Tom (footballer, born 1991)

Winiston Cristian Santos (born 30 October 1991), commonly known as Tom, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hamrun Spartans in Malta, as a goalkeeper.

Tom

Personal information
Full name	Winiston Cristian Santos
Date of birth	(1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Aracaju, Brazil
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hamrun Spartans
Number	31
Youth career
2009–2011	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Portuguesa	18	(0)
2016	ASA	13	(0)
2016	Nacional-AM	6	(0)
2017	Rio Verde	14	(0)
2017–2018	Grêmio Anápolis	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Real SC (loan)	22	(0)
2019	Central	2	(0)
2020	Juventus-SP	1	(0)
2021	Cascavel Clube Recreativo	0	(0)
2021–2022	Boa Esporte Clube	0	(0)
2022	CRAC	2	(0)
2022–2023	Qrendi FC	12	(0)
2023–	Hamrun Spartans	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2023

Club career

Born in Aracaju, Sergipe, Tom graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, and was promoted to the first-team squad in 2011, acting initially as a backup to Wéverton, Lúcio and Bruno; he remained as a third-choice for the following year.

Tom made his first-team debut on 24 March 2013, starting in a 1–1 draw at Santacruzense for the Paulista Série A2 championship.^[1] However, he only appeared in a further more match during the winning campaign, and in the year's Brasileirão, he was again third-choice.

In 2014, Tom was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper, only behind Glédson; he made his professional debut on 9 February 2014, coming on in the 18th minute of a 4–0 home routing over Linense, as the latter suffered an injury.^[2]

On 23 November 2015 Tom was released.^[3]

Honours

Portuguesa

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2013
• Maltese Premier League: 2022-23