Wellington Nem
 Wellington Nem playing for Shakhtar in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | America-RJ | ||
| 2005–2011 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Fluminense | 51 | (15) |
| 2011 | → Figueirense (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2013–2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 47 | (9) |
| 2017 | → São Paulo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | Fortaleza | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cruzeiro | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | Arouca | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 31 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2019 | |||
Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar (born 6 February 1992), known as Wellington Nem, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[2]
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nem began his professional career at Fluminense. He was loaned out to Figueirense in 2011. His time at the club was very successful. He scored nine times from a second striker position and was awarded the best newcomer of the 2011 Brazilian league, beating Bruno Cortes and Leandro Damião. Upon the expiration of his loan he was returned to the first team at Fluminense.
In his first season at Fluminense, Nem played mostly as a left winger or second striker and managed six goals and eight assists in 34 appearances in an impressive first full season at the club. In the 2013 season, Nem scored two and assisted two more in the first part of the season.
Wellington Nem signed a five-year deal with Ukrainian giants Shaktar Dontesk for a fee believed to be around €8 million in mid-2013. His first season at Shakhtar was a huge disappointment. A lot was expected of the player but he spent most of the campaign on the sideline either injured or benched, playing just 140 minutes of football the whole 2013–14 season and scoring a solitary goal. The next season started similarly, with Nem left off the sides Champions League list and playing just once in the first 13 rounds of the Premier Liga.
Following 2017, Nem is going to play, on loan, for Brazilian side São Paulo FC, in the Brazilian League.[3]
Wellington Nem's professional career took off when Mano Menezes selected him in the pre-list for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Figueirense | 2011 | Série A | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| Fluminense | 2012 | Série A | 27 | 6 | 14 | 3 | — | 7[a] | 0 | — | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 9[a] | 1 | — | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 23 | 8 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 67 | 16 | ||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 9 | — | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 12 | |||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Fluminense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 18 | 1 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Fortaleza | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cruzeiro | 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 128 | 27 | 38 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Fluminense
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian League: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2014, 2015
- Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 2021
Individual
References
- ^ http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=744 [dead link]
- ^ "Wellington Nem vibra com fase: 'O pé direito servia só para subir no ônibus'". Globoesporte.com. O Globo. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ São Paulo acerta contratação de Wellington Nem por empréstimo
- ^ Wellington Nem at Soccerway
- ^ "Wellington Nem » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Brazil youth international footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Fluminense FC players
- Figueirense FC players
- São Paulo FC players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Primeira Liga players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal