Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)
|
Welton in action for Levski | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranavaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Maringá | 21 | (3) |
| 2018 | → XV de Piracicaba (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Botafogo-PB | 21 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Levski Sofia | 61 | (10) |
| 2024– | Gamba Osaka | 32 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:41, 23 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Career
Welton started his career with Maringá in 2018 and was loaned to XV de Piracicaba later that year. In January 2021, he became a new player of Botafogo-PB and scored 5 goals in 21 matches of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
On 4 January 2022, Welton signed for Levski Sofia on a three-year contract. The player signed for Gamba Osaka of Japan's J.League on 11 February 2024.
Career statistics
- As of 7 December 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maringá | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 11[a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| XV de Piracicaba (loan) | 2018 | – | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Botafogo-PB | 2020 | Série C | 0 | 0 | ?[c] | 1 | 8[d] | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 8+ | 3 | |
| 2021 | 21 | 5 | 0[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |||
| Total | 21 | 5 | ? | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31+ | 9 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2021–22 | Parva Liga | 10 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 15 | 15+ | 4 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 130+ | 29 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
- ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paraibano
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Levski Sofia
Individual
- Best forward in Bulgarian football: 2023[2]
References
- ^ Welton Felipe at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Kichukov, Simeon (18 March 2024). "Три зад Бербатов, една зад Стоичков: Кирил Десподов e Футболист №1 за четвърти път". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 March 2024.