Wellington (footballer, born 1987)

Wellington Carlos da Silva (born 5 October 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a striker for Feirense.

Wellington

Personal information
Full name	Wellington Carlos da Silva
Date of birth	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	America	16	(5)
2011	Sendas	6	(0)
2012	Sertãozinho	8	(0)
2012–2015	Concordia Chiajna	75	(19)
2015–2016	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	14	(1)
2016–2017	AEL Limassol	18	(1)
2017	Feirense	1	(0)
Total		138	(26)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

After having played for Sertãozinho in his country, Wellington moved abroad, signing for Romanian club Concordia on 27 June 2012.^[1] He was a victim of a racial abuse during a match in September 2014 against Rapid București with a banana being thrown at him. One week later, the fan who threw the banana apologised and Wellington reportedly promised to give him a signed Jersey besides accepting a public apology.^[2] In April 2015, it was announced that he demanded an early termination of his contract so that he could return to Brazil for treatment of an injury.^[3] On 29 April 2015, he officially terminated his contract after spending three seasons with it during which he scored 19 goals.^[4]

On 24 June 2015, Wellington moved to Pandurii of the same league, penning a one-year deal.^[5] After having scored a single goal for the club, he switched clubs and countries, signing for Cypriot club AEL Limassol on 9 May 2016.^[6] On 31 January 2017, he joined Portuguese club Feirense.^[7]