| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Mendes Trindade | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Náutico | 19 | (5) |
| 2007 | São Bento | 11 | (2) |
| 2007 | Juventus | 28 | (6) |
| 2008 | Ponte Preta | 30 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Corinthians | 94 | (13) |
| 2011 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | (2) |
| 2011– | Sporting CP | 10 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2010– | Brazil | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias (in Spain, Elías), is a Brazilian football midfielder player for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
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Elias started his career with Palmeiras, playing eight years in their youth system, but ended up not being tapped by the team and was let go.
After leaving Palmeiras, he went to Náutico. But Elias received no wages, little playing time and soon returned to São Paulo.
The good performance meant that the centre midfielder was signed by Ponte Preta, where he was got time as the free kick taker. His team reached the finals of the 2008 Campeonato Paulista, where he finished as runner-up.
He was transferred to Corinthians, where he was known for his ball control. His holding skills were important to the club during the season, coupled with his ability to go to attack, drew attention to Ronaldo, who was considered the best player in the Campeonato Paulista.
On 5 December 2010, Elias confirmed that he would leave Corinthians and join Spanish team Atlético Madrid in January 2011. The club confirmed the transfer on 16 December.
On 29 August 2011, he was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal after he fell out of Atlético Madrid's plans this year. He signed a 5 year contract and was sold for €8.85 million[1] being the highest paid transfer in SCP history. and now he has a buyout clause valued at €40 million.
On his debut, on 10 September 2011, Elias scored a goal against FC Paços de Ferreira, on a win (2-3) of Sporting. At the 76th minute, Sporting was losing by 2-0, but with the goals by Marat Izmailov, Elias and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Sporting won and began a series of victories in the league that is not over yet, which is already going in the 7th consecutive victory. Elias, since coming to Sporting, just knowing the taste of victory, since the only game that Sporting did not win was in the UEFA Europa League, a competition in which Elias can not play due to having already played for Atlético Madrid this season.
Elias was nicknamed "The Prophet" by the Sporting CP fans, due to the fact that since Elias came to Sporting, the club has enjoyed a great moment in their football division, something that before Elias reach was not true.
On 18 December 2011, Elias scored again in the draw (1-1) against Académica. In that same game, Elias saw the red card by the referee for accumulation of yellow cards and was sent off at the minute 89.
On 23 September 2010, he received his first call by coach Mano Menezes, his former Corinthians coach, and is the second such player to be get a call up by Menezes; the other is Jucilei.
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