Elton Acolatse
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Full name | Elton-Ofoi Acolatse | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 July 1995|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[2] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bursaspor | |||||||||||||||
Number | 99 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2013 | Ajax | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Jong Ajax | 64 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Westerlo | 28 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Sint-Truiden | 59 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020 | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021– | → Bursaspor (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:35, 4 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:38, 18 September 2014 (UTC) |
Elton-Ofoi Acolatse (born 25 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Bursaspor. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium and Israel.[3]
Club career[]
Ajax[]
Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Acolatse joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2003. He played for the under-19 Ajax A1 team during the 2012–13 season. On 27 April 2012, Acolatse signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax, starting in a 4–0 away defeat to FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie on 17 January 2014. He was substituted off in the 60th minute for Vincent Vermeij.[4]
Westerlo[]
On 21 July 2016, it was announced that Acolatse had signed a three-year contract with Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo.[5] On 31 July 2016, he made his debut for Westerlo on the first matchday of the season against Standard Liège. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Acolatse scoring the 1–1 equaliser after 30 minutes.[6]
Club Brugge[]
On 5 April 2017, it was announced that Club Brugge had signed Acolatse to a four-year contract, joining the club on a free transfer from KVC Westerlo.[7]
Sint-Truiden[]
He only spent one season contracted to Brugge, when he was on loan to Sint-Truiden. He then joined the club permanently.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva[]
After two years at Sint-Truiden, Acolatse moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel on loan, with an option for the club to buy him. He scored his debut goal against Motherwell in the Europa League third qualifying round. In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, he scored two goals in the 86th and 88th minutes respectively (including one from the middle of the field) as his side defeated Slavia Prague 3–1.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 2 August 2017[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||||
Westerlo | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
Club Brugge | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11 |
Honours[]
Hapoel Beer Sheva
- Israeli State Cup: 2019–20
Netherlands U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2012
References[]
- ^ "Elton Acolatse Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Ajax contracteert jeugdspeler Acolatse" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ Acolatse leeft ‘Europese droom’ in Israël na 64 duels voor Jong Ajax voetbalzone.nl
- ^ "Jong Ajax hard onderuit bij Emmen" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 17 January 2013.
- ^ Transfer Acolatse ook afgerond Archived 9 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine KVCWesterlo.be, 21 July 2016
- ^ Elton-Ofoi Acolatse naar KVC Westerlo Ajax.nl, 21 July 2016
- ^ Acolatse vier jaar naar Club Brugge AjaxShowtime.com, 5 April 2017
- ^ Elton Acolatse at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
External links[]
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje
- Elton Acolatse at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Dutch people of Ghanaian descent
- Association football wingers
- Dutch footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Israeli Premier League players
- TFF First League players
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey