Ruslan Elá

Ruslan Elá

Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Elá Ayana Eyene
Date of birth	7 November 1983 (1983-11-07)
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	CF Damm
2001–2003	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Sporting Mahonés	?	(?)
2004–2005	Logroñés	?	(?)
2005–2006	Villanovense	?	(?)
2006–2007	Gavà	?	(?)
2007–2008	Masnou	?	(?)
2008–2011	Levante Las Planas	?	(?)
National team
2003–2006	Equatorial Guinea	6	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ruslan Elá Ayana Eyene (born 7 November 1983 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain), known as Elá, is a retired naturalized Equatoguinean footballer who played as a left or central defender.

Club career

In his eight-year senior career, Elá never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division. He represented CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Logroñés, CF Villanovense, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.

International career

Elá gained six caps for Equatorial Guinea. Two of those arrived during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in the tie against Togo national football team (1–0 home win, 0–2 away loss).

Personal

Elá's older brother, Jacinto, was also a footballer. A winger, he too played mostly in Spanish amateur football, having an unsuccessful spell with Southampton.

Ruslan also worked at Admissions Test de Nivell in Esplugues de Llobregat.

External links

• Ruslan Elá at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ruslan Elá – FIFA competition record
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)