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Syrian footballer (born 1996)

Jalil Elías
Personal information
Full name Jalil Juan José Elías
Date of birth (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team Vélez Sarsfield (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Number 5
Youth career
0000 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Newell's Old Boys 28 (0)
2018 → Godoy Cruz (loan) 14 (0)
2018–2021 Godoy Cruz 25 (0)
2019–2020 → Unión Santa Fe (loan) 21 (1)
2021–2023 San Lorenzo 94 (5)
2024– Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 (0)
2024– → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 16 (0)
International career
2024– Syria 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Jalil Juan José Elías (Arabic: خليل إلياس; born 25 April 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays as defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Syria national team.

Club career

Newell's Old Boys

Elías' career started with Newell's Old Boys in 2015, beginning in the youth system. He was an unused substitute in two Argentine Primera División matches in June and October 2015 against Boca Juniors and Nueva Chicago respectively. His professional debut arrived on 23 November 2015, he played the full ninety minutes in a Copa Sudamericana qualification play-off with Lanús. He followed that with twenty-seven league appearances in his following three campaigns with Newell's Old Boys between 2016 and 2017. He scored his first career goal on 11 June 2017 in a Copa Argentina win over Central Norte.

Godoy Cruz

In January 2018, Elías joined Godoy Cruz on loan until June 2019. Prior to departing, he signed a new contract with Newell's Old Boys until 2021. Like with his parent club, his debut for Godoy Cruz came versus Lanús. He appeared fourteen times for Godoy, with the club subsequently signing him permanently in the following August. He made thirty appearances in the 2018–19 season.

Unión Santa Fe

Prior to leaving the club on loan in July 2019 to Unión Santa Fe. Elías scored one goal across one season with them; he netted in a 3–3 draw away to Banfield on 3 November. In mid-2020, he was linked with a transfer to Italy with Parma.

San Lorenzo

On 10 February 2021, Elías joined San Lorenzo on a permanent deal. Starting from the 2023 Argentine Primera División, he was made the vice-captain of the club.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 4 January 2024, Elías signed with the Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He made his debut for the club on 18 May 2024 in a 3–1 win over Negeri Sembilan.

International career

Born in Argentina, Elías is of Syrian descent. In December 2023, he was called up to the Syrian national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2020.
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys 2015 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0 1 0
2016 9 0 0 0 — — 0 0 9 0
2016–17 14 0 1 1 — — 0 0 15 1
2017–18 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 27 0 2 1 — 0 0 1 0 30 1
Godoy Cruz (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 14 0 0 0 — — 0 0 14 0
Godoy Cruz 2018–19 20 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 30 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 44 0
Unión Santa Fe (loan) 2019–20 Primera División 21 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 25 1
Career total 82 1 5 1 3 0 8 0 1 0 99 2
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield

References

  1. ^ "Jalil Elías profile". Soccerway. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. "Newell's: Jalil Elías, la opción para jugar de lateral derecho contra Lanús". La Capital. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "Jalil Elías profile". BDFA. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "Jalil Elías seguirá su carrera en Godoy Cruz". Rosario Nuestro. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Jalil Elías jugará a préstamo en Godoy Cruz". Newell's Old Boys. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. "Newell's vendió a Jalil Elías y al catamarqueño Varela". Rosario Plus. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Jalil Elías: En Unión pasé un año muy bueno". Uno Santa Fe. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. "JDT snap up Elias as first recruit for new season".
  9. "Con los padres en la piel". Diario Uno. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  10. "القائمة الأولية لنسور قاسيون والتي سيتم اختيار 26 لاعب منها لتمثيل المنتخب الوطني في بطولة كأس آسيا 2023 في قطر" [The preliminary list of the Qasioun Eagles, from which 26 players will be selected to represent the national team in the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar]. Instagram (in Arabic). Syria Football Association. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. O'Sullivan, Joseph. "Vélez Sarsfield Win First League Trophy Since 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

External links

Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield – current squad
Syria squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Syria
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