Welliton

Career in Brazil

Born in Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil, Welliton began his youth career at Bandeirante club before joining Goiás, where he started his professional football career. From October 2005 to December 2005, Welliton was loaned out to Ituano, where he scored ten times in thirty–two appearances for the side. In December 2005, Welliton signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2009. The following month, he made his debut for Goiás, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–1 draw against C.D. Cuenca in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores. Welliton then scored his first goals in the Group Stage of the Copa Libertadores, in a 3–0 win over Newell's Old Boys. It wasn't until on 16 April 2006 when he made his Goiás debut, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Santos. Welliton established himself in the first team at Goiás. A month later on 20 May 2006, Welliton scored his first league goal for the club, in a 3–2 win over Athletico Paranaense. Eight days later on 28 May 2006, he scored twice for the side, in a 2–1 win over São Caetano. Welliton scored three goals in three matches between 10 October 2006 and 28 October 2006. In the last two league matches of the season, he scored three times against Ponte Preta and a brace against Internacional. At the end of the 2006 season, Welliton made thirty–eight appearances and scoring twelve times in all competitions. In the 2007 season, Welliton scored his first goal of the season, in a…

Welliton has not been called up by Brazil and has expressed interest in representing Russia. After playing in Russia for over three years, Welliton said it would be an honour to play for the national team, citing his preparation as a reason. However, Welliton's decision to play for Russia was met with a mixed reception, with then Russia's captain Andrey Arshavin and Leonid Fedun arguing against having Welliton in the squad, while the president of Russian Football Union, Sergey Fursenko, Miroslav Romaschenko and public opinion in Russia supported Welliton to play for the national side. In November 2011 Spartak Moscow announced they were in the process of helping Welliton acquire a Russian passport. Should Welliton represented the Russia national team, he would be the first foreign footballer born outside of Russia to do so. However, the process of never happened.

Born and raised in Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil, Welliton grew up in poor family and has two older brother and a younger sister. On 27 July 2007, Welliton became a father when his wife, Monica, gave birth to a son, Kayu. Welliton and Monica were married when they were sixteen. Welliton also has a tattoo on his left arm with his mother name, Yolanda. In May 2014, Welliton was arrested for driving under influence in Spain. Welliton was charged and had his driving revoked, in addition, of 9000 euros.

Club

Goiás

Goiás State League: 2006 Sharjah

UAE Pro League: 2018–19

Individual

Russian Premier League top scorer (2): 2009 (21 goals), 2010 (19 goals)