Wellington Santos da Silva
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Wellington Santos da Silva or simply Wellington (born August 17, 1985, in Guarulhos
, Brazil
) is a Brazil
ian left back who last played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia
.
in São Paulo. Following attention from various São Paulo (state) clubs, he then loaned for América-SP
and Ituano
and also loaned to the German Club Mainz
.
until 31 December 2007, to play Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007
.
loaned him, to play in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
and try to help the club to reclimb into the 1. Fußball-Bundesliga.
Guarulhos
Guarulhos is the second largest city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo and a suburb of São Paulo city itself. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. The population in 2006 is 1,283,253, the density is 4,035.26 inh./km² and the area is 318 km²...
, Brazil
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...
) is a Brazil
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 left back who last played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
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Earlier Clubs
Wellingon began his career in his home country with União São JoãoUnião São João Esporte Clube
União São João Esporte Clube, usually known as União São João is a Brazilian football club from Araras, São Paulo state.-History:On January 14, 1981 , the club was founded by Hermínio Ometto, who was the owner of Usina São João...
in São Paulo. Following attention from various São Paulo (state) clubs, he then loaned for América-SP
América Futebol Clube (SP)
América Futebol Clube , usually known simply as América , is a Brazilian football club from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state...
and Ituano
Ituano Futebol Clube
Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.-History:...
and also loaned to the German Club Mainz
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
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Grêmio
At the close of the 2005 season (May 2, 2006) he moved to Grêmio,and there he won Rio Grande do Sul State League in 2006 (including a good participation in the Brazilian League).Corinthians
In 2007 he loaned signed to Sport Club Corinthians PaulistaSport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
until 31 December 2007, to play Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007
The 37th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007.-Format:The format was identical to the 2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a double round-robin format...
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Mainz 05
On August 31, 2007, the German club 1. FSV Mainz 051. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
loaned him, to play in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
and try to help the club to reclimb into the 1. Fußball-Bundesliga.
Nacional
In 2008 he signed for Nacional from Portugal. He then played in the UEFA Europa League.Liepājas Metalurgs
On March 30, 2010 he was signed by the Latvian champions FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He signed a contract until June 1, 2010. On 1 May 2010 in a league match against Daugava Daugavpils Wellington suffered a serious knee injury and was taken to hospital right away. The medical tests showed that the injury was too serious to play and Wellington is expected not to play at least for a half year. On May 13 Liepājas Metalurgs announced that Wellington had been released and had already gone back home to Brazil to treat his injury there.Contract
- Grêmio 2 May 2006 to 1 May 2010
- Mainz (Loan) 31 August 2007 to 30 July 2008 (Option of a permanent deal)
- Liepājas Metalurgs 1 May 2010 to 1 June 2010 (Terminated on May 13 due to an injury)