For another footballer named Elias and born in 1999, see Elias Carioca.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lira and the second or paternal family name is Nogueira. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Elias Lira Nogueira Júnior (born 16 July 1999), simply known as Elias, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Vila Nova, on loan from Primavera.
Elias subsequently returned to the youth sides, being rarely used in the main squad, and renewed his contract until 2022 on 25 March 2019.[2] On 23 May, however, he was loaned to Athletico Paranaense as a part of the deal which saw Éder move in the opposite direction.[3]
Elias returned to Sport in May 2020,[4] but was loaned to Botafogo-PB on 4 November.[5] The following 25 May, he moved to Santo André also in a temporary deal.[6]
On 10 March 2022, Elias returned to Belo again on loan.[7] A regular starter, he moved to fellow league team Figueirense on 10 December,[8] where he was also a first-choice.