Werik Popó

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.

Werik Silva Pinto (born 17 October 2001), known as Werik Popó, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Fagiano Okayama, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.

Werik Popó

Personal information
Full name	Werik Silva Pinto
Date of birth	(2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fagiano Okayama (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
Number	98
Youth career
2018	Portuguesa
2019	Juazeiro
2020	Osvaldo Cruz
2020–2022	Oeste
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Oeste	32	(11)
2021	→ Águia de Marabá (loan)	5	(0)
2022–	Red Bull Bragantino	18	(3)
2023	Red Bull Bragantino II	0	(0)
2023	→ Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan)	7	(0)
2024	→ Juventude (loan)	5	(0)
2024	→ Criciúma (loan)	8	(1)
2025–	→ Fagiano Okayama (loan)	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025

Club career

Oeste

Nicknamed after boxer Acelino Freitas by his mother's neighbor, Werik Popó was rejected by a number of clubs before joining Oeste's youth setup in 2020.^[1] In 2021, he moved on loan to Águia de Marabá on loan for the 2021 Campeonato Paraense,^[2] and made his senior debut with the club.

Back to Oeste, Werik Popó made his first team debut for the club on 19 June 2021, replacing Léo Artur late into a 0–0 Série C home draw against Criciúma.^[3] He alternated between the under-20 and first team squads, and was the top scorer of the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with eight goals in just six matches.^[4]

Definitely promoted to the main squad, Werik Popó scored his first senior goal on 19 February 2022, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away win over XV de Piracicaba.^[5] On 2 March, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win at Red Bull Brasil.^[6]

Red Bull Bragantino

On 12 August 2022, Werik Popó signed a five-year contract with Série A side Red Bull Bragantino.^[7] He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing injured Alerrandro in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás, but being himself substituted after 37 minutes on the field.

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2024^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oeste	2021	Série C	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2022	Série D	14	5	15	6	1	0	—		2[a]	0	32	11
	Total		17	5	15	6	1	0	—		2	0	35	11
Águia de Marabá (loan)	2021	Paraense	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Red Bull Bragantino	2022	Série A	9[b]	3	—		—		—		—		9	3
	2023		0	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	—		11	0
	Total		9	3	9	0	2	0	0	0	—		20	3
Red Bull Bragantino II	2023	Paulista A3	—		0	0	—		—		1[a]	4	1	4
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan)	2023	K League 1	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
Juventude (loan)	2024	Série A	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			33	8	32	6	3	0	0	0	3	4	71	18

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Soccerway attribute one appearance to Kauan in the match against Internacional, but the player who featured in that match was Werik Popó^[9]