Wellington Brito da Silva
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Wellington Brito da Silva (born 23 July 1985), commonly known as Tom, is a Brazilian footballer
who currently plays as a winger for Litex Lovech
in the Bulgarian A PFG
.
from Portuguesa Londrinense
. He made his A PFG
debut on 3 March 2007 in the 3–1 win away to Spartak Varna
. His first two goals for the club came in the 7–1 home win over Belasitsa Petrich
on 12 May.
Tom began the 2007–08 season in fine form for Litex, scoring in a 1–1 draw against CSKA Sofia
on the opening day of the season at the Lovech Stadium
on 11 August. In December 2007 Tom was named the Litex Player of the Year by fans, beating Mihail Venkov
and Ivelin Popov
to the award. In March 2008 he received a Bulgarian passport and he announced his intention to play for the Bulgarian national football team
. On 14 May 2008, Tom gave the assist to Stanislav Manolev
against Cherno More Varna
in the 2008 Bulgarian Cup Final
which was the winning goal, as Litex won it 1–0.
On 26 October 2008, Tom scored his first league goal of the 2008–09 season, netting Litex's first against Lokomotiv Plovdiv
in a 3–1 away win. His second goal came in the 2–1 home win over Lokomotiv Mezdra
on 2 November. Two weeks later, he scored his third goal in the 2–0 win over Sliven 2000
. Tom netted his first goal of 2009 as he scored Litex's fоurth in a 5–1 home victory over Botev Plovdiv
on 4 April.
On 27 July 2010 in a 1–1 home draw against Žilina
in the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 Champions League, Tom netted his first goal of the season and his first-ever European goal. On 11 August he assisted Wilfried Niflore
for Litex's winning goal in a 2–1 win over Beroe Stara Zagora
in the match for the 2010 Bulgarian Supercup
. On 29 August Tom scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–0 home victory over Akademik Sofia. On 16 April 2011, Tom dislocated his shoulder in a 1–0 win over Chernomorets Burgas and was out to the end of the season.
He returned in the first match of the following campaign on 12 July against Mogren Budva
in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Champions League
. Tom netted Litex's only and his first goal of the season in their loss in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, a 2–1 defeat at Wisła Kraków on 26 July.
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...
who currently plays as a winger for Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
in the Bulgarian A PFG
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
.
Career
In November 2006, Tom joined Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
from Portuguesa Londrinense
Associação Portuguesa Londrinense
Associação Portuguesa Londrinense, usually known simply as Portuguesa Londrinense, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Londrina, Paraná state, founded on May 14, 1950.-History:...
. He made his A PFG
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
debut on 3 March 2007 in the 3–1 win away to Spartak Varna
PFC Spartak Varna
PFC Spartak Varna is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Varna, which currently competes in the East B PFG, the second division of the Bulgarian football league system....
. His first two goals for the club came in the 7–1 home win over Belasitsa Petrich
PFC Belasitsa Petrich
PFC Belasitsa is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Petrich, currently playing in the Bulgarian South-West V AFG. The team founded 1923...
on 12 May.
Tom began the 2007–08 season in fine form for Litex, scoring in a 1–1 draw against CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
on the opening day of the season at the Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...
on 11 August. In December 2007 Tom was named the Litex Player of the Year by fans, beating Mihail Venkov
Mihail Venkov
Mihail Venkov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a defender.-Career:Venkov was raised in Septemvri Sofia's youth teams, then he signed with Litex...
and Ivelin Popov
Ivelin Popov
Ivelin Popov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Gaziantepspor as an all-round attacking midfielder.-Youth career:...
to the award. In March 2008 he received a Bulgarian passport and he announced his intention to play for the Bulgarian national football team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. On 14 May 2008, Tom gave the assist to Stanislav Manolev
Stanislav Manolev
Stanislav Manolev is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven as a right-back/midfielder.-Pirin 1922:Manolev started to play football in Makedonska Slava. After two seasons club renamed to Pirin 1922.-Litex Lovech:...
against Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
in the 2008 Bulgarian Cup Final
2008 Bulgarian Cup Final
-Match details:...
which was the winning goal, as Litex won it 1–0.
On 26 October 2008, Tom scored his first league goal of the 2008–09 season, netting Litex's first against Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...
in a 3–1 away win. His second goal came in the 2–1 home win over Lokomotiv Mezdra
PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, currently playing in the North-West V AFG.Until the 2007-08 season, the team participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian divisions, but gained a promotion to the top level for 2008-09. The club's home ground...
on 2 November. Two weeks later, he scored his third goal in the 2–0 win over Sliven 2000
OFC Sliven 2000
OFC Sliven 2000 is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Sliven, currently playing in the East B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium in Sliven with a capacity of 15,000...
. Tom netted his first goal of 2009 as he scored Litex's fоurth in a 5–1 home victory over Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
on 4 April.
On 27 July 2010 in a 1–1 home draw against Žilina
MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...
in the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 Champions League, Tom netted his first goal of the season and his first-ever European goal. On 11 August he assisted Wilfried Niflore
Wilfried Niflore
Wilfried Niflore is a French footballer who currently plays for Nîmes Olympique as a forward.-In France:Born in Toulouse, Niflore began his career at local club Toulouse FC, making his professional debuts in 2001–02. He earned 23 appearances for the club, scored three goals, before moved to AS...
for Litex's winning goal in a 2–1 win over Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora or simply Beroe is a Bulgarian football club from Stara Zagora, that currently plays in the country's top division, the A PFG....
in the match for the 2010 Bulgarian Supercup
2010 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe Stara Zagora. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried...
. On 29 August Tom scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–0 home victory over Akademik Sofia. On 16 April 2011, Tom dislocated his shoulder in a 1–0 win over Chernomorets Burgas and was out to the end of the season.
He returned in the first match of the following campaign on 12 July against Mogren Budva
FK Mogren
FK Mogren is a football club based in Budva, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League.-History:The club was founded in 1920.The Mogren at its inception called Budva FK, and from 1991 was called FK Mogren....
in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany...
. Tom netted Litex's only and his first goal of the season in their loss in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, a 2–1 defeat at Wisła Kraków on 26 July.
Career statistics
As of 27 July 2011| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football... |
2006–07 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 98 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 134 | 20 | |
Honours
Litex Lovech
- A PFGBulgarian A Professional Football GroupThe Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
: 2009–102009–10 A PFGThe 2009-10 season of the Bulgarian A PFG was the 86th season of top-tier football in Bulgaria. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 30 May 2010...
, 2010–112010–11 A PFGThe 2010–11 A PFG is the 87th season of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, Bulgaria's premier football league. The season commenced on 31 July 2010 and will end with the last games on 28 May 2011. The winter break will be in effect between weekends around 29 November 2010 and 26 February... - Bulgarian CupBulgarian CupThe Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
: 20082008 Bulgarian Cup Final-Match details:...
, 20092009 Bulgarian Cup FinalThe 2009 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium in Sofia on May 26, 2009, and was contested by Pirin Blagoevgrad and Litex Lovech. The match was won by Litex Lovech.-Match details:... - Bulgarian SupercupBulgarian SupercupThe Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
: 20102010 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe Stara Zagora. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried...
External links
- Player Profile at soccerway.com