Élton José Xavier Gomes

Élton José Xavier Gomes (born 7 April 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Al-Wehda as a left midfielder or attacking midfielder.

Élton
Personal information
Full name Élton José Xavier
Date of birth (1986-04-07) April 7, 1986
Place of birth Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Wehda
Number 99
Youth career
Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Corinthians 36 (2)
2006 → São Caetano (loan) 29 (2)
2007 Steaua București 8 (1)
2007–2009 Al-Nassr 20 (5)
2009 Fortaleza 14 (1)
2009–2010 Dubai Club ? (?)
2010 → Al-Wasl (loan) 9 (3)
2010–2011 Sport Recife 23 (1)
2011–2016 Al-Fateh 121 (48)
2017–2019 Al-Qadisiyah 60 (13)
2019–2020 CRB 15 (1)
2020– Al-Wehda 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2019

Club career

Steaua Bucureşti

Élton was bought by Romanian side Steaua Bucureşti at the age of 21. Even though his spell with the Romanian team was short, his impact was immediate. He scored in his first match against FC Argeş Piteşti and had great performances in the next games. In a 2009 poll, he was chosen by the Steaua Bucharest fans in the team's Best XI for the past ten years.[1] Steaua Bucharest's Executive President Mihai Stoica has always expressed his amazement for the incredible technique and dribbling tricks Elton is capable of.[2]

Al Nassr

In 2007, he moved to Saudi side Al Nassr where he scored frequently and provided many assists. He was loved and cherished by the Al Nasr fans who found him unique due to his quick pace and dribbling. The most distinctive thing about the player, which all fans copied by wearing wigs, was his long afro hair.

Return to Brazil

In 2009, Elton moved to Fortaleza Esporte Clube back in Brazil.

Emarati club

At the end of 2009, Élton moved to Dubai Club where he contributed to the team's winning of the Federation Cup. In February 2010, he was loaned to the UAE Giants Al Wasl for the rest of the 2009-10 season.[3]

Return to Saudia

In the 2012–2013 season he played for Al Fateh in 25 league games and scored 11 goals, helping the team win the first title in the history of the club. He then played in the Saudi Super Cup against Al-Ittihad Jeddah, after 90 minutes the score was 2-2 and the game went into extra time. Elton scored the winning goal of the game in the 111th minute, the final result was 3-2 for Al Fateh.

In 2017, Élton moved to Saudi side Al-Qadisiyah, where he captains the team.

Honours

[4][5][6]

Club
Corinthians
Dubai Club
Al Fateh

References
  1. "Suporterii Stelei au ales echipa-tip a ultimilor 10 ani! Zapata, Rădoi, Roşu şi Lăcătuş sunt liderii". 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  2. "MM Stoica: "Meciul Al Nasr-Al Hilal a fost incredibil!"". 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  3. "Élton is Waslawy until the end of the season". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 2010-02-19.
  4. Élton José Xavier Gomes at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  5. Élton José Xavier Gomes at Soccerway
  6. Élton José Xavier Gomes at FootballDatabase.eu
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