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Élton (footballer, born 1 August 1985)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Brandão.
Élton
Élton, 2020
Personal information
Full name Élton Rodrigues Brandão
Date of birth (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Iramaia, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–2002 Palmeiras Nordeste
2002–2004 Iraty
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Iraty
2005–2009 São Caetano 11 (0)
2005 → Coritiba (loan) 6 (0)
2006 → Santo André (loan) 17 (3)
2006 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 11 (3)
2007 → Iraty (loan) 14 (3)
2008 → Santo André (loan) 55 (19)
2009 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 42 (23)
2010–2011 Olé Brasil 0 (0)
2010 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 15 (5)
2010 → Sporting Braga (loan) 6 (0)
2011 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 35 (12)
2012–2014 Corinthians 22 (2)
2012 → Vitória (loan) 20 (10)
2013 → Náutico (loan) 20 (17)
2013–2014 → Al-Nassr (loan) 20 (16)
2014–2018 Monte Azul 0 (0)
2014 → Flamengo (loan) 12 (2)
2015 → Vitória (loan) 36 (10)
2016 → JEF United Chiba (loan) 34 (10)
2017 → Red Bull Brasil (loan) 10 (4)
2017–2018 → Ceará (loan) 43 (15)
2018 Figueirense 17 (10)
2019–2020 Sport Recife 48 (9)
2020–2022 Cuiabá 63 (19)
2022 CSA 14 (2)
2023 Juventude 3 (0)
2023 Remo 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Élton Rodrigues Brandão (born 1 August 1985), simply known as Élton or Pelélton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

A journeyman striker, Élton played for several clubs in Brazil, whilst also having spells in Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. He was the top scorer during the 2009 season with Vasco da Gama, and top goalscorer during the 2013 season with Náutico.

Career

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At the end of the 2009 season with CR Vasco da Gama, was awarded the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B top scorer award with 17, along with Marcelo Nicácio and Rafael Coelho.[1]

On 1 November 2010, Globoesporte held a vote to Vasco da Gama fans to see which player they would miss the most after their loan spell ended. Élton won the vote with 55% of the vote.[2]

On 25 January 2011, Élton returned to Vasco da Gama on a one year loan.[3]

On 13 August 2012, Élton was announced at Vitória on a loan deal.[4] He scored on his league debut for the club, scoring against Joinville on 17 August 2012.[5]

On 21 January 2013, Élton was announced at Náutico on a one year loan.[6] On 4 March 2013, he scored a hattrick against Chã Grande.[7]

On 28 January 2015, Élton agreed to terminate his contract with Flamengo.[8]

On 21 December 2021, after finishing as the team's top goalscorer with 15 goals in all competitions, Élton signed a new one year contract with Cuiabá.[9]

On 19 January 2023, Élton terminated his contract with CSA after taking them to court due to unpaid wages.[10]

On 29 May 2023, Élton agreed to terminate his contract with Juventude.[11]

On 23 June 2023, free agent Élton was announced at Remo.[12]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Caetano 2005 Série A 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2007 Série B 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Total 11 0 — — — — 11 0
Coritiba (loan) 2005 Série A 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Santo André (loan) 2006 Série B 9 2 8 1 1 0 — — 18 3
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 11 3 — 1 0 5[a] 1 1[b] 0 18 4
Iraty (loan) 2007 Paranaense — 14 3 — — — 14 3
Santo André (loan) 2008 Série B 34 10 21 9 — — — 55 19
Vasco da Gama 2009 Série B 30 17 12 6 6 3 — — 48 26
2010 Série A 8 2 7 3 7 4 — — 22 9
Total 38 19 19 9 13 7 — — 70 35
Braga 2010–11 Primeira Liga 6 0 — 1 1 3[c] 0 0 0 10 1
Vasco da Gama 2011 Série A 28 11 7 1 5 1 5[d] 2 — 45 15
Corinthians 2012 Série A 7 0 15 2 — 7[e] 1 — 29 3
Vitória (loan) 2012 Série B 20 10 — — — — 20 10
Náutico (loan) 2013 Série A 2 0 18 17 2 1 — — 22 18
Al Nassr (loan) 2013–14 Saudi Professional League 20 16 — 1 0 — 2[f] 2 23 18
Flamengo 2014 Série A 12 2 — 1 0 — — 13 2
Vitória 2015 Série A 32 10 4 0 3 1 — 5[g] 1 44 12
JEF United Chiba 2014 J.League Division 2 34 10 — 0 0 — — 34 10
Red Bull Brasil 2017 Série D 0 0 10 4 — — — 10 4
Ceará 2017 Série B 28 9 — — — — 28 9
2018 Série A 6 2 9 4 3 0 — 8[g] 1 26 7
Total 34 11 9 4 3 0 — 8 1 54 16
Figueirense 2018 Série A 17 10 — — — — 17 10
Sport Recife 2019 Série B 24 2 8 2 1 0 — — 33 4
2020 Série A 9 2 7 3 1 0 — 6[g] 2 23 7
Total 33 4 15 5 1 0 — 6 2 55 11
Cuiabá 2020 Série B 24 9 — — — 3[h] 2 27 11
2021 Série A 31 9 9 6 2 0 — 0 0 42 15
2022 Série A 8 1 0 0 4 3 4[d] 2 0 0 16 6
Total 63 19 9 6 2 0 — 3 2 93 34
CSA 2022 Série B 14 2 — — — — 14 2
Juventude 2023 Série B 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Remo 2023 Série C 8 3 — — — — 8 3
Career total 442 142 149 61 38 14 24 6 25 8 679 231
  1. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Polish Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Saudi Crown Prince Cup
  7. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

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Santo André

Vasco

Corinthians

Al-Nassr

Cuiabá

References

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  1. ^ "O dilema de Elton no Náutico" [Elton's dilemma at Náutico]. www.superesportes.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. ^ "Para internautas, Elton é o emprestado que mais faz falta" [For internet users, Elton is the most missed loanee]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Vasco acerta o retorno de Elton, que estava no Braga-POR" [Vasco acerta o retorno de Elton, que estava no Braga-POR]. www.netvasco.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  4. ^ "Vitória acerta empréstimo de atacante Elton, do Corinthians" [Vitória agrees to loan striker Elton from Corinthians]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  5. ^ "Vitória vs Joinville - 17 August 2012". ge.globo.com.
  6. ^ "Náutico acerta empréstimo de corintiano Elton por um ano" [Náutico agrees to loan Corinthians player Elton for one year]. esportes.terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Elton marca três e sobe no Artilheiro do Ano. Líderes ampliam vantagem" [Elton scores three and moves up to Top Scorer of the Year. Leaders extend lead]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  8. ^ "Élton acerta rescisão de contrato e se despede do Flamengo" [Élton agrees to terminate his contract and says goodbye to Flamengo]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  9. ^ "Elton celebra renovação com o Cuiabá e projeta temporada ainda melhor em 2022" [Elton celebrates renewal with Cuiabá and projects an even better season in 2022]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  10. ^ "Justiça libera Elton de contrato com CSA e atleta deve reforçar Ponte Preta..." [Court releases Elton from contract with CSA and athlete should reinforce Ponte Preta...]. www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  11. ^ "Juventude anuncia rescisão de contrato com o centroavante Elton" [Juventude announces termination of contract with center forward Elton]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  12. ^ "Atacante Élton é apresentado pelo Remo para a disputa da Série C" [Striker Élton is presented by Remo for the Série C dispute]. tntsports.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  13. ^ Élton at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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