Elkeson

Elkeson
Personal information
Full name Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso
Date of birth (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989
Place of birth Coelho Neto, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current team
 Shanghai SIPG
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2009 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Vitória 47 (7)
2011–2012 Botafogo 66 (19)
2013–2015 Guangzhou Evergrande 72 (59)
2016– Shanghai SIPG 43 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2017

Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, or simply Elkeson, (born July 13, 1989 in Coelho Neto) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a forward for Shanghai SIPG of the Chinese Super League.

Starting out at Vitória, he played mostly as an attacking midfielder and as a winger, but since his final days at Botafogo, he was moved to attack and has played as a striker.

Club career

Elkeson first played for Vitória's youth academy before signing with the first team in 2009. During the 2010 season, Elkeson proved himself a breakout success and soon earned himself a move to Botafogo in May 2011.

After two years of being one of Botafogo's star players in the Brasileirão, Guangzhou Evergrande of the Chinese Super League secured his services at the end of the 2012 season.

On 24 December 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande officially announced that they had signed Elkeson on a four-year deal for a fee of €5.7 million.[1][2] He was not initially included in Guangzhou's 30-player squad for the 2013 AFC Champions League due to the limit on foreign players. On 3 March 2013, he made his debut for Guangzhou in the 2013 Chinese FA Super Cup which Guangzhou Evergrande lost to Jiangsu Sainty 2–1. On 8 March 2013, Elkeson scored his first two goals in China in the opening match of 2013 Chinese Super League against Shanghai Shenxin, which ensured Guangzhou Evergrande's 5-1 victory. He scored thirteen goals in his first seven matches in the league.[3] In July 2013, Elkeson was named in the squad which was submitted for the next stage of the AFC Champions League, replacing Lucas Barrios who had decided to return to Europe.[4]

He scored twenty-four goals in twenty-eight appearances in the Super League which made him the top goalscorer of the season, eight more than the second-placed Carmelo Valencia. He scored six goals in six matches in the AFC Champions League, including two goals in the both legs of 2013 AFC Champions League Final against FC Seoul as Guangzhou was crowned champion of the competition for the first time.[5]

On 1 December 2013 in the first leg of 2013 Chinese FA Cup final against Guizhou Renhe, he was sent off after striking Yang Hao in the face with his hand.[6] On 5 December, he received a ban of 4 matches and was fined ¥20,000 by Chinese Football Association discipline committee.[7]

Guangzhou Evergrande finally lost to Guizhou Renhe 3–2 on aggregate, failing to defend the FA Cup title. Elkeson played all three matches for Guangzhou Evergrande in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. On 14 December 2013, he scored Guangzhou's first goal in the FIFA Club World Cup against African champions Al Ahly in the quarter-finals, helping Guangzhou win the match 2–0.[8]

In March 2015, after a match against Changchun Yatai he was heavily criticised for annulling teammate's Gao Lin's certain bicycle kick goal by attempting to poach the goal for himself by just brushing the ball on the line with his head, which meant ultimately that the goal was (correctly) ruled offside and the team only drew the match 1-1.[9]

On 21 January 2016, Elkeson moved to fellow Super League side Shanghai SIPG with a fee of ¥132 million (€18.5 million).[10]

International career

In September 2011, Elkeson received his first call up for Brazil national football team by Mano Menezes for the second leg of 2011 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina.[11] However, he didn't play for Brazil in the match.

Career statistics

As of 26 November 2017
Club Year National
Championship		 National
Cup		 State
Championship[a]		 South American
Competitions[b]		 Others[c] Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Vitória
2009 121002011–152
2010 3461011322040639
2011 102018700–217
Total 47712133931409918
Botafogo
2011 358000030–388
2012 31115216520–5418
Total 66195216550–9226
Club Year Chinese Super League Chinese FA Cup – AFC Champions League Others[d] Total
Games Goals Games Goals – Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Guangzhou Evergrande 2013 282431–66414132
2014 282810–106003934
2015 16700–113403110
Total 725941–27158111176
Shanghai SIPG 2016 261110–94003615
2017 171112–125003018
2018 0000–210021
Total 432222–2310006834
Career total 22810723649145826121370154

Honours

Club

Vitória
Guangzhou Evergrande

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ China champs Guangzhou sign Elkeson
  2. ↑ 埃尔克森（ELKESON）正式加盟广州恒大 (in Chinese)
  3. ↑ Former Botafogo star Elkeson happy with life in China
  4. ↑ 恒大火速为郑龙补报亚冠资格 埃尔克森替巴里奥斯
  5. ↑ Elkeson sets sights on Club World Cup
  6. ↑ 埃神又昏了头！愤怒报复染红下场 不是第一次了
  7. ↑ 埃尔克森被追加停赛
  8. ↑ Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2-0 Al Ahly SC
  9. ↑ http://talksport.com/football/video-footballer-shows-how-ruin-team-mates-goal-china-150324140965
  10. ↑ "Time de Conca na China anuncia a contratação do brasileiro Elkeson". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Os convocados para o Superclássico cbf.com.br (in Portuguese)
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