Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar (born 6 February 1992), commonly known as Wellington Nem, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong.[3]

Wellington Nem
Wellington Nem playing for Shakhtar in 2013
Personal information
Full name Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar
Date of birth (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Becamex Binh Duong
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2005 America-RJ
2005–2011 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Fluminense 51 (15)
2011Figueirense (loan) 28 (9)
2013–2020 Shakhtar Donetsk 47 (9)
2017São Paulo (loan) 18 (1)
2019Fluminense (loan) 18 (1)
2021 Fortaleza 2 (0)
2021–2022 Cruzeiro 23 (0)
2022 Arouca 0 (0)
2022–2023 Vitória 29 (2)
2024 Kisvárda 4 (0)
2024– Becamex Binh Duong[2] 6 (1)
International career
2009 Brazil U17 3 (1)
2012 Brazil 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Club career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nem began his professional career at Fluminense before being loaned out to Figueirense in 2011. His time at Figueirense was very successful with Nem scoring nine goals from a second striker position and being awarded the best newcomer of the 2011 Brazilian league, beating Bruno Cortes and Leandro Damião. Upon the expiration of his loan he was returned to the first team at Fluminense.

In his first season at Fluminense, Nem played mostly as a left winger or second striker and managed six goals and eight assists in 34 appearances in an impressive first full season at the club. In the 2013 season, Nem scored two and assisted two more in the first part of the season.

At just 21 years of age, Wellington Nem signed a five-year deal with Ukrainian giants Shaktar Dontesk. His first season at Shakhtar was a huge disappointment with Nem spending most of the campaign on the sideline either injured or benched, playing just 140 minutes of football throughout the 2013–14 season and scoring a solitary goal. The next season started similarly, with Nem left off the sides Champions League list and playing just once in the first 13 rounds of the Premier Liga.

Following 2017, Nem was loaned out again to the Brazilian league, this time for Brazilian side São Paulo FC.[4] Over the next two seasons Nem would return to Shakhtar Donetsk following his loan spell, only to be reloaned again by boyhood club Fluminense. He would go on to make 18 more appearances for the club scoring a solitary goal before an end of his loan spell saw him return to Donetsk once again. Eventually he was released for free by the club, spending the next several years in various Brazilian clubs as well as Portuguese side Arouca.

Kisvárda FC

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On 31 January 2024, Nem was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Kisvárda FC.[5]

Bình Dương FC

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On 6 September 2024, Nem joined V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong.[6]

International career

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Wellington Nem's professional career took off when Mano Menezes selected him in the pre-list for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 17 May 2021[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Figueirense 2011 Série A 25 9 3 0 0 0 28 9
Fluminense 2012 Série A 27 6 14 3 7[a] 0 48 9
2013 1 1 9 5 9[a] 1 19 7
Total 28 7 23 8 16 1 67 16
Shakhtar Donetsk 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 5 1 0 0 5 1
2014–15 8 3 5 1 2[b] 0 15 4
2015–16 9 2 6 2 5[c] 0 20 4
2016–17 7 0 0 0 3[d] 0 1[e] 0 11 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 15 3 4 0 2[b] 0 21 3
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 47 9 15 3 12 0 1 0 75 12
São Paulo (loan) 2017 Série A 10 1 8 0 4 0 1[f] 0 23 1
Fluminense (loan) 2019 Série A 18 1 2[f] 0 20 1
Fortaleza 2021 Série A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cruzeiro 2021 Série B 0 0 0 0
Career total 128 27 38 8 19 3 31 1 1 0 215 39
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2012 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Fluminense

Shakhtar Donetsk

Fortaleza

Vitória

Individual

References

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  1. ^ http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=744 [dead link]
  2. ^ danviet.vn (29 August 2024). "B.Bình Dương kích hoạt "bom tấn" Brazil, Kyrgyzstan "chia lửa" với Tiến Linh". danviet.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Wellington Nem vibra com fase: 'O pé direito servia só para subir no ônibus'". Globoesporte.com. O Globo. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ^ São Paulo acerta contratação de Wellington Nem por empréstimo
  5. ^ "Wellington Nem már Budapesten, szerdán be is mutatja a Kisvárda". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Chuyển nhượng V-League: Bình Dương chiêu mộ thành công đồng đội cũ Neymar". VOV.VN (in Vietnamese). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ Wellington Nem at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Wellington Nem » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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