Walterson

Walterson Silva (born 28 December 1995), simply known as Walterson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Brazilian club Chapecoense.

Walterson

Personal information
Full name	Walterson Silva
Date of birth	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Janaúba, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Chapecoense
Number	77
Youth career
2012–2013	São Bernardo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	São Bernardo	25	(6)
2015	→ Guarani-MG (loan)	7	(0)
2016	→ Santos (loan)	2	(0)
2017	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	6	(0)
2017	→ Figueirense (loan)	3	(0)
2018	→ Santo André (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ São Bento (loan)	9	(1)
2018–2020	Famalicão	51	(11)
2020–2023	Moreirense F.C.	86	(10)
2023	Suwon FC	10	(1)
2024–	Chapecoense	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2023

Club career

Born in Janaúba, Minas Gerais,^[1] Walterson joined São Bernardo FC's youth setup in 2012 at the age of 17.^[2] The following year he was promoted to the first team, and made his senior debut on 3 August of that year by coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Copa Paulista home win against Juventus.^[3]

After being rarely used in the 2014 campaign, Walterson was loaned to Guarani de Divinópolis until the end of 2015 Campeonato Mineiro.^[4] He made seven appearances for the side, all from the bench, before returning to his parent club.

Walterson became a first team regular in 2016, contributing with 13 appearances and three goals. He scored his first goals on 26 March, netting a brace in a 4–1 away routing of Rio Claro.^[5]

On 4 May 2016, Walterson was loaned to Santos until the end of the year, being initially assigned to the B-team.^[6] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 8 September, replacing Vitor Bueno in a 1–2 away loss against Internacional.^[7]

On 23 December 2016, after failing to reach an agreement, Walterson was released by Peixe and returned to his parent club.^[8] The following 7 April, he was loaned to fellow top tier club Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.^[9]

On 14 April 2018, after playing the Campeonato Paulista in Santo André, he was announced in São Bento for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 6 December 2023^[11]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Bernardo	2013	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		—		9[a]	0	9	0
	2014		—		0	0	2	0	—		—		12[a]	0	14	0
	2015		—		0	0	—		—		—		13[a]	3	13	3
	2016		—		13	3	—		—		—		—		13	3
	2017		—		12	3	—		—		—		—		12	3
	Total		0	0	25	6	2	0	—		—		34	3	61	9
Guarani-MG (loan)	2015	Mineiro	—		7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
Santos (loan)	2016	Série A	2	0	—		0	0	—		—		8[a]	4	10	4
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2017	Série A	6	0	—		2	0	—		—		—		8	0
Figueirense (loan)	2017	Série B	3	0	—		—		—		—		—		3	0
Santo André (loan)	2018	Paulista	—		10	2	—		—		—		—		10	2
São Bento (loan)	2018	Série B	9	1	—		—		—		—		—		9	1
Famalicão	2018–19	LigaPro	33	11	—		1	0	—		—		—		34	11
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	17	0	—		1	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	2020–21		2	0	—		0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		52	11	—		2	0	3	0	—		—		57	11
Moreirense	2020–21	Primeira Liga	32	2	—		3	1	—		—		—		35	3
	2021–22		25	1	—		1	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	28	1
	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	29	7	—		3	0	4	0	—		—		36	7
	Total		86	10	—		7	1	5	0	—		1	0	61	11
Suwon FC	2023	K League 1	10	1	—		0	0	—		—		1[c]	0	11	1
Career total			136	21	42	8	10	0	8	0	0	0	44	7	239	39

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in K League 1 relegation play-offs