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Élson

Élson

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age44
CitizenshipBrazil
Height0.00 m
FootN/A
BornNovember 16, 1981
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.09
goals / match
VfB Stuttgart
top club · 46 apps

Position rank · 2013

#181
goals rank
#219
assists rank
19
season goals
10
season assists

Among 272 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2009
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 04/05
4
best season · 09/10
2 · 10.5%
pens / of goals
209Appearances
19Goals
10Assists
42Yellow cards
3Red cards
68Full matches (90′)
Full nameÉlson
Name in home countryÉlson Falcão da Silva
Date of birth1981-11-16 (44 yrs)
Place of birthConceição do Araguaia, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
FootN/A
Height0.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2017-07-01
Contract expires
AgentPESM
Jul 2017
Transfer: Castanhal → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
Oct 2016
Transfer: Without Club → Castanhal
16/17 · Transfer
Nov 2013
Transfer: Oeste → Without Club
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Oeste
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
2013 — Criciúma Esporte Clube, Oeste FC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2013
Transfer: Criciúma EC → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Criciúma EC
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Rostov → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Transfer: VfB Stuttgart → Rostov
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Rostov, FC Rostov II
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — VfB Stuttgart, FC Rostov
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Hannover 96 → VfB Stuttgart
09/10 · Return from loan
Apr 2010
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Mar 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2010
Transfer: VfB Stuttgart → Hannover 96
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — VfB Stuttgart, Hannover 96
23 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — VfB Stuttgart
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2007
Transfer: Goiás → VfB Stuttgart
07/08 · Return from loan
Jul 2007
2007 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Goiás EC
32 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
May 2007
Transfer: VfB Stuttgart → Goiás
06/07 · Loan
Apr 2007
Transfer: Cruzeiro → VfB Stuttgart
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
Transfer: VfB Stuttgart → Cruzeiro
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
2006 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2006
Transfer: Ponte Preta → VfB Stuttgart
05/06 · Return from loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: VfB Stuttgart → Ponte Preta
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
2005 — Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
17 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2005
Transfer: Palmeiras → VfB Stuttgart
04/05 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2004
04/05 — VfB Stuttgart
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
2004 — Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
36 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
2003 — Ituano Futebol Clube (SP), Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Ituano → Palmeiras
03/04 · Transfer
Dec 2002
Transfer: EC Vitória → Ituano
02/03 · Return from loan
Jul 2002
2002 — Esporte Clube Vitória
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2002
Transfer: Ituano → EC Vitória
01/02 · Loan
Dec 2000
Transfer: EC Vitória → Ituano
00/01 · Return from loan
Aug 2000
Transfer: Ituano → EC Vitória
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
2000 — Esporte Clube Vitória
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 159 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2013. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.49/90
66
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.49/90
40
Yellow cards3 total · 0.73/90
18
6,094 min
Minutes played by club
Criciúma Esporte Clube 6.0%
Oeste FC 0.0%
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 26.6%
Goiás EC 12.9%
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta 10.6%
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 11.8%
Ituano Futebol Clube (SP) 5.5%
Esporte Clube Vitória 5.9%
FC Rostov 0.0%
FC Rostov II 0.0%
VfB Stuttgart 10.8%
Hannover 96 9.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Criciúma Esporte Clube 1 2013 2013 14 2 0 368
Oeste FC 1 2013 2013 5 0 0 0
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2 2006 2007 22 1 0 1,620
Goiás EC 1 2007 2007 31 3 5 787
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta 1 2005 2005 17 2 0 649
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 2003 2004 37 3 1 720
Ituano Futebol Clube (SP) 1 2003 2003 4 1 0 334
Esporte Clube Vitória 2 2000 2002 8 1 0 360
FC Rostov 2 10/11 11/12 17 0 1 0
FC Rostov II 1 11/12 11/12 1 0 0 0
VfB Stuttgart 4 04/05 10/11 46 5 2 656
Hannover 96 1 09/10 09/10 7 1 1 600

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€500K4€1M6€1.5M8€2M08/09 — 2 goals (VfB Stuttgart)08/09 — 2 assists408/0909/10 — 4 goals (Hannover 96)09/10 — 1 assists509/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1111/122002 — 1 goals (Esporte Clube Vitória)120022003 — 1 goals (Ituano Futebol Clube (SP))120032004 — 3 goals (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras)2004 — 1 assists420042005 — 2 goals (Associação Atlética Ponte Preta)220052006 — 1 goals (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)120062007 — 3 goals (Goiás EC)2007 — 5 assists820072013 — 2 goals (Criciúma Esporte Clube)2201308/09 — €200K09/10 — €2M10/11 — €1.3M11/12 — €750KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0508/09: 2208/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/122000: 0020002002: 1120022003: 1120032004: 3320042005: 2220052006: 1120062007: 3320072013: 222013

