Ruslan Elá

Ruslan Elá
Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Elá Ayana
Date of birth	7 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1998–1999	San Gabriel
1999–2000	Damm
2000–2001	Horta
2001	Hospitalet
2001–2002	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Sporting Mahonés
2003	Villanueva
2003–2004	Lumbreras
2004	Logroñés
2004–2005	Villanovense
2005–2006	Benicarló
2006	Logroñés
2006–2007	Blanes
2007	Gavà
2007–2008	Masnou
2008–2011	Levante Las Planas
International career
2003–2006	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruslan Elá Ayana (born 7 November 1983) is a former footballer who played as a left-back or a centre-back. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Elá was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. In his nine-year senior career he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Villanueva, CD Lumbreras, CD Logroñés (two spells), CF Villanovense, CD Benicarló, CD Blanes, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.

International career

Elá earned six caps for Equatorial Guinea. Two of those arrived during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in the tie against Togo national football team (1–0 home win, 0–2 away loss).

Personal life

Elá's older brother, Jacinto, was also a footballer. A winger, he too played mostly in Spanish amateur football, having an unsuccessful spell with Southampton.

Ruslan also worked at Admissions Test de Nivell in Esplugues de Llobregat.^[2]