Weslen Júnior

Weslen Júnior
Personal information
Full name Weslen Júnior Faustino de Melo
Date of birth (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Colorado, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 99
Youth career
CA Diadema
2018 Bahia
2019 São Bernardo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 CA Diadema 6 (0)
2019–2020 São Bernardo 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Ararat Yerevan (loan) 24 (4)
2020–2022 Puskás Akadémia II 20 (12)
2020–2022 Puskás Akadémia 12 (0)
2022–2023 SJK II 17 (8)
2023 SJK 4 (0)
2023 Manama 5 (1)
2024– Cherno More 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Weslen Júnior Faustino de Melo (born 12 November 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Cherno More Varna.[1]

Club career

He was loaned to Armenian Premier League side Ararat Yerevan in 2019.

He signed with Hungarian NB I side Puskás Akadémia in 2020.[2]

On 16 August 2022, Weslen Júnior signed with SJK in Finnish Veikkausliiga. He was first assigned to their academy squad.[3] One year later, after having made only four appearances with SJK first team in the league, Weslen Júnior departed the club and moved to Bahrain.[4]

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ararat Yerevan 2019–20 Armenian Premier League 24 4 1 0 — — 25 4
Total 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 4
Puskás Akadémia II 2020–21 NB III 8 6 — — — 8 6
2021–22 NB III 12 6 — — — 12 6
Total 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 12
Puskás Akadémia 2020–21 NB I 9 0 3 0 1 0 — 13 0
2021–22 NB I 3 0 1 1 0 0 — 4 1
Total 12 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 17 1
SJK Akatemia 2022 Ykkönen 6 3 — — — 6 3
2023 Ykkönen 11 5 0 0 — 4 1 15 5
Total 17 8 0 0 4 1 0 0 21 9
SJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 4 0 — — — 4 0
Manama 2023–24 Bahraini Premier League 5 1 — — — 5 1
Cherno More 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 10 1 — — — 10 1
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 6 1 1 1 1 0 – 8 2
Total 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 3
Career total 98 28 6 2 2 0 4 1 110 31

References

  1. ^ "Tervetuloa Weslen Júnior!". 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Conheça Weslen Júnior, o brasileiro que vem se destacando na Hungria" [Meet Weslen Júnior, the Brazilian who has been out-standing in Hungary]. ONEFOOTBALL (in Portuguese). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Tervetuloa Weslen Júnior!, sjk.fi, 16 August 2022
  4. ^ Weslen Júnior siirtyy Bahrainin sarjaan, sjk.fi, 28 August 2023


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