Ruslan Elá Eyene (born 7 November 1983), known as Elá, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a left back or a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruslan Elá Eyene | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | San Gabriel | ||
| 1999–2000 | Damm | ||
| 2000–2001 | Horta | ||
| 2001 | Hospitalet | ||
| 2001–2002 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Sporting Mahonés | ||
| 2003 | Villanueva | ||
| 2003–2004 | Lumbreras | ||
| 2004 | Logroñés | ||
| 2004–2005 | Villanovense | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Benicarló | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Logroñés | ||
| 2006–2007 | Blanes | ||
| 2007 | Gavà | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Masnou | ||
| 2008–2011 | Levante Las Planas | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–2006 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elá was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. In his nine-year senior career he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Villanueva, CD Lumbreras, CD Logroñés (two spells), CF Villanovense, CD Benicarló, CD Blanes, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.
Elá earned six caps for Equatorial Guinea. Two of those arrived during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in the tie against Togo national football team (1–0 home win, 0–2 away loss).
Elá's older brother, Jacinto, was also a footballer. A winger, he too played mostly in Spanish amateur football, having an unsuccessful spell with Southampton.
Ruslan also worked at Admissions Test de Nivell in Esplugues de Llobregat.[1]