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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Xavier and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Élton Arábia
Personal information
Full name Élton José Xavier Gomes
Date of birth (1986-04-07) April 7, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Corinthians 6 (0)
2006 → São Caetano (loan) 29 (2)
2007 Steaua București 8 (1)
2007–2009 Al-Nassr[a] 16 (3)
2009 → Al-Rayyan (loan)
2009 Fortaleza 14 (1)
2009–2010 Dubai Club
2010 → Al-Wasl (loan) 9 (3)
2010–2011 Sport Recife 23 (1)
2011–2016 Al-Fateh 121 (48)
2016 Mesaimeer
2017–2019 Al-Qadisiyah 60 (13)
2019–2020 CRB 15 (1)
2020 Al-Wehda 12 (0)
2020–2021 Al-Hamriyah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2020

Élton José Xavier Gomes (born 7 April 1986), known as Élton Arábia or just Élton, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a left midfielder or attacking midfielder.

Club 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.[2] Steaua Bucharest's Executive President Mihai Stoica has always expressed his amazement for the incredible technique and dribbling tricks Elton is capable of.[3]

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, Élton Arábia moved to Fortaleza Esporte Clube back in Brazil.

Emarati club

At the end of 2009, Élton 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.[4]

Return to Saudia

In the 2012–2013 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. Élton Arábia scored the winning goal of the game in the 111th minute, the final result was 3-2 for Al Fateh.

In 2017, Élton 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.

Honours

Club

Corinthians

Dubai Club

Al Fateh

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 2007–08 Saudi Premier League season are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. ^ Slstat profile
  2. ^ "Suporterii Stelei au ales echipa-tip a ultimilor 10 ani! Zapata, Rădoi, Roşu şi Lăcătuş sunt liderii". 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  3. ^ "MM Stoica: "Meciul Al Nasr-Al Hilal a fost incredibil!"". 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  4. ^ "Élton is Waslawy until the end of the season". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 2010-02-19.
  5. ^ a b c d Élton Arábia at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  6. ^ a b c d Élton Arábia at Soccerway
  7. ^ a b c d Template:Footballdatabase
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