Welliton (footballer, born 2000)

Welliton
Personal information
Full name Welliton Silva de Azevedo Matheus
Date of birth (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Goiás
(on loan from Primavera)
Number 31
Youth career
2015 Vasco da Gama
2016–2019 Corinthians
2019–2020 Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Oeste 19 (0)
2021 Red Bull Brasil 14 (0)
2022–2023 Red Bull Bragantino 9 (0)
2023 → ABC (loan) 21 (1)
2024– Primavera 15 (4)
2024– → Goiás (loan) 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2023

Welliton Silva de Azevedo Matheus (born 14 July 2000), simply known as Welliton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás on loan from Primavera.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Welliton joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2015, from Vasco da Gama. On 3 July 2019, after being rarely used in the under-20 squad, he terminated his contract and joined Oeste.[1]

Welliton made his first team debut for Oeste on 31 August 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Bruno Lopes in a 0–0 Série B home draw against Sport Recife.[2] He featured sparingly for the side in the following two years, suffering two relegations during the 2020 season.

On 8 March 2021, Welliton joined Red Bull Bragantino and was initially assigned to reserve team Red Bull Brasil.[3] He made his first team debut for Braga on 20 March of the following year, replacing Helinho in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Palmeiras.[4]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2023.[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oeste 2019 Série B 6 0 — — — — 6 0
2020 12 0 1 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 — — 19 0
Red Bull Brasil 2021 Paulista A2 — 14 0 — — — 14 0
Red Bull Bragantino 2022 Série A 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2023 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
Career total 24 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0

References

  1. ^ "Corinthians empresta joia da base para o Oeste durante a Série B" [Corinthians loan youth prospect to Oeste during the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Oeste e Sport ficam no zero e frustram seus planos na Série B do Brasileiro" [Oeste and Sport draw blank and frustrate their own plans in the Brasileiro Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bragantino registra atacante Welliton, ex-Oeste, no BID; atleta vai atuar no RB Brasil" [Bragantino register forward Welliton, formerly of Oeste, in the BID; athlete will play at RB Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Red Bull Bragantino e Palmeiras empatam de olho no mata-mata do Paulistão" [Red Bull Bragantino and Palmeiras draw aiming the knockout phase of the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Bandeirantes. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ Welliton at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2022.