Eliseu  Eliseu Pereira dos Santos (born 1 October 1983), known simply as Eliseu (), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played either as a left back or left winger. After starting out at Belenenses, he went on to spend most of his career with Málaga after signing in 2007, appearing in 224 official games and scoring 27 goals in two separate spells. In 2014 he signed with Benfica, with whom he won three consecutive Primeira Liga titles among other major trophies during four seasons. A full international since 2009, Eliseu was part of the Portuguese squad that won Euro 2016. Eliseu was born in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, to a Cape Verdean mother, Inês Furtado (a restaurant owner), and a Portuguese father, José (an ambulance driver). The couple divorced when he was a teenager. Eliseu moved to Portugal's mainland in 2002, moving from Sport Clube Marítimo de Angra do Heroísmo to C.F. Os Belenenses. He gradually broke into the Lisbon-based club's first team, appearing in 19 Primeira Liga games in his second season. After a loan with Varzim S.C. in the Segunda Liga, Eliseu continued to be a relatively important attacking player for Belenenses, but was used mainly as a substitute. For 2007–08, Eliseu and countrymen Hélder Rosário and Paulo Jorge moved to Málaga CF, helping the Andalusians return to La Liga after a two-year absence, with the trio totalling 108 matches and six goals combined (three from Eliseu). The following campaign he continued to be an automatic first-choice, scoring his first Spanish top flight goal(s) in a 4–0 away win over neighbours Recreativo de Huelva on 5 October 2008. The following month he also netted, in a 3–4 loss at Real Madrid. On 25 June 2009, Eliseu joined S.S. Lazio in Italy for exactly €1 million. However, after receiving few opportunities, he moved to Real Zaragoza on 7 January of the following year, on loan until the end of the season. He scored in only his second match for the Aragonese, which lost 2–4 at Villarreal CF. After contributing to Zaragoza avoiding relegation – he also scored in the last match, netting a 35-yard free kick against the same opponents, in a 3–3 home draw– Eliseu returned to La Rosaleda Stadium.