Welthon

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fiel and the second or paternal family name is Sampaio.

Welthon Fiel Sampaio (born 21 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Welthon

Personal information
Full name	Welthon Fiel Sampaio
Date of birth	(1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Belém, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Tuna Luso	0	(0)
2011–2012	Atlético Goianiense	2	(0)
2013–2014	Grêmio Anápolis	12	(3)
2014	→ Braga B (loan)	9	(2)
2015	→ Independente (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Remo (loan)	7	(1)
2016–2018	Paços de Ferreira	42	(15)
2018–2021	Vitória SC	23	(1)
2019–2020	→ Paços de Ferreira (loan)	7	(0)
2021	Vitória SC B	7	(3)
2022	Remo	3	(0)
2022	Castanhal	14	(4)
2022	Carajás	2	(0)
2023	Tuna Luso	10	(6)
2023–2024	Torreense	22	(7)
2024–2025	Kitchee	15	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025

Club career

Born in Belém, Welthon played once in the Campeonato Paraense for hometown club Tuna Luso in 2010 before moving to Atlético Goianense.^[1] Though he never took to the pitch in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the team, he played twice in their Campeonato Goiano win in 2011.

In November 2012, Welthon moved to Grêmio Anápolis in the same state.^[2] The following July, he was loaned to Braga, a Portuguese club partnered with his employer.^[3] His loan at the reserve team from the Segunda Liga ended in January 2014.^[4]

In June 2016, Welthon returned to Portugal with Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.^[5] He finished his first season in the top flight with 11 goals, joint-seventh best in the league;^[6] this included braces in home and away wins over Vitória FC.^[7][8] He was also top scorer of the season's Taça da Liga with four, in braces against Nacional and Vizela.^[9][10]

On 23 January 2018, Welthon transferred to neighbours Vitória SC on a four-year deal, with a release clause of €30 million.^[11] After six goalless games, his season ended with three matches to go due to a left thigh injury in training.^[12] He scored his only goal for the team on 5 March 2019, the sole one of a home win over Marítimo.^[13]

On 2 September 2019, Welthon returned to Paços on a season-long loan, after Ivo Vieira demoted him to Vitória's reserves.^[14] In November, he suffered a right knee injury in a win over Tondela,^[15] and played only once again thereafter.

Welthon was named as a surplus player on Vitória's squad for 2020–21.^[16] He made a substitute appearance for the B-team in the third tier on 14 February 2021, his first game in 13 months.^[17]

On 25 July 2024, Welthon joined Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.^[18]

Honours

Club

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2011^[19]

Remo

• Campeonato Paraense: 2022^[20]

Individual

• Taça da Liga top scorer: 2016–17 (4 goals)
• Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: September 2023^[21]
• Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: August 2023,^[22] September 2023^[23]