Éliton Pardinho Toreta Júnior (born 26 January 1998), commonly known as Éliton Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Georgian club Torpedo Kutaisi.

Éliton Júnior
Personal information
Full name Éliton Pardinho Toreta Júnior
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth São Mateus, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Torpedo Kutaisi
Number 20
Youth career
Fragata
Flamengo
Náutico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 34 (1)
2020–2021 Red Bull Brasil
2022–2023 Varbergs BoIS 36 (4)
2023KuPS 9 (2)
2024– Torpedo Kutaisi 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Career

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Born in São Mateus, Espírito Santo, Éliton had a nomadic youth career with spells at Fragata, Flamengo and Náutico before he joined Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv at the age of 20 in February 2018.[1]

Eliton made his debut for the senior team on 25 February 2018 in a 1–1 draw away to Slavia Sofia, replacing Dimo Bakalov.[2]

On 14 January 2022, Eliton signed a four-year contract with Varberg in Sweden.[3]

After a short loan stint with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, Eliton Junior terminated his contract with Varbergs BoIS on mutual decision in January 2024, and signed with Georgian club Torpedo Kutaisi.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 20 October 2024

Club Season Division League State League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2017–18 Bulgarian First League 14 0 0 0 14 0
2018–19 Bulgarian First League 18 1 3 0 21 1
2019–20 Bulgarian First League 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 4 0
Total 34 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
Red Bull Brasil 2020 2[d] 0 2 0
2021 16[d] 2 16 2
Total 18 2 18 2
Varbergs BoIS 2022 Allsvenskan 20 1 1 0 21 1
2023 Allsvenskan 16 3 3 1 19 4
Total 36 4 4 1 40 5
KuPS (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga 9 2 9 2
Torpedo Kutaisi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 26 3 0 0 4[e] 0 1[f] 1 31 4
Career total 105 10 18 2 7 1 5 0 2 1 136 14

Honours

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

KuPS

Torpedo Kutaisi

References

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  1. ^ "Локомотив подписа с бразилеца Елитон Жуниор" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Slavia Sofia vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Välkommen till Varbergs BoIS Eliton Júnior!" (Press release) (in Swedish). Varberg. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ Officiellt: Eliton Júnior klar för Torpedo Kutaisi, fotbolltransfers.com, 19 January 2024
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