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0508/09: 2208/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/122000: 0020002002: 0020022003: 0020032004: 1120042005: 0020052006: 0020062007: 5520072013: 002013
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2013 Campeonato Catarinense Criciúma Esporte Clube 12 2 0 2 0 368
2013 Copa do Brasil Criciúma Esporte Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Série A Criciúma Esporte Clube 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Série B Oeste FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
2007 Copa do Brasil Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Copa Sudamericana Goiás EC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Série A Goiás EC 28 3 5 13 0 787
2006 Copa Sudamericana Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Série A Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 19 1 0 4 1 1,620
2005 Série A Associação Atlética Ponte Preta 17 2 0 6 1 649
2004 Copa do Brasil Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 5 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Série A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 31 3 1 2 1 720
2003 Copa do Brasil Ituano Futebol Clube (SP) 4 1 0 3 0 334
2003 Copa Sudamericana Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Série A Esporte Clube Vitória 6 1 0 0 0 360
2000 Série A Esporte Clube Vitória 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Russian Cup FC Rostov 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 U19 M-Liga (- 2023) FC Rostov II 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 DFB-Pokal VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League VfB Stuttgart 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Premier Liga FC Rostov 16 0 1 3 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 11 2 0 3 0 222
09/10 Bundesliga Hannover 96 7 1 1 1 0 600
09/10 Champions League VfB Stuttgart 2 1 0 1 0 111
09/10 Champions League Qu. VfB Stuttgart 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 DFB-Pokal VfB Stuttgart 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 17 2 2 1 0 323
08/09 DFB-Pokal VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup VfB Stuttgart 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-08-01 Ituano EC Vitória Loan 0
00/01 2000-12-01 EC Vitória Ituano Return from loan 0
01/02 2002-01-01 Ituano EC Vitória Loan 0
02/03 2002-12-01 EC Vitória Ituano Return from loan 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Ituano Palmeiras Transfer 0
04/05 2005-01-25 Palmeiras VfB Stuttgart Transfer 1200000 €1.50m
05/06 2006-01-01 VfB Stuttgart Ponte Preta Loan 500000
05/06 2006-06-01 Ponte Preta VfB Stuttgart Return from loan 500000
06/07 2006-07-21 VfB Stuttgart Cruzeiro Loan 500000
06/07 2007-04-11 Cruzeiro VfB Stuttgart Return from loan 500000
06/07 2007-05-01 VfB Stuttgart Goiás Loan 500000
07/08 2007-12-31 Goiás VfB Stuttgart Return from loan 500000
09/10 2010-02-01 VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 Loan 2000000
09/10 2010-06-30 Hannover 96 VfB Stuttgart Return from loan 2000000
11/12 2011-08-05 VfB Stuttgart Rostov Transfer 750000
12/13 2012-07-01 Rostov Without Club Transfer 500000
12/13 2013-01-02 Without Club Criciúma EC Transfer 500000
12/13 2013-05-01 Criciúma EC Without Club Transfer 300000
13/14 2013-07-26 Without Club Oeste Transfer 0
13/14 2013-11-30 Oeste Without Club Transfer 0
16/17 2016-10-20 Without Club Castanhal Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-01 Castanhal Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Knee problems 2010-03-23 2010-04-05 14 2
09/10 Knee medial ligament tear 2010-04-14 2010-11-08 209 25
Current€300k
Peak€2.00m
Low
Δ since start−€200k
€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Christian Träsch 1 0 965
Fábio Bahia 1 0 0
Fábio 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2004 Série A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 3 31
09/10 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 3 18
2007 Série A Goiás EC 3 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2007 Série A Goiás EC 5 28
08/09 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 2 17
09/10 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 1 18

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Hannover 96 VfB Stuttgart Return from loan €2.00m
09/10 2010-02-01 VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 Loan €2.00m
07/08 2007-12-31 Goiás VfB Stuttgart Return from loan €500k
06/07 2007-05-01 VfB Stuttgart Goiás Loan €500k
06/07 2007-04-11 Cruzeiro VfB Stuttgart Return from loan €500k
06/07 2006-07-21 VfB Stuttgart Cruzeiro Loan €500k
05/06 2006-06-01 Ponte Preta VfB Stuttgart Return from loan €500k
05/06 2006-01-01 VfB Stuttgart Ponte Preta Loan €500k
02/03 2002-12-01 EC Vitória Ituano Return from loan
01/02 2002-01-01 Ituano EC Vitória Loan
00/01 2000-12-01 EC Vitória Ituano Return from loan
00/01 2000-08-01 Ituano EC Vitória Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2013 19 368 3 0 0 0.73
2007 32 787 13 1 0 1.6
2006 21 1,620 4 0 1 0.28
2005 17 649 6 0 1 0.97
2004 36 720 2 0 1 0.38
2003 5 334 3 0 0 0.81
10/11 22 0 5 0 0 0
09/10 23 933 5 0 0 0.48
08/09 21 323 1 0 0 0.28

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Série A
103 apps
10 G
6 A
Bundesliga
41 apps
5 G
3 A
Campeonato Catarinense
12 apps
2 G
0 A
Copa do Brasil
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier Liga
16 apps
0 G
1 A
Série B
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Élson

Who is Élson?

Élson is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Élson?

Élson is 44 years old. He was born on November 16, 1981 in Conceição do Araguaia.

What position does Élson play?

Élson plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Élson play for?

Élson currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Élson scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Élson has scored 19 goals in 209 appearances.