Werik Popó
Brazilian footballer
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Werik Silva Pinto (born 17 October 2001), known as Werik Popó, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Werik Silva Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2019 | Juazeiro | ||
| 2020 | Osvaldo Cruz | ||
| 2020–2022 | Oeste | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Oeste | 32 | (11) |
| 2021 | → Águia de Marabá (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Red Bull Bragantino | 18 | (3) |
| 2023 | Red Bull Bragantino II | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Juventude (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Criciúma (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2026– | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:22, 5 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Oeste
Nicknamed after boxer Acelino Freitas by his mother's neighbor, Werik Popó was rejected by a number of clubs before joining Oeste's youth setup in 2020.[1] In 2021, he moved on loan to Águia de Marabá on loan for the 2021 Campeonato Paraense,[2] and made his senior debut with the club.
Back to Oeste, Werik Popó made his first team debut for the club on 19 June 2021, replacing Léo Artur late into a 0–0 Série C home draw against Criciúma.[3] He alternated between the under-20 and first team squads, and was the top scorer of the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with eight goals in just six matches.[4]
Definitely promoted to the main squad, Werik Popó scored his first senior goal on 19 February 2022, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away win over XV de Piracicaba.[5] On 2 March, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win at Red Bull Brasil.[6]
Red Bull Bragantino
On 12 August 2022, Werik Popó signed a five-year contract with Série A side Red Bull Bragantino.[7] He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing injured Alerrandro in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás, but being himself substituted after 37 minutes on the field.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oeste | 2021 | Série C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Série D | 14 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| Águia de Marabá (loan) | 2021 | Paraense | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 9[d] | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 2023 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Juventude (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Série B | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 2025 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | J1 (100) | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2026–27 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 12 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 25 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Soccerway attribute one appearance to Kauan in the match against Internacional, but the player who featured in that match was Werik Popó[10]
- Appearance in Recopa Catarinense