Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)
Appearance
![]() Welton in action for Levski | |||
Personal information | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 7 December 2023[1]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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
[edit]Levski Sofia
Individual
- Best forward in Bulgarian football: 2023[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Welton Felipe at Soccerway
Categories:
- Living people
- 1997 births
- People from Paranavaí
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Campeonato Paranaense players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- J1 League players
- Maringá Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- Gamba Osaka players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs