Elias Joao da Costa Ximenes Mesquita (born 27 March 2002) is a Timorese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brunei Super League club Indera and the Timor-Leste national team.
[1] Mesquita began his career with Lalenok United, winning the domestic treble in his first full year.
[3] Lalenok United managed to win a tournament organised by the East Timor Football Federation in late 2020 namely the 2020 Copa FFTL, after the regular season was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[6] After finishing as runners-up to Karketu Dili in the league for the 2021 season, Lalenok United folded the next year.
After the season finished, Mesquita moved to Bruneian club Kota Ranger and scored twice on his debut in a dramatic match on 24 May where the Rangers led the game until the 90th minute in a 3–4 lost against Kasuka, the winning goal scored at the 10th minute of injury time.