Élton Arábia

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

Élton Arábia
Personal information
Full name Élton José Xavier Gomes
Date of birth (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986
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 5 (0)
2006São Caetano (loan) 30 (2)
2007 Steaua București 8 (1)
2007–2009 Al-Nassr 36 (6)
2009Al-Rayyan (loan)
2009 Fortaleza 14 (1)
2009–2010 Dubai Club (0)
2010Al-Wasl (loan) 7 (1)
2010–2011 Sport Recife 23 (1)
2011–2016 Al-Fateh 121 (48)
2016 Mesaimeer 5 (7)
2017–2019 Al-Qadisiyah 60 (13)
2019–2020 CRB 15 (1)
2020 Al-Wehda 12 (0)
2020–2021 Al-Hamriyah 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2022

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

As of 18 September 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2004 Série A 30100[lower-alpha 3]0150
2005 20104[lower-alpha 3]0111
2006 000016[lower-alpha 3]2320
2007 00007[lower-alpha 3]0320
total 50200026200372
São Caetano 2006 Série A 30200302
Steaua 2006–07 Liga I 810000000081
Al Nassr 2007–08 Saudi Professional League 20320103[lower-alpha 4]6
2008–09 163011[lower-alpha 5]4[lower-alpha 4]9
total 3660101715
Al-Rayyan 2008–09 Qatar Stars League 003030
Fortaleza 2009 Série B 14100141
Dubai CSC 2009–10 UAE First Division League 00000
Al-Wasl 2009–10 UAE Pro League 71002111[lower-alpha 6]103
Sport Recife 2010 Série B 231005[lower-alpha 7]0281
Al Fateh 2010–11 Saudi Professional League 9300000093
2011–12 133552000208
2012–13 251150202[lower-alpha 8]33414
2013–14 24910311[lower-alpha 9]16[lower-alpha 10]03511
2014–15 25101000002510
2015–16 251200102612
total 1214812561346014858
Mesaimeer 2016–17 Qatari Second Division 570057
Al Qadsiah 2016–17 Saudi Professional League 10310113
2017–18 21332245
2018–19 29710307
total 6013420000006415
CRB 2019 Série B 15100151
Al Wehda 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 12010130
Al Hamriyah 2020–21 UAE First Division League 104151
Career total 326932362985364213473126

Honours

Corinthians

Dubai Club

Al Fateh

References

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