International Career
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.
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