Wellington Alves da Silva
Encyclopedia
Wellington Alves da Silva (born 6 January 1993) is a Brazil
ian footballer who currently plays for La Liga
club Levante UD
on loan from Arsenal
, as a winger or striker
.
. Wellington Silva featured in Arsenal Reserves' match against Manchester United Reserves, in the Platinum One Challenge on 19 August 2010. He played the whole 90 minutes and scored, cutting in from the right to hit the back of the net.
Wellington played in a closed-doors friendly for Arsenal in January 2010 against Dagenham and Redbridge. He scored two goals and set up a third. He was substituted after playing 70 minutes.
On Thursday 9 December 2010 it was announced that the FA had backtracked on its initial decision to award Wellington Silva his "Special Talent Visa". The next day, it was announced on Arsenal's official website that the club planned to send him out on loan due to the fact he couldn't get a work permit.
squad that performed at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
despite being one year younger than his teammates.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who currently plays for La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
club Levante UD
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...
on loan from Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, as a winger or striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
.
Arsenal
On 31 January 2011, he signed for ArsenalArsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. Wellington Silva featured in Arsenal Reserves' match against Manchester United Reserves, in the Platinum One Challenge on 19 August 2010. He played the whole 90 minutes and scored, cutting in from the right to hit the back of the net.
Wellington played in a closed-doors friendly for Arsenal in January 2010 against Dagenham and Redbridge. He scored two goals and set up a third. He was substituted after playing 70 minutes.
On Thursday 9 December 2010 it was announced that the FA had backtracked on its initial decision to award Wellington Silva his "Special Talent Visa". The next day, it was announced on Arsenal's official website that the club planned to send him out on loan due to the fact he couldn't get a work permit.
Loan to Levante
On January 12, Arsenal confirmed that Wellington Silva would move to Levante on a loan deal for the rest of the season. He made his debut against Getafe on the 29th of January coming on as substitute in the 88th minute.Second Levante Loan
On the 10th of July 2011, Wellington Silva joined Spanish side Levante for the second time. It was reported on the 18th of October that Wellington Silva would return to Arsenal in January after an unsuccessful loan spell in which the manager was disapointed with his attitude.International career
He was part of the Brazil U17Brazil national under-17 football team
-Round of 16:-----Quarterfinals:-----Semifinals:-----Bronze medal match:----- See also:* Brazil national football team* Brazil Olympic football team* Brazil national under-20 football team* South American Under-17 Football Championship...
squad that performed at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria...
despite being one year younger than his teammates.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 10 July 2011| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
2010 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 40th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5. Flamengo came as the defending champion having won the 2009 season.-Format:... |
17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| Levante Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:... |
2010-11 2010–11 La Liga The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | |