Eli Louhenapessy
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= Eli Louhenapessy
|fullname= Elijah Jeremias Louhenapessy
|birth_date= 14 October 1976
|birth_place= Amsterdam, Netherlands
|position= Defender, Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1981–1984
| youthclubs1 = DWS
| youthyears2 = 1984–1996
| youthclubs2 = Ajax
|years1= 1996–1997
|clubs1= Ajax
|caps1= 1
|goals1= 0
|years2= 1997–2001
|clubs2= Udinese
|caps2= 0
|goals2= 0
|years3= 1997–1998
|clubs3= → Genoa (loan)
|caps3= 12
|goals3= 1
|years4= 1999–2000
|clubs4= → De Graafschap (loan)
|caps4= 2
|goals4= 0
|years5= 2000–2001
|clubs5= → Salernitana (loan)
|caps5= 5
|goals5= 0
|years6= 2001–2002
|clubs6= Bregenz
|caps6= 9
|goals6= 0
|years7= 2002–2003
|clubs7= Tamai
|years8= 2003–2004
|clubs8= Sevegliano-Fauglis
|years9= 2004
|clubs9= Carrarese
|years10= 2004–2005
|clubs10= Pozzuolo del Friuli
|years11= 2005–2006
|clubs11= San Daniele Calcio
|years12= 2006–2008
|clubs12= Aurora Buonacquisto
|years13= 2008–2009
|clubs13= Buttrio
|years14= 2009–2016
|clubs14= Aurora Buonacquisto
}}
Elijah Jeremias Louhenapessy (born 14 October 1976) is a Dutch retired footballer.
Career
An AFC Ajax youth systeam product, he played a single game for the first team before being signed by Italian Serie A club Udinese in 1997, where he was originally supposed to rotate with Johan Walem in the midfield of their 3-4-3 formation.{{cite web |url=https://www.lalaziosiamonoi.it/news/garbage-time-louhenapessy-l-architetto-di-van-gaal-dirottato-nei-polverosi-campetti-friulani-33935 |publisher=www.lalaziosiamonoi.it |language=it |accessdate=4 May 2022 |title=GARBAGE TIME - Louhenapessy, l'architetto di Van Gaal dirottato nei polverosi campetti friulani}} However, he never made a competitive appearance for the club, and at the end of the 2000–01 season, after a loan stint at Salernitana, he was released by Udinese.{{cite web |url=https://www.friuligol.it/2014/11/12/un-friulano-d-adozione-ely-louhenapessy-003586/ |publisher=www.friuligol.it |language=it |accessdate=4 May 2022 |title=Un friulano d'adozione: ELY LOUHENAPESSY}}
After playing for SC Bregenz in Austria, Louhenapessy moved back to Udine to play amateur football in the area.{{cite web |url=https://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/sport/2016/06/20/news/ely-dai-lancieri-al-lavoro-che-non-c-e-1.13698046 |publisher=messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it |language=it |accessdate=4 May 2022 |title=Ely, dai Lancieri al lavoro che non c’è}}
While playing in the Italian amateur leagues, Louhenapessy was subject to racist abuse from a player. In response, he "charged up and scored a hat-trick, preferring to react with facts rather than words".{{cite web |url=http://anteprima.ilfriuli.it/articolo/Archivio/Razzismo,_ci_risiamo/29/71340 |publisher=anteprima.ilfriuli.it |language=it |accessdate=4 May 2022 |title=Razzismo, ci risiamo}}
Personal life
Born in Amsterdam, of Moluccan descent,{{cite web |url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/le-meteore/eli-louhenapessy-dall-ajax-ai-dilettanti-30363 |publisher=www.tuttomercatoweb.com |language=it |accessdate=4 May 2022 |title=Eli Louhenapessy, dall'Ajax... ai dilettanti}} he settled down to Friuli-Venezia Giulia together with his partner from Udine after leaving professional football. After having shortly worked as a youth coach for a number of amateur clubs, he is currently (as of 2022) working as an employee for a company in the aluminium business.{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/che-fine-ha-fatto/esclusiva-tmw-eli-louhenapessy-dall-ajax-all-alluminio-in-friuli-la-mia-nuova-vita-1678075 |publisher=www.tuttomercatoweb.com |language=it |accessdate=4 May 2022 |title=Eli Louhenapessy, dall'Ajax all’alluminio: "In Friuli la mia nuova vita" |date=4 May 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|elijah-louhenapessy}}
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Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:De Graafschap players
Category:US Salernitana 1919 players
Category:Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz players