Jalil Elías


Jalil Juan José Elías is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unión de Santa Fe, on loan from Newell's Old Boys, in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

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.
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.

Personal life

He is of Syrian descent.

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