Eljero Elia's Adidas F50 match worn boots. Eljero Elia wore this boots during the
season 2011 with Hamburger SV. Both boots are personalized with "SAEL 23-7-2009", "I HAVE A DREAM" and the flag of Suriname. Elia first appeared for the
Netherlands U19 team in 2005, a year after his debut as a professional. He
developed rapidly, and in the beginning of 2006, he was selected for Netherlands
under-21 team. He was selected by coach Bert van Marwijk for the senior team's
friendly encounter with England. On 6 September 2009, Elia had his debut for the
Netherlands against Japan in a friendly match. He came on at half-time replacing
Arjen Robben. His first match for the Oranje went very well, with Elia producing
two assists in the 3–0 victory. In just his second match, Elia scored the only goal
to win a match against Scotland on 9 September 2009. Elia scored his second
international goal in a 6–1 friendly win over Hungary with a solo effort after
coming on as a substitute.