Jalil Elías

Jalil Juan José Elías (born 25 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Godoy Cruz.[1]

Jalil Elías

Personal information
Full name	Jalil Juan José Elías
Date of birth	25 April 1996
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Godoy Cruz
Youth career
	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Newell's Old Boys	27	(0)
2018	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)	14	(0)
2018–	Godoy Cruz	20	(0)
2019–2020	→ Unión Santa Fe (loan)	21	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

Elías' career started with Newell's Old Boys in 2015, beginning in the youth system.[1][2] He was an unused substitute in two Argentine Primera División matches in June and October 2015 against Boca Juniors and Nueva Chicago respectively.[1] His professional debut arrived on 23 November 2015, he played the full ninety minutes in a Copa Sudamericana qualification play-off with Lanús.[1] He followed that with twenty-seven league appearances in his following three campaigns with Newell's Old Boys between 2016 and 2017.[1] He scored his first career goal on 11 June 2017 in a Copa Argentina win over Central Norte.[1][3]

In January 2018, Elías joined Godoy Cruz on loan until June 2019.[4][5] Prior to departing, he signed a new contract with Newell's Old Boys until 2021.[5] Like with his parent club, his debut for Godoy Cruz came versus Lanús.[1] He appeared fourteen times for Godoy, with the club subsequently signing him permanently in the following August.[6] He made thirty appearances in 2018–19, prior to leaving on loan in July 2019 to Unión Santa Fe.[7] Elías scored one goal across one season with them; he netted in a 3–3 draw away to Banfield on 3 November.[1] In mid-2020, he was linked with a transfer to Italy with Parma.[7]

Personal life

He is of Syrian descent.[8]

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newell's Old Boys	2015	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2016		9	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	9	0
	2016–17		14	0	1	1	—		—		0	0	15	1
	2017–18		4	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		27	0	2	1	—		0	0	1	0	30	1
Godoy Cruz (loan)	2017–18	Primera División	14	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	0
Godoy Cruz	2018–19		20	0	2	0	2	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	30	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		34	0	2	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	44	0
Unión Santa Fe (loan)	2019–20	Primera División	21	1	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	25	1
Career total			82	1	5	1	3	0	8	0	1	0	99	2

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Jalil Elías profile". Soccerway. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
2. "Newell's: Jalil Elías, la opción para jugar de lateral derecho contra Lanús". La Capital. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
3. "Jalil Elías profile". BDFA. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
4. "Jalil Elías seguirá su carrera en Godoy Cruz". Rosario Nuestro. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
5. "Jalil Elías jugará a préstamo en Godoy Cruz". Newell's Old Boys. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
6. "Newell's vendió a Jalil Elías y al catamarqueño Varela". Rosario Plus. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
7. "Jalil Elías: En Unión pasé un año muy bueno". Uno Santa Fe. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
8. "Con los padres en la piel". Diario Uno. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

External links

• Jalil Elías at Soccerway