Elton Acolatse
Elton-Ofoi Acolatse (born 25 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a winger for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Premier League.
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| Full name | Elton-Ofoi Acolatse | ||||||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1995[1] | ||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[2] | ||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||||||
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Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||
| Youth career | |||||||
| 2003–2013 | Ajax | ||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||
| 2013–2016 | Jong Ajax | 64 | (6) | ||||
| 2016–2017 | Westerlo | 28 | (6) | ||||
| 2017–2018 | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) | ||||
| 2017–2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||
| 2018– | Sint-Truiden | 59 | (2) | ||||
| 2020– | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||
| National team‡ | |||||||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) | ||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) | ||||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:17, 30 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:38, 18 September 2014 (UTC) | |||||||
Club career
Ajax
Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Acolatse joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2003. He played for the under-19 Ajax A1 team during the 2012–13 season. On 27 April 2012, Acolatse signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax, starting in a 4–0 away defeat to FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie on 17 January 2014. He was substituted off in the 60th minute for Vincent Vermeij.[3]
Westerlo
On 21 July 2016 it was announced that Acolatse had signed a 3-year contract with Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo.[4] On 31 July 2016 he made his debut for Westerlo on the first matchday of the season against Standard Liège. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Acolatse scoring the 1–1 equalizer after 30 minutes.[5]
Club Brugge
On 5 April 2017 it was announced that Club Brugge had signed Acolatse to a 4-year contract, joining the club on a free transfer from KVC Westerlo.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2017 [7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||||
| Westerlo | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Club Brugge | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11 | ||
Honours
References
- "Elton Acolatse Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Ajax contracteert jeugdspeler Acolatse" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Jong Ajax hard onderuit bij Emmen" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 17 January 2013.
- Transfer Acolatse ook afgerond Archived 9 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine KVCWesterlo.be, 21 July 2016
- Elton-Ofoi Acolatse naar KVC Westerlo Ajax.nl, 21 July 2016
- Acolatse vier jaar naar Club Brugge AjaxShowtime.com, 5 April 2017
- Elton Acolatse at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
External links
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje
- Elton Acolatse at Soccerway