Wellington Paulista

Wellington Pereira do Nascimento (born 22 April 1984), known as Wellington Paulista, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Fortaleza.

Wellington Paulista
Personal information
Full name Wellington Pereira do Nascimento
Date of birth (1984-04-22) 22 April 1984
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Fortaleza
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2002 Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Juventus-SP
2003 → Mirassol (loan)
2004–2005 → Paraná (loan) 22 (0)
2006 → Santos (loan) 30 (9)
2006–2007 Alavés 19 (2)
2007–2009 Botafogo 28 (7)
2009–2013 Cruzeiro 86 (32)
2011 → Palmeiras (loan) 6 (0)
2013 → West Ham United (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → Criciúma (loan) 24 (11)
2014–2015 Internacional 26 (3)
2015 → Coritiba (loan) 6 (1)
2015–2017 Fluminense 17 (1)
2016 → Ponte Preta (loan) 16 (2)
2017 → Chapecoense (loan) 65 (17)
2018–2019 Chapecoense 52 (16)
2019– Fortaleza 77 (25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2020

Career

Born in São Paulo, he started as a youth team player with Juventus-SP.[2] He gained experience while on loan to Mirassol, Paraná and Santos, where he scored nine goals in 30 games. This performance brought him to the attention of the Spanish Second Division club Deportivo Alavés. Moving to Spain in 2006, he remained with Alavés until December 2007, when he returned to his home country to sign with Botafogo.[3] Paulista scored seven league goals in 28 appearances and was part of the Botafogo side that won the Rio Cup.[2]

Cruzeiro

He signed a contract with Cruzeiro in 2009,[4] and in the same year, scored 21 times in 38 appearances to help Cruzeiro finish fourth in Serie A and win the 2009 Minas Gerais State League. Five of his goals came in the Copa Libertadores, with Cruzeiro reaching the final, where they were beaten by Estudiantes. His haul of 10 goals in 30 appearances in 2010 helped Cruzeiro finish second in Serie A and reach the quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores. Loaned to Palmeiras in 2011, Paulista returned to Cruzeiro in 2012, scoring 28 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions before leaving for West Ham United on loan in 2013.[2]

West Ham United

On 11 January 2013, he signed a six-month loan deal with West Ham United with an option for a further three years, becoming West Ham's fourth signing of the winter 2012–13 transfer window (following Joe Cole, Marouane Chamakh and Sean Maguire).[5] About his move, Paulista said "I think I can do my best here and I am coming to England to prove to everyone that I am one of the best strikers in Brazil and to get better and better".[6] Paulista was a named substitute for two of West Ham's games, against Southampton and Reading, but left the club without having made a first team appearance.[7][8][9]

Return to Brazil: Criciúma and Internacional

Paulista came to Criciúma after leaving England. After this, he signed with the Brazilian football team Internacional.[10]

Paulista expected to be a new player for Porto Alegre, but had to wait for his release from Cruzeiro, which had control of him. He was finally announced on 26 December 2013 and replaced Leandro Damião, who transferred for Santos FC, substitute in Colorado.[11]

Fortaleza

In March 2019, he signed a two year contract with Fortaleza.[12]


Honours
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
Internacional
Chapecoense

References
  1. "Palmeiras.com.br". Palmeiras.com.br. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. "Hammer snap up Wellington". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. "Wellington evita comparação com Dodô". globoesporte.globo.com. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
  4. "Assessor de futebol confirma Wellington Paulista e Ruy no Grêmio - ZH Esportes". Clicrbs.com.br. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. "West Ham sign Brazilian Wellington Paulista on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. Keogh, Frank (11 January 2013). "West Ham sign Brazilian Wellington Paulista on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. "Southampton 1-1 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  8. "West Ham 4-2 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  9. "Soccerbase - Wellington Paulista". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  10. A opinião de quem viu: Wellington Paulista cumpriu sua obrigação com o Criciúma
  11. Internacional anuncia contratação de Wellington Paulista
  12. "WELLINGTON PAULISTA É DO LEÃO!". Fortaleza Esporte Clube. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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