| Intro | Canadian association football player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 July 1996, Vieux Fort |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Caniggia Ginola Elva (born 14 July 1996) is a St. Lucian-Canadian soccer player who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart.
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. 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. 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.
VfB Stuttgart II
For the 2015–16 season Elva joined the squad of VfB Stuttgart II. He made his debut for VfB II on 29 August 2015 against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt. Elva scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart II on 26 February 2016 against Hallescher FC.
International career
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.
Personal life
Elva was born in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia in Vieux Fort into a football family. His father 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 13 to live in Canada.
Statistics
- As of 10 December 2016
| Club | League | Season | League | League Cup | Continental Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 3. Liga | 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Regionalliga Südwest | 2016-17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||