Evren Eren Elmalı

Eren Elmalı grew up in the Kartal district of Istanbul and came through the youth ranks at Kartalspor before joining Kasımpaşa's academy in 2018. He made his professional debut for Kasımpaşa in 2019, and after a loan spell at Silivrispor in the 2019–20 season, where he made 25 league appearances, he returned to Kasımpaşa for two further seasons, taking his total for the club to 36 appearances.

In July 2022, Elmalı moved to Trabzonspor for a fee of €3.6 million, and he won the Turkish Super Cup with the club that year. His time in Trabzon also opened the door to the national team: he made his senior debut for Turkey on 7 June 2022 against Lithuania, adding to the four caps he had already collected at U-21 level.

Galatasaray announced his transfer from Trabzonspor on 11 February 2025. According to the club's disclosure to the Capital Markets Board, Galatasaray paid a net fixed fee of 129,717,700 TL plus a conditional 18,531,100 TL, with Trabzonspor retaining a 25% sell-on clause, and Elmalı signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. Since arriving, he has won the Süper Lig in both the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons and lifted the Turkish Cup in 2024–25. He has since gone on to earn 25 caps for the senior national team.