Éliton Júnior

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pardinho and the second or paternal family name is Toreta. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Éliton Júnior
Personal information
Full name Éliton Pardinho Toreta Júnior
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998
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)
2023 → KuPS 9 (2)
2024– Torpedo Kutaisi 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Career

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

Club

As of 1 June 2024

Club Season League League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2017–18 Bulgarian First League 14000——140
2018–19 Bulgarian First League 18130——211
2019–20 Bulgarian First League 20001[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]040
Total 341300000371
Red Bull Brasil 2020 ———2[lower-alpha 3]020
2021 ———16[lower-alpha 3]2162
Total ––––––182182
Varbergs BoIS 2022 Allsvenskan 20110——211
2023 Allsvenskan 16331——194
Total 36441––––405
KuPS (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga 92———92
Torpedo Kutaisi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 16200——162
Career total 959711019212212
  1. Includes UEFA Europa League
  2. Includes Bulgarian Supercup
  3. Includes Campeonato Paulista Série A3

Honours
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

KuPS

References
  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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