Weyderson Denilson dos Santos Xavier (born 9 July 1998), commonly known as China, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Super League club Persijap Jepara.
Club career Born in Além Paraíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, he joined several local Brazilian clubs. He decided to go abroad for the first time to Cambodia and joined Cambodian Premier League club Nagaworld for the 2025–26 season.
He made his debut for Nagaworld on 10 August 2025, coming on as a starter in a 3–0 away lose against Svay Rieng. A week later, he scored his first league goal for Nagaworld against National Defense Ministry, scored the opening in a 1–1 draw. On 27 September 2025, China scored a brace in Nagaworld's 3–1 home win against Kirivong. He added his fourth goals of the season on 15 March 2026 with one goal against MOI Kompong Dewa in a 0–2 away win. And scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win against Phnom Penh Crown a week later.
During his spell with the Phnom Penh-based club, China scored 7 goals and provided 3 assists, finishing as one of the top scorers for his team and ranking 12th overall in the league's top scorers list.
Persijap Jepara On 4 September 2026, Indonesian club Persijap Jepara officially announced the signing of China to bolster their attacking line for the 2026–27 season following the club's recent promotion. He was brought in to fill the club's foreign player quota alongside other newly recruited international players. He made his league debut for Persijap on 12 September 2026, coming on as a starter in a 0–1 lose against Borneo Samarinda at the Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium.
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