Elias Lira Nogueira Júnior

Elias Lira Nogueira Júnior (born 16 July 1999), simply known as Elias, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Mirassol, on loan from Vila Nova.

Career Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Elias was a youth product of hometown side Sport Recife. He made his first team debut on 3 April 2017, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Pernambucano home draw against Salgueiro, as the club lined up mainly youth players.

Elias subsequently returned to the youth sides, being rarely used in the main squad, and renewed his contract until 2022 on 25 March 2019. On 23 May, however, he was loaned to Athletico Paranaense as a part of the deal which saw Éder move in the opposite direction.

Elias returned to Sport in May 2020, but was loaned to Botafogo-PB on 4 November. The following 25 May, he moved to Santo André also in a temporary deal.

On 10 March 2022, Elias returned to Belo again on loan. A regular starter, he moved to fellow league team Figueirense on 10 December, where he was also a first-choice.

Elias joined Primavera ahead of the 2024 season, before being loaned to Série B side Vila Nova on 2 April of that year.

Career statistics

Honours Sport Recife Campeonato Pernambucano: 2017

Athletico Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense: 2020