Wellington Silva (footballer, born 1993)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wellington Alves da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Club América | ||
| Number | 199 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2004–2010 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Fluminense | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Levante (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Alcoyano (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Murcia (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Almería (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2016–2016 | Fluminense | 5 | (0) |
| 2016- | → Club America reserve (loan) | 10 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Brazil U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Brazil U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:39, 19 March 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 17 December 2014 (UTC) |
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Wellington Alves da Silva (born 6 January 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Fluminense. His position is winger or second striker.
He has signed with Club America on a 2 year deal.Due to current league restrictions he can't play for the senior squad until the start of the apertura 2017 season. For the mean time he is playing for America's reserve team which In fact he has scored 7 goals in 10 games .
Silva joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2004, from neighbours Portuguesa. In December 2008 he was invited to a trial period at Arsenal, and scored four goals in a single match against Norwich with the Academy side. He returned to Brazil, however, and was assigned back to the youth setup at Flu.
On 31 December 2009 Silva agreed a deal with Arsenal, for a £3.5 million fee. The deal was delayed until 2011 due to his age.
On 28 February 2010 Silva made his senior debut for Fluminense, starting and scoring the second of a 5–1 home routing over Friburguense for the Campeonato Carioca championship; his Série A debut came on 9 May, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss at Ceará. In October, Silva was widely criticised by coach Muricy Ramalho, after his complaints due to the lack of opportunities, and subsequently appeared rarely after the disruption with his manager.
On 31 January 2010, Silva signed for Arsenal, and featured in a reserves match against Manchester United on 19 August 2010. He played the whole 90 minutes and scored, cutting in from the right to hit the back of the net. He played in a closed-doors friendly for Arsenal in January 2010 against Dagenham and Redbridge, scoring a brace and setting up a third, being replaced after 70 minutes.
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