Wellington Silva

Wellington Silva is the classic Brazilian winger story I find easy to root for: a Rio kid whose talent took him far from home. I remember the early buzz when Arsenal snapped him up as a teenager, and there's something honest about how his path didn't follow the dream script. Instead of a Premier League fairytale, he kept moving, eventually landing in the Chinese Super League with Chengdu Rongcheng. At 169 cm he's the small, quick type who relies on craft over power, and I respect players who keep finding pitches to express themselves on. His career feels like quiet persistence rather than headlines, which I admire.

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Name (English)

Wellington Silva

Name (Japanese)

ウェリントン・アウヴェス・ダ・シウバ

Reading

うぇりんとん・あうゔぇす・だ・しうば

Born

January 6, 1993 (age 33)

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

169 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington%20Silva%20(footballer%2C%20born%201993)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q644235

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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