*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, simply Elkeson and also known as Ai Kesen (Chinese: 艾克森; pinyin: Ài Kèsēn; 13 July 1989), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng. Born in Brazil, he plays for the China national team.
Starting out at Vitória, he played mostly as an attacking midfielder and as a winger, but since his final days at Botafogo, he was moved to attack and has played as a striker. Born in Brazil, Elkeson obtained Chinese citizenship in 2019 through naturalization and represents China internationally.[2]
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Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, simply Elkeson and also known as Ai Kesen (Chinese: 艾克森; pinyin: Ài Kèsēn; 13 July 1989), is a professional footballer who...
6 first-place votes were given to Elkeson while Darío Conca won 1 first-place vote. According to the rules, Elkeson was ranked at the 2nd-place and Darío...
English-born player with Chinese ancestry, being naturalized. Subsequently, Elkeson, a Brazilian player with no Chinese ancestry, was naturalized to become...
Browning, another English-born player, being naturalized. Subsequently, Elkeson, a Brazilian player with no Chinese ancestry, was naturalized. Despite...
another talented forward Elkeson joined the club. He played as start center forward in the 2013 AFC Champions League which Elkeson was excluded of the 30-man...
in the Chinese Super League, which again tied him with former teammate Elkeson as the top goal scorer of Chinese top-division history. Wu was called up...
Seoul, and Elkeson and Gao Lin for Guangzhou Evergrande. The second leg ended with a 1-all draw. Goals in this game were made by Elkeson for Guangzhou...
factory 2010 featuring Eron, Casemiro, Lucas Moura, Alan Patrick, Bernardo, Elkeson and Neto Berola". Pitaco do Gringo. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February...
August 7, 2016. Church, Michael (August 18, 2019). "Soccer: Brazil-born Elkeson included in China squad in landmark move". Reuters. Retrieved August 19...
scoring his 29th goal of the season, surpassing the previous record set by Elkeson in 2014. On 20 September 2020, Zahavi signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie...
over a new contract". Guardian. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015. "Elkeson winner sees Guangzhou complete Asian brace". FIFA. 21 November 2015. Archived...
Delgado, Chinese name Deerjiaduo (2019, 2021, 2024– Shandong Taishan) Elkeson, Chinese name Ai Kesen (2020–2021 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, 2023– Chengdu...
Rongcheng Richard Windbichler Andrigo Felipe Manuel Palacios Kim Min-woo → Elkeson Tim Chow Rômulo Dalian Pro Borislav Tsonev Lobi Manzoki Streli Mamba Nemanja...