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Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)

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Welton Felipe
Welton in action for Levski
Personal information
Full name Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo
Date of birth (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27)
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)
2018XV de Piracicaba (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Botafogo-PB 21 (5)
2022–2024 Levski Sofia 61 (10)
2024– Gamba Osaka 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[1]

Career

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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 February 11, 2024.

Honours

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Club

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Levski Sofia

Individual

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Best forward in Bulgarian football - 2023[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 December 2023[3]
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
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paraibano
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste

References

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  1. ^ "Welton Felipe Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Welton Felipe at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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