- Jonas Elmer
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jonas Elmer
fullname = Jonas Elmer
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|2|28
cityofbirth =Zürich
countryofbirth =Switzerland
height = 176 cm
position = Left back
currentclub =FC Aarau
clubnumber = 15
youthyears = 1997-2001 2001-2005 2005-2007
youthclubs =FC Stäfa Grasshopper Chelsea
years = 2007-present
clubs =FC Aarau
caps(goals) = 29 (0)
nationalyears = 2006-present
nationalteam = Switzerland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (0)
pcupdate = 5 June 2008
ntupdate = 18 May 2008Jonas Elmer (born
February 28 ,1988 inZürich ,Switzerland ) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays forFC Aarau .Football career
Early career
He was signed by Chelsea of the English Premier League in the summer of 2005 from Grasshoppers. He has featured regularly for the Chelsea reserve and youth teams in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
Elmer made his first Chelsea first team appearance coming on from the substitutes bench in a pre-season fixture against A.C. Milan where he played the remainder of the match. His second appearance was against
Wycombe Wanderers onJuly 13 2005 . Chelsea went on to win the game 5-1. He also came on as a substitute to make his third appearance for the club 4 days later asChelsea F.C. beat Portuguese giants Benfica 1-0 in another pre-season fixture.The 18-year old looked as though he may have a promising future at Chelsea and was offered a new 2-year contract by
Chelsea F.C. in early April 2006. a reserve and youth teams.Although Elmer was originally touted as a full-back, he has also played in the attack for Chelsea.
As of
November 4 , Jonas has started on 5 occasions for the Chelsea youth team, scoring once. He has also taken the step up to the reserve team where he has made 2 appearances. Jonas has recently played for his country at youth level, making 6 starts. Elmer was shown a red card playing for the Switzerland Under 19's against Liechtenstein.Aarau
On June 25th 2007, Jonas Elmer got transferred back to Switzerland. He was offered a new 2 year contract by Aarau F.C.
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