Elias (footballer, born 1995)
Elias Martello Curzel (born 12 July 1995), simply known as Elias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chapecoense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Martello Curzel | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Vacaria, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glória | |||
| Juventude | |||
| Nova Prata | |||
| Juventude | |||
| Glória | |||
| Porto Alegre | |||
| 2012–2015 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Juventude | 56 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Chapecoense | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:53, 12 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Juventude
Elias was born in Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Elias mainly represented Juventude as a youth, but also with spells at other clubs in his native state.[1] He made his senior debut on 6 August 2014, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Ypiranga for the Copa FGF championship.
Promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2015 season, Elias was initially a backup to fellow youth graduate Airton during the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho. After the latter's departure to Red Bull Salzburg, he became an undisputed starter in the Série C and contributed with 14 league appearances.[2]
Elias remained as a first-choice in the 2016 season, being one of the club's key units during their Copa do Brasil impressive run to the quarterfinals. He gained national notoriety after Ju's promotion to Série B over Fortaleza, where he widely criticised the opponent's supporters due to their firework display in front of the hotel they were hosted.[3]
On 9 December 2016, Elias renewed his contract until 2018.[4]
Chapecoense
On 20 December 2016, Elias was loaned to Série A club Chapecoense for one year, mainly a replacement to deceased Danilo.[5] A backup to Jandrei, he only appeared rarely but was still bought outright by the club in January 2018.
On 10 May 2018, Elias was loaned to fellow top tier club Vitória for 18 months. The following 29 January, however, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract and returned to his parent club.
Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2019.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventude | 2014 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chapecoense | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vitória (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
References
- "Sangue frio e santinhas na goleira: nas mãos de Elias, a esperança do Ju" [Cold blood and little holy pictures: in the hands of Elias, the hope of Ju] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Com saídas de Airton e Diego, jovem Elias será titular do Juventude contra o Madureira" [With the departures of Airton and Diego, youngster Elias will be the starter of Juventude against Madureira] (in Portuguese). Pioneiro. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Goleiro do Juventude provoca torcedores do Fortaleza após foguetório: 'Babacas, sobrou para usarmos em Caxias?'" [Juventude goalkeeper provokes Fortaleza's supporters after firework display: 'Assholes, there are any left for us to use in Caxias?'] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Goleiro Elias renova com o Juventude até 2018" [Goalkeeper Elias renews with Juventude until 2018] (in Portuguese). Rádio Caxias. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Chape chega a acordo e terá revelação do Juventude no gol em 2017" [Chape reach agreement and will have Juventude's spotlight on goal in 2017] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- Elias at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.