Wellington (footballer, born 1988)
Wellington Luís de Sousa (born 11 February 1988), commonly known as Wellington, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.[2]
 Wellington in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wellington Luís de Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Internacional | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → São Caetano (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Náutico (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2008–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 19 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Twente (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Figueirense (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Goiás (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Linense (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Pelotas | 12 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Shonan Bellmare | 54 | (23) |
| 2015 | Ponte Preta | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Avispa Fukuoka | 83 | (31) |
| 2018–2020 | Vissel Kobe | 43 | (11) |
| 2020 | Botafogo-SP | 32 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Shonan Bellmare | 53 | (8) |
| 2023– | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:38, 3 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Wellington started his professional career in 2007 with Sport Club Internacional. In the same year, he was lent to São Caetano.
He played for Náutico in 2008 also on loan, before Wellington left Internacional for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 7 August 2008. He played only 18 games and was loaned out to FC Twente on 31 August 2009.
On 6 July 2010, he was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut in the DFB-Pokal match against TuS Koblenz on 15 August 2010 and scored his first goal – a wide distance shot from 35 meters – as a substitute during a 1–2 defeat against Hertha BSC Berlin on 30 August.[3]
In the winter break, he returned to Brazil, transferring to Figueirense on loan.[4]
On 2 August 2012, his contract until June 2013 at 1899 Hoffenheim was terminated in mutual consent.[5] After playing for EC Pelotas in the first half of 2013, he was acquired by Shonan Bellmare.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2013 | J1 League | 16 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | J2 League | 38 | 20 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 20 | |||
| Total | 54 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 23 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2015 | J2 League | 18 | 7 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 22 | 8 | |
| 2016 | J1 League | 29 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | J2 League | 36 | 19 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 19 | ||
| Total | 83 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 33 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2018 | J1 League | 28 | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | – | 37 | 11 | ||
| 2019 | 15 | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | – | 22 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 21 | ||
| Botafogo-SP | 2020 | Série B | 23 | 5 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 32 | 8 | |||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2021 | J1 League | 26 | 6 | – | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 256 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 307 | 94 | ||
- Appearances in Promotion Playoffs to J1.
Honours
FC Twente
Shonan Bellmare
Vissel Kobe
References
- "Wellington" (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- "ウェリントン：アビスパ福岡：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Fortuna Düsseldorf gegen Hertha BSC Berlin" (in German). eurosport.yahoo.de. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- "Hoffenheim verpflichtet brasilianisches Talent Firmino" [Hoffenheim signs Brazilian talent Firmino] (in German). 1899 Hoffenheim. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- "Vertrag mit Wellington aufgelöst" (in German). 1899 Hoffenheim. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Acquisition of Wellington Silva" (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 73 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 164 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 148 out of 289)
- "Andrés Iniesta skippers Vissel Kobe to first trophy in David Villa's final match". AS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- Wellington at WorldFootball.net
- Wellington at Sambafoot
- Wellington at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Vissel Kobe