Wellington Saci
Wellington Aleixo dos Santos (born 5 January 1985), known as Wellington Saci, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Joinville.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wellington Aleixo dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Água Santa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Ananindeua | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Extrema | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Vênus | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Remo | 24 | (2) |
| 2008 | Itumbiara | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Corinthians | 24 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Goiás (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Vitória (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Figueirense | 31 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Joinville | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | CRB | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Criciúma | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Remo | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Madureira | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hercílio Luz | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Água Santa | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Brasiliense | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Almirante Tamandaré | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Joinville | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 19 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
He is named after the folk creature Saci, a one-legged black leprechaun of sorts.
Biography
Born in Belém, Pará, Wellington Saci started his career at Ananindeua, signed a 1-year contract. He then played for Extrema and Vênus before signed by Remo in May 2007.
In January 2008 he was signed by Itumbiara.
Corinthians and loans
In May he left for Corinthians, with Itumbiara retained 50% economic rights. An investor "Fair Play Sports" also owned 15%, made Corinthians only 35%.[1] He costed Corinthians R$ 624,000.[2] He won the second division and promoted back to top division. In July 2009 he moved to Atlético Mineiro in 1-year contract. In February 2010 he left for Goiás, finished as the 2010 Copa Sudamericana runner-up.
In January 2011 he left for Sport Recife. In January 2012 he left for Esporte Clube Vitória[3]
Honours
- Itumbiara
- Goiás state championship: 2008
- Corinthians
- Brazilian Série B: 2008
- São Paulo state championship: 2009
- Brazilian Cup: 2009
- Joinville
- individual
- 2008: Chosen as the best player in the state of Goiás Championship
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Ananindeua | state (PA) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||
| 2006 | Extrema | state (MG) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||
| 2007 | Vênus | state (PA) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||
| 2007 | Remo | Série B | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Itumbiara | Série C | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 2008 | Corinthians | Série B | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 2009 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | Goiás | Série B | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | 8 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2011 | Sport (PE) | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |||||||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
References
- "Situação contratual dos jogadores profissionais" (PDF). SC Corinthians Paulista (in Portuguese). June 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- "Corinthians | Site Oficial | Últimas notícias, resultados e próximos jogos" (PDF).
- "Esporte Clube Vitória".
External links
- Profile on CBF
- Wellington Saci at Sambafoot (archived)
- Wellington Saci at Soccerway