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Wellington Rato

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Wellington Rato
Wellington Rato in 2022
Personal information
Full name Wellington Soares da Silva
Date of birth (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Japeri, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 27
Youth career
Audax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Audax Rio 22 (2)
2014Guaratinguetá (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 Dom Bosco 12 (1)
2015–2016 Red Bull Brasil 20 (1)
2016–2017 Caldense 15 (4)
2017–2018 Sampaio Corrêa 34 (1)
2018–2019 Joinville 13 (0)
2019–2020 Ferroviário 22 (7)
2020–2022 Atlético Goianiense 100 (21)
2021–2022V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) 23 (7)
2023– São Paulo 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Wellington Soares da Silva (born 18 June 1992), known as Wellington Rato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.

Club career

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Wellington Rato was born in Japeri, Rio de Janeiro, and finished his formation with Audax. He made his senior debut with affiliate side Audax Rio in the 2012 Copa Rio, scoring eight goals for his side.

After leaving the club in December 2014, Wellington Rato subsequently represented Dom Bosco, Red Bull Brasil and Caldense before joining Sampaio Corrêa in the Série C in July 2017.[1] He helped the side achieve promotion to the Série B in his first season, but subsequently started to feature sparingly.

On 18 December 2018, Wellington Rato was presented at Série D's Joinville,[2] Roughty one year later, he moved to Ferroviário in the third division,[3] where he became a regular starter.

On 27 September 2020, Wellington Rato agreed to a contract with Atlético Goianiense of the Série A.[4] He made his top tier debut on 8 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chico in a 0–3 away loss against São Paulo.

Career statistics

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As of 6 November 2020.[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Audax Rio 2012[6] Carioca Série B 0 0 13[a] 8 13 8
2013 Carioca 10 1 10 1
2014 12 1 12 1
Total 22 2 13 8 35 10
Guaratinguetá (loan) 2014 Série C 5 0 5 0
Dom Bosco 2015 Mato-Grossense 12 1 12 1
Red Bull Brasil 2015 Série D 7 1 7 1
2016 Paulista 0 0 15[b] 0 15 0
Total 7 1 0 0 15 0 22 1
Caldense 2017 Série D 6 2 9 2 15 4
Sampaio Corrêa 2017 Série C 9 0 9 0
2018 Série B 9 0 7 0 2 0 7[c] 1 25 1
Total 18 0 7 0 2 0 7 1 34 1
Joinville 2019 Série D 4 0 9 0 13 0
Ferroviário 2020 Série C 7 4 15 3 22 7
Atlético Goianiense 2020 Série A 2 0 2 0 4 0
Career total 49 7 74 8 4 0 0 0 35 9 162 24
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Sampaio Corrêa

Atlético Goianiense

São Paulo

References

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  1. ^ "Wellington Rato será apresentado pelo Sampaio em treino no Castelão" [Wellington Rato will be presented by Sampaio in training at the Castelão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ "JEC anuncia mais um reforço" [JEC announce another addition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Joinville EC. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Meia-atacante Wellington Rato é o novo reforço do Ferroviário para 2020" [Attacking midfielder Wellington Rato is the new addition of Ferroviário for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Atlético-GO acerta contratação do meia Wellington Rato, do Ferroviário" [Atlético-GO sign midfielder Wellington Rato, from Ferroviário] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ Wellington Rato at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Audax Rio Esporte Clube – Copa Rio de Profissionais 2012" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão, O Popular, 2 April 2022
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