Wellington (footballer, born 1988)

Wellington
Wellington with Botafogo at press conference in 2020
Personal information
Full name Wellington Luís de Sousa
Date of birth (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988
Place of birth Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 América-RN
Youth career
–2007 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Internacional 9 (1)
2007 → São Caetano (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Náutico (loan) 14 (5)
2008–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 19 (3)
2009–2010 → Twente (loan) 3 (0)
2010 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 6 (1)
2011 → Figueirense (loan) 23 (8)
2011 → Goiás (loan) 8 (1)
2012 → Linense (loan) 10 (1)
2013 Pelotas 12 (2)
2013–2014 Shonan Bellmare 54 (23)
2015 Ponte Preta 9 (2)
2015–2017 Avispa Fukuoka 83 (31)
2018–2020 Vissel Kobe 43 (11)
2020 Botafogo-SP 32 (8)
2021–2022 Shonan Bellmare 53 (8)
2023–2025 Avispa Fukuoka 90 (8)
2026– América-RN 23 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:05, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Wellington Luís de Sousa (born 11 February 1988), commonly known as Wellington, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club América-RN.[2]

Career

Wellington started his professional career in 2007 with Sport Club Internacional. In the same year, he was lent to São Caetano.

He played for Náutico in 2008 also on loan, before Wellington left Internacional for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 7 August 2008. He played only 18 games and was loaned out to FC Twente on 31 August 2009.

On 6 July 2010, he was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut in the DFB-Pokal match against TuS Koblenz on 15 August 2010 and scored his first goal – a wide distance shot from 35 meters – as a substitute during a 1–2 defeat against Hertha BSC Berlin on 30 August.[3]

In the winter break, he returned to Brazil, transferring to Figueirense on loan.[4]

On 2 August 2012, his contract until June 2013 at 1899 Hoffenheim was terminated in mutual consent.[5] After playing for EC Pelotas in the first half of 2013, he was acquired by Shonan Bellmare.[6]

On 26 December 2017, Wellington was announced at Vissel Kobe.[7]

On 21 December 2020, Wellington was announced at Shonan Bellmare.[8]

On 1 March 2023, Wellington was announced at Avispa Fukuoka.[9]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2026[10][11][12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2007 Série A 70210000–91
São Caetano (loan) 2007 Série B 00000000–00
Náutico (loan) 2008 Série A 145004200–187
1899 Hoffenheim 2008–09 Bundesliga 183–0000–183
2009–10 Bundesliga 10–1000–20
Total 19300100000203
FC Twente (loan) 2009–10 Eredivisie 30–2200–52
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 61–1000–71
Figueirense (loan) 2011 Série A 411970000–238
Goiás (loan) 2011 Série B 81000000–81
Linense (loan) 2012 Paulista –1010000–101
Pelotas 2013 Gaúcho –1220000–122
Shonan Bellmare 2013 J.League Division 1 163–1000–173
2014 J.League Division 2 3820–2000–4020
Total 5423003000005723
Ponte Preta 2015 Série A 009210––102
Avispa Fukuoka 2015 J2 League 187–20002[d]1228
2016 J1 League 295–002100316
2017 J2 League 3619–00002[d]03819
Total 8331002021419133
Vissel Kobe 2018 J1 League 275–3363–3611
2019 J1 League 156–1064–2210
Total 42110043127005821
Botafogo-SP 2020 Série B 23593–––328
Shonan Bellmare 2021 J1 League 266–2051–337
2022 J1 League 272–2060–352
Total 538004011100689
Avispa Fukuoka 2023 J1 League 273–5210300428
2024 J1 League 333–112000364
2025 J1 League 302–304200374
Total 90800931650011516
América-RN 2026 Série D 1518220–5[e]0303
Career total 4219869183310411491573141

Honours

FC Twente

Shonan Bellmare

Vissel Kobe

Avispa Fukuoka

References

  1. ↑ "Wellington" (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "ウェリントン：アビスパ福岡：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fortuna Düsseldorf gegen Hertha BSC Berlin" (in German). eurosport.yahoo.de. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Hoffenheim verpflichtet brasilianisches Talent Firmino" [Hoffenheim signs Brazilian talent Firmino] (in German). 1899 Hoffenheim. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Vertrag mit Wellington aufgelöst" (in German). 1899 Hoffenheim. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Acquisition of Wellington Silva" (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "アビスパ福岡よりFWウェリントン選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of forward Wellington from Avispa Fukuoka]. www.vissel-kobe.co.jp (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ "ボタフォゴSP ウェリントン選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Botafogo SP announces permanent transfer of Wellington]. www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
  9. ↑ "ウェリントン 選手 加入のお知らせ" [Wellington joins the team]. www.avispa.co.jp (in Japanese).
  10. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 73 out of 289)
  11. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 164 out of 289)
  12. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 148 out of 289)
  13. ↑ "Wellington Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Wellington Tanque - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Andrés Iniesta skippers Vissel Kobe to first trophy in David Villa's final match". AS. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "福岡vs浦和の試合結果・データ（JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2023年11月4日）". J.League. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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