Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Career Welton started his career with Maringá in 2018 and was loaned to XV de Piracicaba later that year. In January 2021, he became a new player of Botafogo-PB and scored 5 goals in 21 matches of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
On 4 January 2022, Welton signed for Levski Sofia on a three-year contract. The player signed for Gamba Osaka of Japan's J.League on 11 February 2024.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaringá2018Série D004000–004020196011300–00173Total60153000000213XV de Piracicaba (loan)2018–0000–0000Botafogo-PB2020Série C00?182–008+320212150021–00236Total215?1103000031+9Levski Sofia2021–22Parva Liga102–41–001432022–23355–2241104282023–24153–116200226Total60100074103107817Career total871515+417710310130+29
Honours Gamba Osaka AFC Champions League Two: 2025–26 Levski Sofia Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22
Individual Bulgarian First League Goal of the Week: 2021–22 (Week 25) Best forward in Bulgarian football: 2023
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