Elton Acolatse

Elton-Ofoi Acolatse (born 25 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Elton Acolatse
Personal information
Full name Elton-Ofoi Acolatse
Date of birth (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995[1]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Jong Ajax 64 (6)
2016–2017 Westerlo 28 (6)
2017–2018 Club Brugge 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2020 Sint-Truiden 59 (2)
2020 → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) 10 (0)
2020– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
2013–2014 Netherlands U19 7 (1)
2014–2015 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:38, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Acolatse joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2003. He played for the under-19 Ajax A1 team during the 2012–13 season. On 27 April 2012, Acolatse signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax, starting in a 4–0 away defeat to FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie on 17 January 2014. He was substituted off in the 60th minute for Vincent Vermeij.[3]

Westerlo

On 21 July 2016 it was announced that Acolatse had signed a 3-year contract with Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo.[4] On 31 July 2016 he made his debut for Westerlo on the first matchday of the season against Standard Liège. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Acolatse scoring the 1–1 equalizer after 30 minutes.[5]

Club Brugge

On 5 April 2017 it was announced that Club Brugge had signed Acolatse to a 4-year contract, joining the club on a free transfer from KVC Westerlo.[6]

Sint-Truiden

He only spent one season contracted to Brugge, when he was on loan to Sint-Truiden. He then joined the club permanently.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

After two years at Sint-Truiden, Acolatse moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel on loan, with an option for the club to buy him. He scored his debut goal against Motherwell in the Europa League third qualifying round. In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, he scored two goals in the 86th and 88th minutes respectively (including one from the middle of the field) as his side defeated Slavia Prague 3–1.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 August 2017 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 20———20
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 365———365
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 60———60
Total 445———445
Westerlo 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 28610—00296
Club Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 0000000000
Career total 72111000007311

    Honours

    Club

    Hapoel Beer Sheva

    International

    Netherlands U17

    References
    1. "Elton Acolatse Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
    2. "Ajax contracteert jeugdspeler Acolatse" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
    3. "Jong Ajax hard onderuit bij Emmen" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 17 January 2013.
    4. Transfer Acolatse ook afgerond Archived 9 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine KVCWesterlo.be, 21 July 2016
    5. Elton-Ofoi Acolatse naar KVC Westerlo Ajax.nl, 21 July 2016
    6. Acolatse vier jaar naar Club Brugge AjaxShowtime.com, 5 April 2017
    7. Elton Acolatse at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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