Wellington Nem
Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar (born 6 February 1992), known as Wellington Nem, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
 Wellington Nem playing for Shakhtar in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | America-RJ | ||
| 2005–2011 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Fluminense | 28 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Figueirense (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2013– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 47 | (9) |
| 2017 | → São Paulo (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nem began his professional career at Fluminense. He was loaned out to Figueirense in 2011. His time at the club was very successful. He scored nine times from a second striker position and was awarded the best newcomer of the 2011 Brazilian league, beating Bruno Cortes and Leandro Damião. Upon the expiration of his loan he was returned to the first team at Fluminense.
In his first season at Fluminense, Nem played mostly as a left winger or second striker and managed six goals and eight assists in 34 appearances in an impressive first full season at the club. In the 2013 season, Nem scored two and assisted two more in the first part of the season.
Wellington Nem signed a five-year deal with Ukrainian giants Shaktar Dontesk for a fee believed to be around €8 million in mid-2013. His first season at Shakhtar was a huge disappointment. A lot was expected of the player but he spent most of the campaign on the sideline either injured of benched, playing just 140 minutes of football the whole 2013–14 season and scoring a solitary goal. The next season started similarly, with Nem left off the sides Champions League list and playing just once in the first 13 rounds of the Premier Liga.
Following 2017, Nem is going to play, on loan, for Brazilian side São Paulo FC, in the Brazilian League.[3]
Wellington Nem's professional career took off when Mano Menezes selected him in the pre-list for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Figueirense | 2011 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Fluminense | 2012 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 48 | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 19 | 7 | ||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 67 | 16 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 | ||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2017 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Career totals | 111 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 194 | 38 | ||
- Appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in the Ukrainian Super Cup
- Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Fluminense
- Shakhtar Donetsk
Individual
References
- http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=744
- "Wellington Nem vibra com fase: 'O pé direito servia só para subir no ônibus'". Globoesporte.com. O Globo. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- São Paulo acerta contratação de Wellington Nem por empréstimo
- Wellington Nem at Soccerway
- "Wellington Nem » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2019.