# Iidle Elmi

> Iidle Elmi (b.1995): Somali-born Finnish footballer, formerly of FF Jaro.

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## Who is he?

Iidle Elmi is a Somali-born Finnish footballer, born on 1 January 1995 ([Wikipedia, Iidle Elmi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iidle_Elmi)). See [Somalis in Finland](/en/diaspora/finland/).

## Career

He joined FF Jaro's junior squad in 2009 and signed a three-year first-team contract in January 2011, playing in the Veikkausliiga ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iidle_Elmi)). He received Finnish citizenship in 2013 (same source). In 2015 he signed for FB Gulbene in Latvia, but the club was expelled from the top league and its results annulled on suspicion of match-fixing, and he returned to Finland (same source). His last club was FC YPA in the third-tier Kakkonen (same source).

## In short

A Somali-born forward who came through FF Jaro and played in Finland's top league.

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