Elton Monteiro Almada (born 22 February 1994) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...
. Born in Switzerland, he was a youth international for Portugal.
Football career
On 16 August 2014, Monteiro made his professional debut with
Braga B in a
2014–15 Segunda Liga
The 2014–15 Segunda Liga was the 25th season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 24 teams played in the league.
Events
Atlético CP stayed in the 2014–15 Segunda Liga after being invited by the Portuguese League for Prof ...
match against
Aves.
International career
Monteiro was born in Switzerland to a Cape Verdean family, and has Swiss and Portuguese nationality, and represented Portugal at youth level. His brother
Joël Monteiro is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
Honours
Lausanne
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Swiss Challenge League:
2015–16,
2019–20
Hanoi Police
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V.League 1
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:
2023
Events
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References
External links
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Stats and profile at LPFP
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Valais
Sportspeople from Sion, Switzerland
Portuguese men's footballers
Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Swiss men's footballers
Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
Swiss people of Portuguese descent
Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
Swiss people of Cape Verdean descent
Men's association football defenders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Swiss Challenge League players
Swiss Super League players
Ekstraklasa players
V.League 1 players
FC Sion players
Arsenal F.C. players
Club Brugge KV players
Académica de Coimbra (football) players
S.C. Braga B players
FC Lausanne-Sport players
Miedź Legnica players
Cong An Ha Noi FC players
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam