Éliton Júnior

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 (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)
2023	→ KuPS	9	(2)
2024–	Torpedo Kutaisi	26	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

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.

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 20 October 2024^[update]

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

1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Svenska Cupen, Georgian Cup
2. Includes UEFA Europa League
3. Includes Bulgarian Supercup
4. Includes Campeonato Paulista Série A3
5. Includes UEFA Conference League
6. Includes Georgian Super Cup

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2018–19

KuPS

• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2023

Torpedo Kutaisi

• Georgian Super Cup: 2024

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

External links

• Éliton Júnior at Soccerway