Welliton (footballer, born 2000)

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.

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

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.

External links

• Red Bull Bragantino profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)