Wellington Soares da Silva (born 18 June 1992), known as Wellington Rato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Goiás Esporte Clube.
Club career Wellington Rato was born in Japeri, Rio de Janeiro, and finished his formation with Audax. He made his senior debut with affiliate side Audax Rio in the 2012 Copa Rio, scoring eight goals for his side.
After leaving the club in December 2014, Wellington Rato subsequently represented Dom Bosco, Red Bull Brasil and Caldense before joining Sampaio Corrêa in the Série C in July 2017. He helped the side achieve promotion to the Série B in his first season, but subsequently started to feature sparingly.
On 18 December 2018, Wellington Rato was presented at Série D's Joinville, Roughty one year later, he moved to Ferroviário in the third division, where he became a regular starter.
On 27 September 2020, Wellington Rato agreed to a contract with Atlético Goianiense of the Série A. He made his top tier debut on 8 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chico in a 0–3 away loss against São Paulo.
On 2 January 2025, Rato was announced as a reinforcement for EC Vitória.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAudax Rio2012Carioca Série B—00——13Appearance(s) in Copa Rio81382013Carioca—101———1012014—121———121Total—222——1383510Guaratinguetá (loan)2014Série C50————50Dom Bosco2015Mato-Grossense—121———121Red Bull Brasil2015Série D71————712016Paulista—00——15Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista0150Total7100——150221Caldense2017Série D6292———154Sampaio Corrêa2017Série C90————902018Série B907020—7Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste1251Total1807020—71341Joinville2019Série D4090———130Ferroviário2020Série C74153———227Atlético Goianiense2020Série A20—20——40Career total497748400035916224
Honours Sampaio Corrêa Copa do Nordeste: 2018 Atlético Goianiense Campeonato Goiano: 2022 São Paulo Copa do Brasil: 2023 Supercopa do Brasil: 2024
Goiás Campeonato Goiano: 2026
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