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Welton Felipe

Squad depthGamba Osaka · 29 yrs

Profile

Full nameWelton Felipe Paragua de Melo
PositionWinger
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth6 Aug 1997
BirthplaceParanavaí
Height175 cm
Shirt number#97
ClubGamba Osaka
Wingeralso played MID
14
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
769
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League14127696.8
AFC Champions League Two5101206.87
J-League Cup10046

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

Welton Felipe is a 29-year-old winger at Gamba Osaka, rated 28.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 202nd of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.23 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Felipe.

Judged on this season alone, Felipe graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 21 of the 21 wingers in the J1 League, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 14 appearances (0.351 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 9).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 9th of 21 of the 21 wingers in the J1 League. At 29 Felipe is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
Current potential9th of 21 wingers · J1 League · 14 appsCurrent season16th of 21 wingers · J1 League · 14 apps16th-best winger in the J1 League202nd in the J1 League · potential9th-highest potential winger in the J1 League
28.7
Ratingi
9th of 21 wingers
8.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0.35
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
2
Assists
3
G+A
0.07
Goals / app

1 goal in 14 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.23 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.7, Felipe carries the 9th-highest potential of the wingers in the J1 League of 21 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.