Élton Arábia
Brazilian footballer (born 1986)
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Élton José Xavier Gomes (born 7 April 1986), known as Élton Arábia or just Élton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élton José Xavier Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Corinthians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Corinthians | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | → São Caetano (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2007 | FC Steaua București | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Al-Nassr | 36 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Al-Rayyan (loan) | ||
| 2009 | Fortaleza | 14 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Dubai Club | (0) | |
| 2010 | → Al-Wasl (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Sport Recife | 23 | (1) |
| 2011–2016 | Al-Fateh | 121 | (48) |
| 2016 | Mesaimeer | 5 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Qadsiah | 60 | (13) |
| 2019–2020 | CRB | 15 | (1) |
| 2020 | Al-Wehda | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Hamriyah | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (81) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Steaua București
Élton Arábia was bought by Romanian side Steaua București 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 Arábia 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, Arábia moved to Fortaleza Esporte Clube back in Brazil.
Emirati club
At the end of 2009, Arábia 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 2012–13 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. Arábia scored the winning goal of the game in the 111th minute, the final result was 3-2 for Al Fateh.
In 2017, Arábia moved to Saudi side Al-Qadisiyah, where he captains the team. However, during the winter transfer window, He moved to the western province and joined Al-Wehda Club.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2004 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16[c] | 2 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| São Caetano | 2006 | Série A | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Steaua | 2006–07 | Liga I | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al Nassr | 2007–08 | Saudi Professional League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 6 | |||
| 2008–09 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1[e] | 4[d] | 9 | |||||||
| total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| Al-Rayyan | 2008–09 | Qatar Stars League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Fortaleza | 2009 | Série B | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Dubai CSC | 2009–10 | UAE First Division League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| Al-Wasl | 2009–10 | UAE Pro League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1[f] | — | 10 | 3 | |
| Sport Recife | 2010 | Série B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Al Fateh | 2010–11 | Saudi Professional League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[h] | 3 | — | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[i] | 1 | 6[j] | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 10 | |||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 12 | ||||
| total | 121 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 58 | ||
| Mesaimeer | 2016–17 | Qatari Second Division | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | |||
| Al Qadsiah | 2016–17 | Saudi Professional League | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||||
| total | 60 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 15 | ||
| CRB | 2019 | Série B | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Al Wehda | 2019–20 | Saudi Professional League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Al Hamriyah | 2020–21 | UAE First Division League | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 326 | 93 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 42 | 13 | 473 | 126 | ||
- Includes Saudi Crown Prince Cup
- Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- Goals in GCC Champions League
- Goals in GCC Champions League
- Appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano
- Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- Appearance in 2013 Saudi Super Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
Honours
Corinthians
Dubai Club
- UAE Federation Cup: 2010[4][5]
Al-Fateh
Al-Nassr
- Saudi Federation Cup: 2007-08