About Elkeson

Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, known as Elkeson or in Chinese as Ai Kesen (Chinese: 艾克森; pinyin: Ài Kèsēn; born 13 July 1989), is a Brazilian-born Chinese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a forward for Guangzhou Evergrande of the Chinese Super League and the Chinese National Team.

Starting out at Vitória, he played mostly as an attacking midfielder and as a winger, but since his final days at Botafogo, he was moved to attack and has played as a striker.