Élton José Xavier Gomes (born 7 April 1986), known as Élton Arábia or just Élton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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. Steaua Bucharest's Executive President Mihai Stoica has always expressed his amazement for the incredible technique and dribbling tricks Arábia is capable of.
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.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCorinthians 2004Série A3010—00—15020052010—40—11120060000—162—32020070000—70—320total50200026200372São Caetano 2006Série A30200———302Steaua2006–07Liga I810000000081Al Nassr2007–08Saudi Professional League2032010—362008–0916301149total3660101715Al-Rayyan2008–09Qatar Stars League0030———30Fortaleza 2009Série B14100——141Dubai CSC 2009–10UAE First Division League00000——Al-Wasl 2009–10UAE Pro League71002111—103Sport Recife 2010Série B2310050—281Al Fateh2010–11Saudi Professional League93000000—932011–12133552000—2082012–132511502023—34142013–142491031116035112014–152510100000—25102015–1625120010——2612total1214812561346014858Mesaimeer2016–17Qatari Second Division5700———57Al Qadsiah2016–17Saudi Professional League10310———1132017–1821332———2452018–1929710———307total6013420000006415CRB 2019Série B15100——151Al Wehda2019–20Saudi Professional League12010———130Al Hamriyah 2020–21UAE First Division League1041———51Career total326932362985364213473126
Honours Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005 Dubai Club UAE Federation Cup: 2010 Al-Fateh Saudi Pro League: 2012–13 Saudi Super Cup: 2013
Al-Nassr
Saudi Federation Cup: 2007-08
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