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Full nameWelington Damascena Santos
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age25
Date of birth19 Feb 2001
Height177 cm
Shirt number#34
ClubSouthampton
Full-backalso played DEF
19
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
983
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Southampton.

Injury-affected season

Missed 12 of Southampton's ~48 games this season through 10 injury absences and 2 suspensions (muscle, ankle). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship19029836.73
FA Cup2001667.1

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

Welington is a 25-year-old full-back at Southampton, rated 61.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 182nd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Welington.

Judged on this season alone, Welington graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 56th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 4.578 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 36% of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 25 Welington is in his prime years, and a market index of 28.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Welington missed 10 games through injury and 2 suspensions (muscle, ankle) out of roughly 48 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 36% full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season56th of 77 full-backs · Championship56th-best full-back in the Championship182nd in the Championship · potential27th-highest potential full-back in the Championship
61.7
Ratingi
27th of 77 full-backs
17.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.3%
Minutes
limited game time
4.58
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

4.58
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
15
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 61.7, Welington carries the 27th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship (top 36%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.