| Full name | Elton Martins da Cruz |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 4 November 1988 (age 37) |
| Birth place | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Height | 1.71 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Currentclub | East Riffa |
| Youthclubs 1 | América Mineiro |
| Youthclubs 2 | Atlético Mineiro |
| Years 1 | 2007–2010 |
| Years 2 | 2008 |
| Years 3 | 2009 |
| Years 4 | 2009 |
| Years 5 | 2010–2011 |
| Years 6 | 2011–2012 |
| Years 7 | 2012–2013 |
| Years 8 | 2013–2014 |
| Years 9 | 2014 |
| Years 10 | 2015 |
| Years 11 | 2015–2016 |
| Years 12 | 2017 |
| Years 13 | 2017 |
| Years 14 | 2017 |
| Years 15 | 2018 |
| Years 16 | 2018 |
| Years 17 | 2019 |
| Years 18 | 2019– |
| Clubs 1 | Corinthians |
| Clubs 2 | → Profute (loan) |
| Clubs 3 | → Teleoptik (loan) |
| Clubs 4 | → Taubaté (loan) |
| Clubs 5 | Antequera |
| Clubs 6 | Puertollano |
| Clubs 7 | Espanyol B |
| Clubs 8 | Zakho FC |
| Clubs 9 | Independiente Medellín |
| Clubs 10 | Patriotas |
| Clubs 11 | Mérida |
| Clubs 12 | Batatais |
| Clubs 13 | Londrina |
| Clubs 14 | → Cuiabá (loan) |
| Clubs 15 | Concórdia |
| Clubs 16 | Juventus-SP |
| Clubs 17 | Rio Claro |
| Clubs 18 | East Riffa |
| Caps 3 | 8 |
| Goals 3 | 2 |
| Caps 5 | 22 |
| Goals 5 | 8 |
| Caps 6 | 34 |
| Goals 6 | 4 |
| Caps 7 | 16 |
| Goals 7 | 3 |
| Caps 9 | 16 |
| Goals 9 | 1 |
| Caps 10 | 10 |
| Goals 10 | 0 |
| Caps 11 | 23 |
| Goals 11 | 2 |
| Caps 12 | 19 |
| Goals 12 | 6 |
| Caps 13 | 4 |
| Goals 13 | 0 |
| Caps 14 | 4 |
| Goals 14 | 0 |
| Caps 15 | 10 |
| Goals 15 | 4 |
| Caps 16 | 0 |
| Goals 16 | 0 |
| Caps 17 | 16 |
| Goals 17 | 6 |
| Club-update | 14:41, 24 November 2020 (UTC) |
Élton Martins da Cruz (born 4 November 1988), or simply Élton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for East Riffa Club.
Career
Born in Belo Horizonte,[1] Minas Gerais, Élton played in the youth teams of América (MG) and Atlético Mineiro[2] before joining Corinthians in 2007. While with Corinthians, he would spend most of the time on loan. He was loaned to Profute,[3] before making his first move abroad, to Serbia, as he was loaned on 5 February 2009, to FK Teleoptik. He made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals during the second half of the 2008–09 Serbian League Belgrade season.[4] Playing along compatriots Washington Santana da Silva, Alex dos Santos Gonçalves and Jefferson Madeira, they helped Teleoptik to finish 2nd in the 2008–09 Serbian League Belgrade, one of Serbian 3rd tiers, thus earning promotion to the 2009–10 Serbian First League.[5]
After playing in Serbian second level, he returned to Brazil, however he would be loaned again, this time to Taubaté where he will play in the Série B of the Campeonato Paulista until the end of 2009.[2]
In 2010, he left Corinthians and moved to Spain, where after playing one season with Antequera CF[6] and another with CD Puertollano, he joined in summer 2012 RCD Espanyol B.[1] Next he spent a season playing in Iraq with Zakho FC.[7]
In early summer, 2014, he started practicing with Independiente Medellín of Colombian Liga Postobón, and the Managerof the club, Hernán Torres, said he was impressed with his skills. He would be the 6th new player for the club for the Liga Postobón 2014-II season starting in late summer, 2014.
References
- ^ Elton Martins da Cruz at Soccerway
- ^ Taubaté recebe mais dois jogadores para a seqüência da Série B Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Taubate unofficial website
- ^ TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR – 2009 /CBF copy of former official export list by CBF (in Portuguese)
- ^ Elton at Srbijafudbal
- ^ FK Teleoptik profile at srbijafudbal.com
- ^ Elton at lapreferente.com
- ^ Foreign Players in the Iraqi Premier League at RSSSF