| Elton | |
| Fullname: | Elton Junior Melo Ataíde |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Teodoro Sampaio, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Náutico |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Internacional |
| Years1: | 2010–2015 |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Criciúma (loan) |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Paraná (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Ponte Preta (loan) |
| Caps4: | 38 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps5: | 52 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps6: | 62 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Juventude (loan) |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | → Tombense (loan) |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2023– |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 August 2023 |
Elton Junior Melo Ataíde (born 17 March 1990), simply known as Elton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Náutico.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Conmebol | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Internacional | 2010 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[1] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 43 | 1 | 27 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[2] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| Paraná (loan) | 2014 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2014 | Série B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | Série A | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
| 2017 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | 72 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 102 | 6 | ||||
| Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9[3] | 0 | 57 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 42 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 93 | 4 | |||
| Juventude (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 5 | 89 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 338 | 17 | |||