Élton Rodrigues Brandão (born 1 August 1985), simply known as Élton or Pelélton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
A journeyman striker, Élton played for several clubs in Brazil, whilst also having spells in Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. He was the top scorer during the 2009 season with Vasco da Gama, and top goalscorer during the 2013 season with Náutico.
Career
At the end of the 2009 season with CR Vasco da Gama, was awarded the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B top scorer award with 17, along with Marcelo Nicácio and Rafael Coelho.
On 1 November 2010, Globoesporte held a vote to Vasco da Gama fans to see which player they would miss the most after their loan spell ended. Élton won the vote with 55% of the vote.
On 25 January 2011, Élton returned to Vasco da Gama on a one year loan.
On 13 August 2012, Élton was announced at Vitória on a loan deal. He scored on his league debut for the club, scoring against Joinville on 17 August 2012.
On 21 January 2013, Élton was announced at Náutico on a one year loan. On 4 March 2013, he scored a hattrick against Chã Grande.
On 28 January 2015, Élton agreed to terminate his contract with Flamengo.
On 21 December 2021, after finishing as the team's top goalscorer with 15 goals in all competitions, Élton signed a new one year contract with Cuiabá.
On 19 January 2023, Élton terminated his contract with CSA after taking them to court due to unpaid wages.
On 29 May 2023, Élton agreed to terminate his contract with Juventude.
On 23 June 2023, free agent Élton was announced at Remo.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSão Caetano2005Série A20————202007Série B90————90Total110————110Coritiba (loan)2005Série A60————60Santo André (loan)2006Série B928110——183Legia Warsaw (loan)2006–07Ekstraklasa113—105Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup11Appearance(s) in Polish Super Cup0184Iraty (loan)2007Paranaense—143———143Santo André (loan)2008Série B3410219———5519Vasco da Gama2009Série B301712663——48262010Série A827374——229Total3819199137——7035Braga2010–11Primeira Liga60—113Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League000101Vasco da Gama2011Série A281171515Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana2—4515Corinthians2012Série A70152—7Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores1—293Vitória (loan)2012Série B2010————2010Náutico (loan)2013Série A20181721——2218Al Nassr (loan)2013–14Saudi Professional League2016—10—2Appearance(s) in Saudi Crown Prince Cup22318Flamengo2014Série A122—10——132Vitória2015Série A32104031—5Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste14412JEF United Chiba2014J.League Division 23410—00——3410Red Bull Brasil2017Série D00104———104Ceará2017Série B289————2892018Série A629430—81267Total34119430—815416Figueirense2018Série A1710————1710Sport Recife2019Série B2428210——3342020Série A927310—62237Total33415510—625511Cuiabá2020Série B249———3Appearance(s) in Copa Verde227112021Série A3199620—0042152022Série A8100434Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana200166Total63199620—329334CSA2022Série B142————142Juventude2023Série B30————30Remo2023Série C83————83Career total442142149613814246258679231
Honours Santo André Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2008
Vasco Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009 Copa do Brasil: 2011
Corinthians Copa Libertadores: 2012
Al-Nassr Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2013–14 Saudi Professional League: 2013–14
Cuiabá Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021, 2022
References
External links CBF profile