Ai Kesen

Brazil

Elkeson first played for Vitória's youth academy before signing with the first team in 2009. During the 2010 season, Elkeson proved himself a breakout success and soon earned himself a move to Botafogo in May 2011. After two years of being one of Botafogo's star players in the Brasileirão, Guangzhou Evergrande of the Chinese Super League secured his services at the end of the 2012 season.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 24 December 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande officially announced that they had signed Elkeson on a four-year deal for a fee of €5.7 million. He was not initially included in Guangzhou's 30-player squad for the 2013 AFC Champions League due to the limit on foreign players. On 3 March 2013, he made his debut for Guangzhou in the 2013 Chinese FA Super Cup which Guangzhou Evergrande lost to Jiangsu Sainty 2–1. On 8 March 2013, Elkeson scored his first two goals in China in the opening match of the 2013 Chinese Super League against Shanghai Shenxin, which ensured Guangzhou Evergrande's 5–1 victory. He scored thirteen goals in his first seven matches in the league. In July 2013, Elkeson was named in the squad which was submitted for the next stage of the AFC Champions League, replacing Lucas Barrios, who had decided to return to Europe. He scored twenty-four goals in twenty-eight appearances in the Super League which made him the top goalscorer of the season, eight more than the second-placed Carmelo Valencia. He scored six goals in six matches in the…

In September 2011, Elkeson received his first call up for the Brazil national football team by Mano Menezes for the second leg of the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina. However, he did not make an appearance once. Elkeson was called up to the Chinese national team in August 2019, following the gaining of Chinese citizenship via naturalisation. Elkeson subsequently became the first player to be called up for China without any Chinese ancestry. Following his naturalisation as a Chinese citizen, his name was rendered as Ai Kesen in Chinese (Chinese: 艾克森; pinyin: Ài Kèsēn). On 10 September 2019, Elkeson made his international debut and scored his first 2 goals for China in a 5–0 away win against Maldives in the opening game of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Club

International

Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elkeson goal.

Vitória

Campeonato Baiano: 2009, 2010 Copa do Nordeste: 2010 Botafogo

Taça Rio: 2012 Guangzhou Evergrande

Chinese Super League: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 AFC Champions League: 2013, 2015 Shanghai SIPG

Chinese Super League: 2018 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2019 Grêmio

Recopa Gaúcha: 2022 Brazil

Superclásico de las Américas : 2011 Individual

AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2013, 2014 Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: 2014 Chinese Super League Golden Boot: 2013, 2014 Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2013, 2014