Weliton Santos do Amaral (born 13 April 2005), simply known as Weliton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for the under-20 team of Flamengo, on loan from Juventude.

Weliton
Personal information
Full name Weliton Santos do Amaral
Date of birth (2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Soledade, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Flamengo U20
(on loan from Juventude)
Youth career
2016– Juventude
2023–Flamengo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Juventude 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:37, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Soledade, Rio Grande do Sul, Weliton joined Juventude's youth setup in 2016, aged eleven.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 3 September 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Chico in a 1–1 home draw against Avaí.[2]

On 3 March 2023, Weliton was loaned to Flamengo until January 2024, with a buyout clause.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 13 October 2022[4]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventude 2022 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Artilheiro na base, atacante Weliton é novidade na lista de relacionados do Juventude" [Top scorer in the youth setup, forward Welinton is the novelty in the list of Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Juventude tem estreia de mais dois jovens e diminui média de idade do time em quase três anos" [Juventude have the debut of two more youngsters and see average age of the squad drop by nearly three years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Artilheiro na base, atacante do Juventude será emprestado ao Flamengo" [Top scorer in the youth categories, Juventude forward will be loaned to Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ Weliton at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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