Elliot Jorge Simões Inácio (born 20 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for for EFL League Two club Salford City. Born in Portugal, he has represented the Angola national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elliot Jorge Simões Inácio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benfica | |||
| Sporting CP | |||
| 2016–2018 | F.C. United of Manchester | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | F.C. United of Manchester | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Barnsley | 25 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Nancy | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Nancy II | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Salford City | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | Angola | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020 | |||
Simões began his career with the youth teams of Portuguese clubs Benfica and Sporting CP, before moving to England to play with F.C. United of Manchester, where he made his senior debut. He turned professional with Barnsley in 2019, and spent time on loan with Doncaster Rovers, before moving to French club Nancy.
Simões began his career with Benfica and Sporting CP.[2] He joined F.C. United of Manchester at the age of 16, making his first-team debut in April 2018.[3]
Simões signed for Barnsley in January 2019, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2][4] He made his senior debut for Barnsley on 19 September, appearing as a substitute for the last 10 minutes of the match.[5][6] He scored his first goal for Barnsley on 2 January 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to Derby County.[5] In January 2021 he moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]
In August 2021 he was signed by French club Nancy for an undisclosed fee.[8] On 14 November, Simões made his Nancy debut in a 3–1 victory in the Coupe de France over Lorraine de Plantiéres.[9] On 27 November, he scored his first goal for the club in the following round of the cup, in a 1–0 victory over Soleil Bischheim.[10] He made his league debut on 5 March 2022, in a 0–1 home defeat to Grenoble Foot.[11]
In July 2022, he returned to England to sign a one-year contract with EFL League Two side Salford City.[12]
In October 2020, Simões was called up by the Angolan national team.[13] He made his debut on 13 October 2020 as a 78th minute substitution during a friendly match against Mozambique.[14]
In 2019, Simões was described by new team Barnsley as an "exciting, direct and pacey winger".[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2018–19 | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | National League North | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Barnsley | 2019–20 | Championship | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nancy | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Nancy II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Salford City | 2022–23[15] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 77 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 5 | ||
Salford City F.C. – current squad | |
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