Eli Sabiá Filho (born 31 August 1988) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
I-League
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club
Sreenidi Deccan
Sreenidi Deccan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. Established on 1 January 2015 as a football academy at Hyderabad and launched from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2021, the club currently co ...
.
Career
Eli Sabiá began his career with
Paulista
Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...
and joined in July 2007 to
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
on loan; he joined back to
Paulista
Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...
on 29 January 2009.
On 14 May 2009
Santos have signed central defender Sabiá on loan from
Paulista
Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...
.
Sabiá profoundly played for
Indian Super League
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side
Chennaiyin
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whereby he had two time contract with the side. He was appointed as the vice-captain of the team for
2020-21 season and became captain in January 2021 after appointed captain
Rafael Crivellaro
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Career ...
ruled out of the season with ankle injury.
In July 2021, Eli Sabiá signed with another Indian Super League side
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
. The club announced his signing on 31 August 2021.
Honours
Jamshedpur
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Indian Super League
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Premiers:
2021-22
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Men's association football central defenders
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
FC Lausanne-Sport players
Santos FC players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
Brasiliense FC players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players
Saudi Pro League players
Al Raed FC players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Jamshedpur FC players
People from Mogi Guaçu
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