Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)

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)
2018	→ XV 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

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

Club

Levski Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup (1): 2021–22

Individual

Best forward in Bulgarian football - 2023^[2]

Career statistics

Club

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. Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
2. Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
3. Appearances in the Campeonato Paraibano
4. Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste

References

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.

External links

• Welton Felipe at Soccerway