Elton Acolatse
Elton-Ofoi Acolatse (born 25 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium, Israel and Turkey.[3]
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| Full name | Elton-Ofoi Acolatse | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Diósgyőri VTK | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2013 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Jong Ajax | 64 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Westerlo | 28 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sint-Truiden | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | F.C. Ashdod | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Diósgyőri VTK | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 15 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 18 September 2014 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Ajax
Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Acolatse joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2003. He played for the under-19 Ajax A1 team during the 2012–13 season. On 27 April 2012, Acolatse signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax, starting in a 4–0 away defeat to FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie on 17 January 2014. He was substituted off in the 60th minute for Vincent Vermeij.[4]
Westerlo
On 21 July 2016, it was announced that Acolatse had signed a three-year contract with Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo.[5] On 31 July 2016, he made his debut for Westerlo on the first matchday of the season against Standard Liège. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Acolatse scoring the 1–1 equaliser after 30 minutes.[6]
Club Brugge
On 5 April 2017, it was announced that Club Brugge had signed Acolatse to a four-year contract, joining the club on a free transfer from KVC Westerlo.[7]
Sint-Truiden
He only spent one season contracted to Brugge, when he was on loan to Sint-Truiden. He then joined the club permanently.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
After two years at Sint-Truiden, Acolatse moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel on loan, with an option for the club to buy him. He scored his debut goal against Motherwell in the Europa League third qualifying round. In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, he scored two goals in the 86th and 88th minutes respectively (including one from the middle of the field) as his side defeated Slavia Prague 3–1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2017[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||||
| Westerlo | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Club Brugge | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11 | ||
Honours
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Netherlands U17
References
- "Elton Acolatse Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Ajax contracteert jeugdspeler Acolatse" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- Acolatse leeft ‘Europese droom’ in Israël na 64 duels voor Jong Ajax voetbalzone.nl
- "Jong Ajax hard onderuit bij Emmen" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 17 January 2013.
- Transfer Acolatse ook afgerond Archived 9 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine KVCWesterlo.be, 21 July 2016
- Elton-Ofoi Acolatse naar KVC Westerlo Ajax.nl, 21 July 2016
- Acolatse vier jaar naar Club Brugge AjaxShowtime.com, 5 April 2017
- Elton Acolatse at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
External links
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje
- Elton Acolatse at Soccerway