Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Full name
Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo
Date of birth
6 August 1997
Place of birth
Paranavaí, Brazil
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Welton in action for Levski | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranavaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 44 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 | |||
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 11 February 2024.
Career statistics
- As of 7 December 2023[1]
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
- Appearances in the Campeonato Paraibano
- Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Levski Sofia
Individual
- Bulgarian First League Goal of the Week: 2021–22 (Week 25) v. Pirin Blagoevgrad[2]
- Best forward in Bulgarian football: 2023[3]
