online. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Caniggia Elva Stats". Soccerway.


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