Elton Acolatse
Dutch footballer (born 1995)
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Elton-Ofoi Acolatse (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛl.tɔn oˈfɔi a.koˈlɑt.sə]; bron 25 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for NB I club Ferencváros.
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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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ferencváros | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sint-Truiden | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Bursaspor | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Ashdod | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Diósgyőri | 72 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Ferencváros | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:18, 16 February 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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 three-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 equaliser after 30 minutes.[5]
Club Brugge
On 5 April 2017, it was announced that Club Brugge had signed Acolatse to a four-year contract, joining the club on a free transfer from KVC Westerlo.[6]
Sint-Truiden
He only spent one season contracted to Brugge, when he was on loan to Sint-Truiden. He then joined the club permanently.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
After two years at Sint-Truiden, Acolatse moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel on loan, with an option for the club to buy him. He scored his debut goal against Motherwell in the Europa League third qualifying round. In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, he scored two goals in the 86th and 88th minutes respectively (including one from the middle of the field) as his side defeated Slavia Prague 3–1.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2017[8]
| 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
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Netherlands U17
Individual
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Goal of the Month: September 2025[9]
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Player of the Month: November 2025[10]