Elton Pereira Gomes

Calé

200px With Gazovik Orenburg in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Elton Pereira Gomes
Date of birth	(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988
Place of birth	Barro Duro, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	OFI Crete F.C.
Youth career
2005	Guarulhos
2006	Desportivo Brasil
2006	→ São Bento (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Desportivo Brasil	0	(0)
2007	→ Rio Claro (loan)	0	(0)
2007	→ Avaí (loan)	10	(1)
2008	→ Ituano (loan)	6	(0)
2008–2009	→ São Bento (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Estoril Praia (loan)	32	(9)
2010–2011	Belenenses	27	(1)
2011–2012	FC Gazovik Orenburg	21	(2)
2012–2013	Leixões S.C.	21	(1)
2013–2014	C.D. Tondela	30	(4)
2014–2015	União Madeira	23	(4)
2015–2016	Ergotelis	22	(2)
2016–	OFI	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2016

Elton Pereira Gomes known as Calé (born 12 July 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Greek Football League 2 side OFI.

Career

Early career

Calé began his football career with Guarulhos in 2005, before moving to Desportivo Brasil the next year. In 2006 Calé trained at Adelaide United, as Desportivo Brasil's partner Miami FC signed a partnership agreement with the Australian club. He then moved to Rio Claro for the 2007 Campeonato Paulista. In May he was signed by Avaí until the end of 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In January 2008 he left for Ituano until the end of 2008 Campeonato Paulista and extended his contract in June. After Ituano was eliminated from the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Calé was transferred to São Bento. In January 2009, his contract was extended until the end of the 2009 Campeonato Paulista Série A2. In April he was released and played a few games for Desportivo Brasil at the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. In July 2009 he was loaned to Portuguese side Estoril Praia, thus making his first European move. His contract with Desportivo Brasil expired on 30 June 2010 and Calé left for Belenenses in July 2010.

European career

Calé played the whole 2010–2011 season at Belenenses, making a total of 27 appearances for the club, and scoring one goal. He then signed a contract with Russian side Gazovik Orenburg, where he made 21 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 2011–2012 season. Calé then returned to Portugal, signing a contract with Leixões. He made a total of 21 appearances for the Matosinhos-based club, scoring one goal. In 2013, Calé moved on to fellow Portuguese club C.D. Tondela, where he played in 30 matches and scored 4 goals. In 2014, he signed a contract with fellow Segunda Liga contender União Madeira, and helped the club gain promotion to the Primeira Liga with 23 appearances and 4 goals.

On 23 January 2015, Calé left Portugal and moved to Greek Superleague club Ergotelis. He managed to score his first goal for the club on his debut, in a 1–2 away victory vs. fellow Cretan club Platanias. The following season, Calé played with Ergotelis in the Football League, after the club was relegated at the end of the 2014–2015 season. However, as the club faced unbearable financial issues and failed to pay players' wages for months, Calé left Ergotelis in December 2015, and was practically considered to be out of the team. After Ergotelis officially withdrew from professional competitions in January 2016, Calé was released from his contract with the club and subsequently signed with local rival OFI, playing in the Football League 2.

External links

• Portuguese career at LPFP.pt (Portuguese) (Profile 2)
• Elton Pereira Gomes profile at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Elton Pereira Gomes at Soccerway
• Traffic Group Profile