| Elenildo de Jesus | |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Brazil |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Saigon Port |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Hải Phòng |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs3: | Bình Dương |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | TPHCM |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | SHB Vientiane |
Elenildo de Jesus (born 9 July 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He was born in 1979 in Brazil and grew up poor.[1] He played street football in Brazil.[2]
He started his V-League career with Vietnamese side Saigon Port.[3] He was top scorer of the 2006 V-League with eighteen goals and was named as the best foreign player of the year.[4] During the 2007 season, he scored fourteen league goals.[5] Before the 2008 season, he signed for Vietnamese side Hải Phòng, where he stayed for two seasons.[6] He has been in the all-time top ten strikers with the most goals in the V-League with sixty goals.[7] In 2013, he signed for Laotian side SHB Vientiane.[8]
He mainly operated as a striker and was known for his agility and speed.[9]
After retiring from professional football, he lived with his family in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[10]