Elton Junior Melo Ataíde (born 17 March 1990), simply known as Elton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Náutico.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elton Junior Melo Ataíde | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Teodoro Sampaio, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Náutico | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Internacional | 70 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Criciúma (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Paraná (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Ponte Preta | 52 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Bahia | 62 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Juventude (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Juventude | 25 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Tombense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Náutico | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 | |||
Career statistics
- As of 25 October 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Conmebol | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2010 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | ||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 43 | 1 | 27 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 4 | |||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |
| Paraná (loan) | 2014 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2014 | Série B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | Série A | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 72 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 102 | 6 | |||
| Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 42 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Juventude (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 5 | 89 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 338 | 17 | ||