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Wellington Manzoli
Personal information
Full name	Wellington Gonzaga de Assis Filho
Date of birth	5 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Amazonas
Youth career
2018	Portuguesa-RJ
2019	Hercílio Luz
2019–2020	Criciúma
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Criciúma
2020–2021	→ Santos (loan)
2022–2023	Almería B
2023	Feirense
2024	Boavista
2024	Paranavaí
2024–	Amazonas
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Wellington Gonzaga de Assis Filho (born 5 June 2001), known as Wellington Manzoli or Wellington Tim, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Amazonas.

Club career

Criciúma

Born in Rio de Janeiro,^[1] Wellington joined Criciúma's youth setup in 2019, from Hercílio Luz.^[2] After playing in the 2020 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the main squad.^[3]

Wellington made his first team debut on 2 February 2020, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Marcílio Dias.^[4]

Santos (loan)

In September 2020, Wellington joined Santos and was initially assigned to the B-team;^[5] the loan deal until December 2021 was confirmed by Criciúma on 28 October, after Santos' transfer ban was lifted.^[6] He made his first team – and Série A – debut the following 26 January, coming on as a half-time substitute for Wagner Leonardo in a 0–2 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.^[7]

Wellington made his Copa Libertadores debut on 30 January 2021, just in the tournament's Final, by replacing Felipe Jonatan late into a 0–1 loss against Palmeiras.^[8] He subsequently featured rarely for the first team, and spent the remainder of his loan spell with the under-20 and under-23 squads.

Almería

After returning from loan, Wellington featured rarely before signing a three-year contract with UD Almería on 26 August 2022, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.^[9]

Feirense

On 21 July 2023, Liga Portugal 2 side Feirense announced the permanent signing of Wellington.^[10] He only featured in two matches for the club before terminating his contract.^[11]

Boavista

On 3 January 2024, Wellington returned to Brazil, joining Boavista for the 2024 Campeonato Carioca.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Criciúma	2020	Série C	0	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	2022	Série B	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
Santos (loan)	2020	Série A	1	0	—		—		1^[a]	0	—		2	0
	2021	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
Almería B	2022–23	Tercera Federación	19	2	—		—		—		—		19	2
Feirense	2023–24	Liga Portugal 2	2	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Boavista	2024	Carioca	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Paranavaí	2024	Paranaense Série Prata	—		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Amazonas	2024	Série B	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Career total			23	2	15	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	41	3

^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References

^ "Zagueiro Wellington comemora oportunidade no Criciúma" [Stopper Wellington celebrates opportunity at Criciúma] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Engeplus. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Improvisado na lateral, Wellington busca adaptação e agradece acolhida no Criciúma" [Improvised as full-back, Wellington seeks to adapt and thanks welcoming at Criciúma] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Tigre se reapresenta para a temporada 2020" [Tigre is presented for the 2020 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4Oito. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Com um gol em cada tempo, Criciúma e Marcílio Dias ficam no empate pelo Catarinense" [With one goal on each time, Criciúma and Marcílio Dias end up drawing for the Campeonato Catarinense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Santos contrata mais um zagueiro canhoto para a equipe B" [Santos sign another left-footed defender for the B-team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Criciúma EC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Cuca elogia Wellington Tim, novidade no Santos: "Entrou muito bem"" [Cuca praises Wellington Tim, novelty at Santos: "He did well"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ "Santos perde no Maracanã na final da Conmebol Libertadores" [Santos lose in the Maracanã for the Conmebol Libertadores' Final] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "La UDA B confirma a Wellington Tim como segunda incorporación" [UDA B confirm Wellington TIm as second addition] (in Spanish). Radio Marca Almería. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ "WELLINGTON É FOGACEIRO" [Wellington is Fogaceiro]. Feirense (in European Portuguese). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Wellington ruma ao Brasil" [Wellington heads to Brazil]. Record (in European Portuguese). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Wellington Manzoli at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2020.