Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)

Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.

Welton Felipe

Welton in action for Levski
Personal information
Full name	Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo
Date of birth	(1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Paranavaí, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Number	97
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Maringá	21	(3)
2018	→ XV de Piracicaba (loan)	0	(0)
2020–2021	Botafogo-PB	21	(5)
2022–2024	Levski Sofia	61	(10)
2024–	Gamba Osaka	32	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:41, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

Welton started his career with Maringá in 2018 and was loaned to XV de Piracicaba later that year. In January 2021, he became a new player of Botafogo-PB and scored 5 goals in 21 matches of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

On 4 January 2022, Welton signed for Levski Sofia on a three-year contract. The player signed for Gamba Osaka of Japan's J.League on 11 February 2024.

Career statistics

As of 7 December 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maringá	2018	Série D	0	0	4[a]	0	0	0	–		0	0	4	0
	2019		6	0	11[a]	3	0	0	–		0	0	17	3
	Total		6	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	3
XV de Piracicaba (loan)	2018	–			0[b]	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Botafogo-PB	2020	Série C	0	0	?[c]	1	8[d]	2	–		0	0	8+	3
	2021		21	5	0[c]	0	2[d]	1	–		0	0	23	6
	Total		21	5	?	1	10	3	0	0	0	0	31+	9
Levski Sofia	2021–22	Parva Liga	10	2	–		4	1	–		0	0	14	3
	2022–23		35	5	–		2	2	4	1	1	0	42	8
	2023–24		15	3	–		1	1	6	2	0	0	22	6
	Total		60	10	0	0	7	4	10	3	1	0	78	17
Career total			87	15	15+	4	17	7	10	3	1	0	130+	29

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
2. Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
3. Appearances in the Campeonato Paraibano
4. Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Levski Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22

Individual

• Best forward in Bulgarian football: 2023^[2]