Wellington Priori

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cirino and the second or paternal family name is Priori.

Wellington Priori

Personal information
Full name	Wellington Cirino Priori
Date of birth	(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Brasil de Farroupilha
2012–2013	São José
2014–2015	Army United	27	(1)
2015	→ Pattaya United (loan)	19	(5)
2016	Gwangju	3	(0)
2016–2017	NorthEast United	12	(0)
2017–2018	Pattaya United	31	(3)
2018	Jamshedpur	9	(3)
2018–2019	Botafogo
2019	Perlis	0	(0)
2019	Abahani Dhaka	1	(0)
2020	Trat	3	(0)
2021–2022	Chainat Hornbill	49	(10)
2022	Jamshedpur	6	(0)
2023	Chainat Hornbill	14	(1)
2023–2024	Police Tero	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Wellington Cirino Priori (born 21 February 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Wellington started his career with Brasil de Farroupilha where he played for three years before moving to São José. In 2013, Wellington had a training stint with Dutch Eredivisie side, FC Twente. The club was interested in signing him but due to passport complications, the move to the Netherlands did not materialize.^[1] After his training stint with Twente, Wellington signed for Thai League T1 side Army United. A season later, Wellington signed with Thai Division 1 League side Pattaya United. After another season, Wellington moved to South Korea to K League Classic side Gwangju.

NorthEast United

On 3 August 2016, Priori moved to India and signed with NorthEast United of the Indian Super League.^[2]

Jamshedpur

On 9 January 2018, Priori signed with Jamshedpur of the Indian Super League.^[3]

On 29 March 2019, Priori joined Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Abahani.^[4]

Jamshedpur

In August 2022, Priori returned to defending Indian Super League premiers Jamshedpur.^[5] On 6 December, Priori's contract was terminated by mutual agreement with immediate effect.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 September 2018^[7]

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Army United	2014	Thai League T1	22	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	1
Gwangju	2016	KLC	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	0
NorthEast United	2016	Indian Super League	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	0
Jamshedpur	2017-18	Indian Super League	9	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	3
Career total			46	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	4

References

1. "Balende Wellington Priori is currently training in Venlo". FC Twente. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
2. "Wellington to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
3. "ISL 2017-18: Jamshedpur FC announce signing of midfielder Wellington Priori". Goal.com (Goal).
4. "Brazilian Priori joins Abahani". dhakatribune.com. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
5. "Wellington Priori returns to Jamshedpur!". fcjamshedpur.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
6. "Jamshedpur FC part ways with Wellington Priori by mutual consent". fcjamshedpur.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
7. Wellington Priori at Soccerway

External links

• Wellington Priori at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
• Thaileague Official Website: Chainat Hornbill F.C. Players