| Welton Felipe | |
| Fullname: | Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Paranavaí, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.74m |
| Position: | Winger / Forward |
| Currentclub: | Gamba Osaka |
| Clubnumber: | 97 |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Maringá |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → XV de Piracicaba (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Botafogo-PB |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps4: | 61 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Gamba Osaka |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 11:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[1]
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 February 11, 2024.
Best forward in Bulgarian football - 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maringá | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 4[3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 11[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| XV de Piracicaba (loan) | 2018 | – | 0[5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo-PB | 2020 | Série C | 0 | 0 | ?[6] | 1 | 8[7] | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 8+ | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 21 | 5 | 0[8] | 0 | 2[9] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 5 | ? | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31+ | 9 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2021-22 | Parva Liga | 10 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2022-23 | 35 | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||||
| 2023-24 | 15 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 15 | 15+ | 4 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 130+ | 29 | |||