Wellington Santos da Silva

Football player infobox
playername = Wellington


fullname = Wellington Santos da Silva
height = height|m=1.86
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|8|17
cityofbirth = Guarulhos
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Mainz
clubnumber = 16
position = Left Back
youthyears = 2003-2005
youthclubs = União São João
years = 2005
2005
2006-2007
2007
2007-2008
clubs = América-SP (Loan)
Ituano (Loan)
Grêmio
Corinthians (Loan)
Mainz (Loan)
caps(goals) =
23 (0)
6 (1)

Wellington Santos da Silva or simply Wellington (born August 17, 1985, in Guarulhos, Brazil) is a Brazilian left back who plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan from Grêmio.

Earlier Clubs

Wellingon began his career in his home country with União São João in São Paulo. Following attention from various São Paulo (state) clubs, he then loaned for América-SP and Ituano and now has been loaned to the German Club Mainz.

Grêmio

At the close of the 2005 season (May 2,2006) he moved to Grêmio,and there he won Rio Grande do Sul State League in 2006 (including a good participation in the Brazilian League).

Corinthians

In 2007 he loaned signed to Sport Club Corinthians Paulista until 31 December 2007, to play Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007.

Mainz 05

On August 31st 2007, the German club 1. FSV Mainz 05 loaned him, to play in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga and try to help the club to reclimb into the 1. Fußball-Bundesliga.

Honours

*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2006

Contract

*Grêmio 2nd May 2006 to 1st May 2010
*Mainz (Loan) 31st August 2007 to 30th July 2008 (Option of a permanent deal)

External links

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*de icon [http://www.1asport.de/sport/fussball/Brasilianer_Wellington_f_r_Mainz_spielberechtigt_sd_56028N.html Brasilianer Wellington für Mainz spielberechtigt]