Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elias Mendes Trindade | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2005 | Palmeiras | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Palmeiras B | 0 | (0) |
2006 | Náutico | 2 | (0) |
2007 | São Bento | 13 | (4) |
2007 | Juventus-SP | 6 | (0) |
2008 | Ponte Preta | 20 | (5) |
2008–2010 | Corinthians | 130 | (20) |
2011 | Atlético Madrid | 15 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Sporting CP | 34 | (2) |
2013 | → Flamengo (loan) | 42 | (5) |
2014–2016 | Corinthians | 71 | (9) |
2016–2017 | Sporting CP | 8 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Atlético Mineiro | 122 | (19) |
2020 | Bahia | 16 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2016 | Brazil | 35 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:56, 16 May 2016 (UTC) |
Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Born in São Paulo, Elias was a Palmeiras youth graduate, and played as a forward at the club. In December 2005, after a short stint at Verdão's B-team, he signed for Náutico. [1] [2]
Elias made his debut for Timbu on 15 January 2006, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Pernambucano away loss against Serrano. [3] [4] On 20 January, after just one further match, he was released. [5]
Elias spent the rest of the 2006 season playing for amateur sides Leões da Geolândia and Estrela Vermelha, [6] and subsequently joined São Bento for the 2007 season, where he moved back to a midfielder role and impressed for the club. [7] In that year he also represented Juventus-SP, scoring one of the goals in the club's 2–3 loss against Linense in the second leg of the Copa Paulista Finals, which his side won after a 4–4 aggregate result. [8]
On 4 December 2007, Elias agreed to a contract with Ponte Preta in the Série B. [9] He made his debut for the club the following 16 January by starting and scoring his team's third in a 4–2 home win against Ituano, and was a regular starter in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista which his side reached the Finals.
On 8 May 2008, Elias signed a contract with fellow second division side Corinthians until December 2011. [10] An immediate starter, he helped the club return to Série A in his first season, and was a key unit in the club's 2009 Campeonato Paulista winning campaign. [11]
Elias made his top tier debut on 6 August 2009, starting in a 1–0 loss at his former club Náutico. [12] He scored his first goal in the category on 27 August, netting his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against Grêmio Barueri. [13]
On 5 December 2010, Elias confirmed that he would leave Corinthians and join Spanish team Atlético Madrid in January 2011, for a rumoured fee of €7 million. [14] The club confirmed the transfer on 16 December, and made his debut abroad on 17 January, starting in a 3–0 home win against RCD Mallorca. [15]
Elias scored his first goal abroad on 2 March 2011, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Getafe CF. [16]
On 29 August 2011, after being deemed surplus to requirements at Atleti, Elias moved to Sporting CP on a five-year contract. The club paid a fee of €8.85 million, [17] making this the highest paid transfer in SCP history at the time. [18] On 15 September, Sporting sold 50% economic rights of Elias for €3.85 million to Quality Sports Investments. [19]
On his debut, on 10 September 2011, Elias scored a goal against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, on a win (2–3) of Sporting. At the 76th minute, Sporting was losing by 2–0, but with the goals by Marat Izmailov, Elias and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Sporting won and began a series of victories in the league, earning him the nickname of "The Prophet" amidst Sporting fans. He scored again on 18 December, in a 1–1 draw against Académica, being subsequently sent off in that match.
On 10 January 2013, Elias joined Brazilian side Flamengo on loan for the season. [20] He made his debut on 27 January by replacing Renato Abreu in a 1–0 home win against Volta Redonda, [21] and scored his first goal on 14 March in a 3–2 home loss against Resende.
Elias was a regular starter during his loan spell, with Flamengo attempting to keep the midfielder for the 2014 campaign, [22] but the move did not materialize.
On 7 April 2014, and after two months of negotiations, Elias returned to Corinthians, who paid €4 million for 50% of his economic rights. [23] [24] He was presented on 10 April, [25] and signed a contract until December 2017.
A regular starter upon arriving, Elias subsequently lost his undisputed status but still appeared regularly.
On 31 August 2016, Elias returned to Portugal and Sporting, signing a two-year contract, with a buyout clause of €60 million. [26] However, he was sparingly used by the Lions, scoring twice in 13 appearances overall.
On 27 January 2017, Atlético Mineiro announced the signing of Elias. [27] He featured regularly for the side during his spell, but was released on 7 January 2020, one month earlier than the expiry of his contract. [28]
On 23 September 2010, Elias was first called up to the Brazil national team by coach Mano Menezes. [29] He made his full international debut on 7 October, replacing Philippe Coutinho in a 3–0 win over Iran. [30]
Elias was also included in Mano's 23-man list for the 2011 Copa América, [31] while also featuring in Dunga's list for the 2015 Copa América [32] and in the Copa América Centenario. [33]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Palmeiras B | 2005 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Capibaribe | 2006 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
São Bento | 2007 [35] | Paulista | — | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||||
Juventus-SP | 2007 [36] | Série C | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 24 | 3 | ||||
Ponte Preta | 2008 [37] | Série B | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
Corinthians | 2008 | Série B | 30 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
2009 | Série A | 31 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 59 | 7 | ||||
2010 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | — | 56 | 13 | |||||
Total | 94 | 13 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 146 | 23 | ||||
Atlético Madrid | 2010–11 | La Liga | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
Total | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
Sporting CP | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
2012–13 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
Total | 34 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 48 | 4 | ||||
Flamengo (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 30 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 55 | 10 | |||
Corinthians | 2014 | Série A | 24 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
2015 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | — | 42 | 9 | ||||
2016 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | — | 21 | 3 | |||||
Total | 58 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 15 | 6 | — | 92 | 16 | ||||
Sporting CP | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Atlético Mineiro | 2017 | Série A | 31 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 3 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 58 | 11 | |
2018 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 53 | 8 | ||||
2019 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 [lower-alpha 7] | 2 | — | 53 | 6 | ||||
Total | 89 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 164 | 25 | |||
Career total | 334 | 41 | 129 | 26 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 605 | 96 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | |||
2010 | 3 | 0 | |
2011 | 9 | 0 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 10 | 0 | |
2016 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 0 |
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