Eliandro dos Santos Gonzaga (born 23 April 1990), better known as Eliandro, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a forward.

Career

Eliandro was born in

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and was formed in the basic categories of the Cruzeiro. In 2009 because of injuries to Kléber and

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won chance in the team. But after not too many chances early in the Campeonato Brasileiro 2010, was loaned to the

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, the race of the

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of 2010.

East Bengal

In August 2022, Eliandro was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by

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for the upcoming

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. On 25 August, he made his debut against Rajasthan United in the

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, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He came on as a 68th-minute substitute for VP Suhair.

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* {{East Bengal FC squad 1990 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Sport Club do Recife players América Futebol Clube (MG) players ABC Futebol Clube players Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players C.D. Nacional players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players Birkirkara F.C. players FK Žalgiris players Batatais Futebol Clube players Red Bull Bragantino players Guarani FC players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Clube do Remo players Chiangmai F.C. players Suphanburi F.C. players Chonburi F.C. players Samut Prakan City F.C. players East Bengal Club players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Primeira Liga players Maltese Premier League players A Lyga players Thai League 1 players Thai League 2 players Indian Super League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Men's association football forwards Footballers from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen