Welinton Júnior

Welinton Júnior
Personal information
Full name	Welinton Júnior Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth	8 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward, right winger
Team information
Current team	Gangwon FC
Number	93
Youth career
2011–2012	Grêmio
2012	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Goiás
2015–2016	Joinville
2015	→ Paysandu (loan)
2016	→ CRB (loan)
2017	Mirassol
2017	→ Paysandu (loan)
2018	Ferroviária
2018	Brasil de Pelotas
2019	Coritiba
2019–2020	Desportivo Aves
2020–2023	Portimonense
2021	→ Shonan Bellmare (loan)
2023–	Gangwon FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023

Welinton Júnior Ferreira dos Santos (born 8 June 1993), simply known as Welinton Júnior, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for K League club Gangwon FC.

Career

Welinton Júnior played youth-level football for Grêmio and Coritiba before moving to Goiás, where he made his senior debut as a second-half substitute on 30 April 2013 in a Campeonato Goiano game against Aparecidense.^[1] He made his national competition debut in the 2013 Copa do Brasil against Fluminense FC on 22 August 2013, deputising for Tartá, who was cup-tied.^[2]

In March 2015 he signed a two-year contract with Joinville.^[3] Despite playing the majority of games in the 2015 Campeonato Catarinense, he was dropped from the first team after six rounds of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and loaned to Paysandu until the end of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season.^[4] He returned to Joinville having scored 4 goals in 18 games, with a willingness to fight for a place in the team.^[5] In June 2016 he was loaned out again, this time to CRB, to play in 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.^[6]

In January 2017, he moved to play for Mirassol in the Campeonato Paulista.^[7] At the end of the competition he signed for a second time for Paysandu, on a six-month contract until the end of 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.^[8]^[9]

For the 2018 season he signed for another Campeonato Paulista side for the first half of the year, Ferroviária.^[10] For the national league season he moved to Brasil de Pelotas to compete in 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.^[11]

He signed for Coritiba in January 2019, on a one-year contract.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 25 November 2023^[13]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	!Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goiás	2013	Série A	6	1	2	0	4	0	—		—		—		12	1
	2014	Série A	15	2	5	1	1	0	—		1^[a]	0	—		22	3
	Total		21	3	7	1	5	0	—		1	0	—		34	4
Joinville	2015	Série A	3	0	10	1	2	0	—		—		—		15	1
	2016	Série B	—		10	1	—		—		—		—		10	1
	Total		3	0	20	2	2	0	—		—		—		25	2
Paysandu	2015	Série B	18	4	—		—		—		—		—		18	4
CRB	2016	Série B	23	5	—		—		—		—		—		23	5
Mirassol	2017	Paulista	—		13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
Paysandu	2017	Série B	20	1	—		—		—		—		—		20	1
Ferroviária	2018	Série D	—		11	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
Brasil de Pelotas	2018	Série B	22	5	—		—		—		—		—		10	0
Coritiba	2019	Série B	6	0	5	1	0	0	—		—		—		11	1
Desportivo Aves	2019–20	Primeira Liga	23	7	—		1	2	1	1	—		—		25	10
Portimonense	2020–21		10	0	—		1	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2021–22		12	5	—		0	0	—		—		—		12	5
	2022–23		24	6	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		24	6
	Total		46	11	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		47	11
Shonan Bellmare (loan)	2021	J1 League	3	0	—		3	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Gangwon FC	2023	K League 1	9	0	—		—		—		—		0	0	9	0
Career total			194	36	56	5	12	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	265	44

^ Appearance in 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

References

^ "Com muita água e pouco futebol, Goiás vence Aparecidense e lidera" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 January 2013.
^ "Surpresa no último jogo, Welinton Júnior ganha apoio no Goiás" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 August 2013.
^ "JEC anuncia contratação de atacante Welinton Júnior por duas temporadas" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 March 2015.
^ "Agente de Welinton Junior confirma acerto do atacante com o Paysandu" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 June 2015.
^ "Após empréstimo, Welinton Júnior volta ao JEC para buscar espaço" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 January 2016.
^ "Regularizado, Welinton Júnior ressalta calor de AL, mas se diz pronto no CRB" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2016.
^ "Welinton Junior apresenta suas armas para brilhar no Paulistão pelo Mirassol" (in Portuguese). Diário Regional. 13 January 2017.
^ "Paysandu prorroga contrato de zagueiro e oficializa mais duas contratações" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2017.
^ "Paysandu repatria atacante da Série B de 2015. Anúncio será em breve" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 May 2017.
^ "Ferroviária anuncia atacante que estava no Paysandu" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2017.
^ "Titular do Brasil de Pelotas, Welinton Junior quer ajudar com sua experiência no futebol catarinense para superar o Avaí" (in Portuguese). Ploidoro Júnior. 20 April 2018.
^ "Coritiba confirma Felipe Mattioni, Fabiano e Welinton Júnior como os primeiros reforços" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 January 2019.
^ Welinton at Soccerway

External links

Welinton Júnior at Soccerway
Welinton Júnior at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[14] Appearance in 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

[1] "Com muita água e pouco futebol, Goiás vence Aparecidense e lidera" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 January 2013.

[2] "Surpresa no último jogo, Welinton Júnior ganha apoio no Goiás" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 August 2013.

[3] "JEC anuncia contratação de atacante Welinton Júnior por duas temporadas" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 March 2015.

[4] "Agente de Welinton Junior confirma acerto do atacante com o Paysandu" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 June 2015.

[5] "Após empréstimo, Welinton Júnior volta ao JEC para buscar espaço" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 January 2016.

[6] "Regularizado, Welinton Júnior ressalta calor de AL, mas se diz pronto no CRB" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2016.

[7] "Welinton Junior apresenta suas armas para brilhar no Paulistão pelo Mirassol" (in Portuguese). Diário Regional. 13 January 2017.

[8] "Paysandu prorroga contrato de zagueiro e oficializa mais duas contratações" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2017.

[9] "Paysandu repatria atacante da Série B de 2015. Anúncio será em breve" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 May 2017.

[10] "Ferroviária anuncia atacante que estava no Paysandu" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2017.

[11] "Titular do Brasil de Pelotas, Welinton Junior quer ajudar com sua experiência no futebol catarinense para superar o Avaí" (in Portuguese). Ploidoro Júnior. 20 April 2018.

[12] "Coritiba confirma Felipe Mattioni, Fabiano e Welinton Júnior como os primeiros reforços" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 January 2019.

[SW-13] Welinton at Soccerway

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