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Elkeson

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Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, simply Elkeson and spelled in Mandarin as Ai Kesen (Chinese: 艾克森; pinyin: Ài Kèsēn; 13 July 1989), is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he played 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Elkeson is the 7,142nd most popular soccer player (down from 6,771st in 2024), the 983rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 971st in 2019) and the 543rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Elkeson ranks 7,142 out of 21,273. Before him are Gary Bailey, José Zalazar, Zlatan Muslimović, Vangelis Pavlidis, Yuya Onoe, and Lars Stindl. After him are Jirès Kembo Ekoko, Václav Svěrkoš, Boštjan Cesar, Manolo, Khodadad Azizi, and Borja Mayoral.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Elkeson ranks 211. Before him are Hannah Murray, Aimee Teegarden, Fedez, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Onew, and Park Ye-eun. After him are Ömer Toprak, Brenton Thwaites, Tomáš Necid, Mikel Landa, Jung Yong-hwa, and Daniel Kaluuya.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Elkeson ranks 983 out of 2,236. Before him are Gabriel Bortoleto (2004), Emerson (1999), Adriana Lessa (1971), Zizinho (1962), José Leandro Ferreira (1959), and Vitor Roque (2005). After him are Edinho (1970), Alexandre Borges (1966), Gilberto Kassab (1960), Toninho Moura (1954), Júnior Moraes (1987), and Jeorá Matos Ferreyra (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Elkeson ranks 543. Before him are Roger Machado Marques (1975), Geovanni (1980), Emerson (1999), Zizinho (1962), José Leandro Ferreira (1959), and Vitor Roque (2005). After him are Edinho (1970), Toninho Moura (1954), Júnior Moraes (1987), Jeorá Matos Ferreyra (1964), Ewerthon (1981), and Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (1966).

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