Welinton (footballer, born 1999)

Welinton
Personal information
Full name	Welinton Macedo dos Santos
Date of birth	30 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Taguaí, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Criciúma
Youth career
	PSTC
	Atlético Mineiro
	Athletico Paranaense
	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Cruzeiro
2021	→ Inter de Limeira (loan)
2021	→ Brasil de Pelotas (loan)
2021–2022	Novorizontino
2022	Ferroviária
2023	Athletic
2023–	Criciúma
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2022

Welinton Macedo dos Santos (born 30 June 1999), simply known as Welinton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Criciúma.

Life and career[edit]

Welinton Macedo dos Santos was born in Taguaí, São Paulo on 30 June 1999. In his native city, he used to run the 100-meter dash and has great speed despite being 1,83 height. Welinton started his career in the Paraná Soccer Technical Center (PSTC) youth team before passing through the youth ranks of Atlético Mineiro and Athletico Paranaense. In 2019, he signed with Cruzeiro in order to play the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20. After some good performances with the U20 team, Welinton was promoted, by coach Mano Menezes, to Cruzeiro senior team.^[1]^[2]^[3] On 27 July 2019, he made his professional debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro, replacing Maurício at the 69th minute of the match against Athletico Paranaense.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Borges, Lucas. "Velocidade, finalização e 'perfil europeu'; conheça Welinton, nova promessa do Cruzeiro". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ Duarte, Gabriel. "Com experiência no atletismo e passagem pelo rival, Welinton vira opção para Ceni no Cruzeiro". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ Bianchini, Vladimir. "Destaque no 1º treino de Ceni no Cruzeiro jogou na base do Atlético-MG e foi velocista de 100m". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ "Cruzeiro vs. Athletico Paranaense 0 - 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

External links[edit]

Welinton at Soccerway
Player's Profile at Cruzeiro

[Velocidade,_finalização_e_‘perfil_europeu’;_conheça_Welinton,_nova_promessa_do_Cruzeiro-1] Borges, Lucas. "Velocidade, finalização e 'perfil europeu'; conheça Welinton, nova promessa do Cruzeiro". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[Com_experiência_no_atletismo_e_passagem_pelo_rival,_Welinton_vira_opção_para_Ceni_no_Cruzeiro-2] Duarte, Gabriel. "Com experiência no atletismo e passagem pelo rival, Welinton vira opção para Ceni no Cruzeiro". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[Destaque_no_1º_treino_de_Ceni_no_Cruzeiro_jogou_na_base_do_Atlético-MG_e_foi_velocista_de_100m-3] Bianchini, Vladimir. "Destaque no 1º treino de Ceni no Cruzeiro jogou na base do Atlético-MG e foi velocista de 100m". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[Cruzeiro_vs._Athletico_Paranaense_0_-_2-4] "Cruzeiro vs. Athletico Paranaense 0 - 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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