Welliton Silva de Azevedo Matheus (born 14 July 2000), simply known as Welliton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for ABC on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welliton Silva de Azevedo Matheus | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ABC | ||
| 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– | Red Bull Bragantino | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | → ABC (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Welliton at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links edit
- Red Bull Bragantino profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)