Élton (footballer, born 1 August 1985)
Brazilian footballer
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Élton Rodrigues Brandão (born 1 August 1985), simply known as Élton or Pelélton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Élton, 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élton Rodrigues Brandão | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Iramaia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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
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
| 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 | ||
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
- Appearance(s) in Polish Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Saudi Crown Prince Cup
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
