Elton Monteiro

Elton Monteiro
Personal information
Full name Elton Monteiro Almada
Date of birth (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sion, Switzerland
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Vevey-Sports
Youth career
Sion
2008−2011 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2013−2015 Club Brugge 0 (0)
2014Académica (loan) 0 (0)
2014Braga B (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2022 Lausanne 183 (7)
2019Miedź Legnica (loan) 4 (0)
2023 Hanoi Police 5 (0)
2024– Vevey-Sports 8 (0)
International career
2013 Portugal U19 5 (0)
2014 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2013−2015 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023

Elton Monteiro Almada (born 22 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vevey-Sports. Born in Switzerland, he was a youth international for Portugal.

Club career

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On 16 August 2014, Monteiro made his professional debut with Braga B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against Aves.[1]

International career

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Monteiro was born in Switzerland to a Cape Verdean family, and has Swiss and Portuguese nationality, and represented Portugal at youth level. His brother Joël Monteiro is also a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 8 August 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda Liga 6 0 0 0 6 0
Lausanne-Sport 2014–15 Swiss Challenge League 7 0 0 0 7 0
2015–16 29 1 1 0 30 1
2016–17 Swiss Super League 30 0 0 0 30 0
2017–18 32 1 2 0 34 1
2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 9 1 1 0 10 1
Total 107 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 111 3
Miedź Legnica (loan) 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 117 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 121 3

Honours

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Lausanne

Hanoi Police

References

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  1. ^ "Braga B 2-0 Aves" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Un Fernandes en cache un autre". Un Fernandes en cache un autre.
  3. ^ Elton Monteiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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