Welinton (footballer, born 1999)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welinton Macedo dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Taguaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PSTC | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | |||
| Cruzeiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Cruzeiro | 31 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Inter de Limeira (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Novorizontino | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | Ferroviária | 13 | (3) |
| 2023 | Athletic | 10 | (3) |
| 2023 | Criciúma | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Athletic | 74 | (9) |
| 2026– | Santa Clara | 19 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 | |||
Welinton Macedo dos Santos (born 30 June 1999), known as Welinton Torrão or simply as Welinton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.
Life and career
Welinton Macedo dos Santos was born in Taguaí, São Paulo on 30 June 1999. In his native city, he used to run the 100-meter dash and has great speed despite being 1,83 height. Welinton started his career in the Paraná Soccer Technical Center (PSTC) youth team before passing through the youth ranks of Atlético Mineiro and Athletico Paranaense. In 2019, he signed with Cruzeiro in order to play the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20. After some good performances with the U20 team, Welinton was promoted, by coach Mano Menezes, to Cruzeiro senior team.[1][2][3] On 27 July 2019, he made his professional debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro, replacing Maurício at the 69th minute of the match against Athletico Paranaense.[4]
On 9 December 2025, Welinton moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Santa Clara on a contract until June 2028.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série B | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Inter de Limeira (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Novorizontino | 2021 | Série C | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Ferroviária | 2022 | Série D | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Athletic | 2023 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Criciúma | 2023 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Athletic | 2024 | Série C | 22 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Série C | 31 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 6 | |||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 78 | 10 | ||||
| Santa Clara | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 129 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 20 | ||
References
- ↑ Borges, Lucas. "Velocidade, finalização e 'perfil europeu'; conheça Welinton, nova promessa do Cruzeiro". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ Duarte, Gabriel. "Com experiência no atletismo e passagem pelo rival, Welinton vira opção para Ceni no Cruzeiro". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ Bianchini, Vladimir. "Destaque no 1º treino de Ceni no Cruzeiro jogou na base do Atlético-MG e foi velocista de 100m". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ "Cruzeiro vs. Athletico Paranaense 0 - 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ "Wellinton Torrão é reforço" [Wellinton Torrão is a reinforcement] (in Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
External links
- Welinton at Soccerway
- Player's Profile at Cruzeiro
- 1999 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Primeira Liga players
- Cruzeiro EC players
- Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players
- Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
- Grêmio Novorizontino players
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- Athletic Club (MG) players
- Criciúma Esporte Clube players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal