Wellington Aleixo dos Santos (born 5 January 1985), known as Wellington Saci, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Joinville.

Wellington Saci
Personal information
Full name Wellington Aleixo dos Santos
Date of birth (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Belém, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Água Santa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Ananindeua 0 (0)
2006 Extrema 0 (0)
2007 Vênus 0 (0)
2007 Remo 24 (2)
2008 Itumbiara 0 (0)
2008–2012 Corinthians 24 (1)
2009Atlético Mineiro (loan) 5 (0)
2010Goiás (loan) 23 (3)
2011Sport Recife (loan) 34 (2)
2012Vitória (loan) 4 (0)
2012Atlético Paranaense (loan) 10 (1)
2013 Figueirense 31 (3)
2014–2015 Joinville 7 (0)
2015 CRB 14 (0)
2016 Criciúma 2 (0)
2016 Remo 12 (1)
2017 Madureira 0 (0)
2017 Hercílio Luz 0 (0)
2018 Água Santa 0 (0)
2018 Brasiliense 10 (0)
2019 Almirante Tamandaré 0 (0)
2020– Joinville 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

He is named after the folk creature Saci, a one-legged black leprechaun of sorts.

Biography

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Born in Belém, Pará, Wellington Saci started his career at Ananindeua, signed a 1-year contract. He then played for Extrema and Vênus before signed by Remo in May 2007.

In January 2008 he was signed by Itumbiara.

Corinthians and loans

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In May he left for Corinthians, with Itumbiara retained 50% economic rights. An investor "Fair Play Sports" also owned 15%, made Corinthians only 35%.[1] He costed Corinthians R$ 624,000.[2] He won the second division and promoted back to top division. In July 2009 he moved to Atlético Mineiro in 1-year contract. In February 2010 he left for Goiás, finished as the 2010 Copa Sudamericana runner-up.

In January 2011 he left for Sport Recife. In January 2012 he left for Esporte Clube Vitória[3]

Honours

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Itumbiara
Corinthians
Joinville
individual
  • 2008: Chosen as the best player in the state of Goiás Championship[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2005 Ananindeua state (PA) ? ? ? ?
2006 Extrema state (MG) ? ? ? ?
2007 Vênus state (PA) ? ? ? ?
2007 Remo Série B 24 2 24 2
2008 Itumbiara Série C 0 0 ? ? ? ?
2008 Corinthians Série B 18 1 18 1
2009 Série A 6 0 2 0 8 0 16 0
Atlético Mineiro 5 0 2 0 7 0
2010 Goiás Série B 23 0 5 0 ? ? 8 0 ? ?
2011 Sport (PE) 2 1 23 3
Career total 9 1 ? ? 10 0 ? ?

References

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  1. ^ "Situação contratual dos jogadores profissionais" (PDF). SC Corinthians Paulista (in Portuguese). June 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Corinthians | Site Oficial | Últimas notícias, resultados e próximos jogos" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Esporte Clube Vitória".
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