Elias Mesquita

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Elias Mesquita
Personal information
Full name Elias Joao da Costa Ximenes Mesquita
Date of birth (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Fatuhada, Timor-Leste
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kota Ranger
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Lalenok United
2022–2023 Assalam
2023– Kota Ranger 4 (6)
International career
2018 Timor-Leste U16 (1)
2020 Timor-Leste U19 (1)
2021– Timor-Leste U23 10 (2)
2019– Timor-Leste 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2022

Elias Joao da Costa Ximenes Mesquita (born 27 March 2002) is an East Timorese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kota Ranger FC of the Brunei Super League. [1]

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Club career

Mesquita began his career with Lalenok United, winning the domestic treble in his first full year. [2] He also gained continental match experience via the 2020 AFC Cup against PSM Makassar the following year. [3]

Lalenok United managed to win a tournament organised by the East Timor Football Federation in late 2020 namely the 2020 Copa FFTL, after the regular season was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] Mesquita scored Lalenok's first goal and was man of the match in that final. [5] The team was scheduled to participate in the 2021 AFC Cup for the second time running, but the pandemic also caused the AFC to annul the matches of the group Lalenok was in. [6]

After finishing as runners-up to Karketu Dili in the league for the 2021 season, Lalenok United folded the next year. [7] Mesquita moved to Assalam FC for the 2023 season, finishing in sixth place.

After the season finished, Mesquita moved to Bruneian club Kota Ranger FC and scored twice on his debut in a dramatic match on 24 May where the Rangers led the game until the 90th minute in a 3–4 loss against Kasuka FC, the winning goal scored at the 10th minute of injury time.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 31 October 2021. [8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Timor-Leste 201910
Total10

Honours

Club

Lalenok United

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