Elkeson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Coelho Neto, Maranhão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Shanghai SIPG | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Vitória | 47 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Botafogo | 66 | (19) |
| 2013–2015 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 72 | (59) |
| 2016– | Shanghai SIPG | 27 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2017. |
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Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, or simply Elkeson, (born July 13, 1989 in Coelho Neto) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a forward. He currently plays for Shanghai SIPG of the Chinese Super League.
Starting out at Vitória, he played mostly as an attacking midfielder and as a winger, but since his final days at Botafogo, he was moved to attack and has played as a striker.
Elkeson first played for Vitória's youth academy before signing with the first team in 2009. During the 2010 season, Elkeson proved himself a breakout success and soon earned himself a move to Botafogo in May 2011.
After two years of being one of Botafogo's star players in the Brasileirão, Guangzhou Evergrande of the Chinese Super League secured his services at the end of the 2012 season.
On 24 December 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande officially announced that they had signed Elkeson on a four-year deal for a fee of €5.7 million. He was not initially included in Guangzhou's 30-player squad for the 2013 AFC Champions League due to the limit on foreign players. On 3 March 2013, he made his debut for Guangzhou in the 2013 Chinese FA Super Cup which Guangzhou Evergrande lost to Jiangsu Sainty 2–1. On 8 March 2013, Elkeson scored his first two goals in China in the opening match of 2013 Chinese Super League against Shanghai Shenxin, which ensured Guangzhou Evergrande's 5-1 victory. He scored thirteen goals in his first seven matches in the league. In July 2013, Elkeson was named in the squad which was submitted for the next stage of the AFC Champions League, replacing Lucas Barrios who had decided to return to Europe.
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