Élder Santana

Élder Santana Conceição is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for the Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat.

Career

Santana began his senior career with Morrinhos, and moved to Atlético Mineiro in 2013. He made his professional debut with Atlético Mineiro in a 4–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A loss to Cruzeiro on 27 July 2013. He then had stints with the Brazilian clubs Tupi, Ferroviária, and RB Bragantino before returning to Atlético Mineiro in 2017. Santana moved to Portugal in 2019 with Sanjoanense, and on 25 June 2021 moved to the Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.
On 10 February 2023, Santana joined Aktobe in Kazakhstan.
On 16 November 2023, Kairat announced the signing of Santana on a contract until the end of 2024. On 5 January 2026, Kairat announced that Santana had left the club after his contract had expired.