Weverton (footballer, born 1987)
.JPG) Weverton playing for Botafogo-SP in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Weverton Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio Branco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventus-AC | |||
| 2006–2007 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Remo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Oeste (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2009 | → América-RN (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | Botafogo-SP | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Portuguesa | 68 | (0) |
| 2012– | Atlético Paranaense | 207 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil Olympic | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Brazil | 0 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:31, 13 June 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2016 | |||
Weverton Pereira da Silva, simply known as Weverton (born 13 December 1987), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Paranaense as goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Wéverton joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2006, aged 19, after impressing in a match for Juventus. He was promoted to the former's main squad in 2007, but was demoted to fourth-choice after Rafael Santos' promotion.
Weverton was subsequently loaned to Remo, Oeste[1] and América (RN).[2] With the latter he appeared regularly in Série B, sharing minutes with veteran Rodolpho.
Weverton was released by Timão in January 2010, and moved to Botafogo (SP) shortly after. After impressing with the side, he signed for Portuguesa on 12 May.[3]
Weverton was an undisputed starter at Lusa, appearing in all league matches in 2011, as his side were crowned champions. In May 2012 he joined Atlético Paranaense, after his previous link expired.[4]
On 15 October 2014, after being named captain for the campaign, Wéverton renewed his link until 2017.[5]
International career
On 31 July 2016, he was called by the Brazilian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics by manager Rogério Micale to replace Fernando Prass who left the team due to injury.[6]
Weverton made a key save against Germany's Nils Petersen on the 5th penalty shot which helped win Brazil's their first Olympic football gold.[7]
After winning gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics, Weverton was called up by coach Tite to Qualification matches against Ecuador and Colombia.[8]
Honours
- Portuguesa
- Atlético Paranaense
- Brazil
References
- ^ Corinthians promove goleiro da base para emprestar Weverton (Corinthians promotes goalkeeper from the youth setup to loan Weverton); UOL Esporte, 27 December 2012 Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Weverton já realizou atividades" (in Portuguese). América-RN's official website. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Portuguesa tira o goleiro Weverton do Botafogo (Portuguesa takes off Weverton from Botafogo); Estadão, 12 May 2010 Template:Pt icon
- ^ Goleiro Weverton, ex-Lusa, é apresentado no Atlético-PR (Goalkeeper Weverton, former Lusa player, is presented at Atlético-PR); Diário Lance!, 30 May 2012 Template:Pt icon
- ^ Líder no atual elenco atleticano, Weverton renova até 2017 (Leader in the current atleticano roster, Weverton renews until 2017); Redação Em Campo, 15 October 2014 Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Weverton é convocado para a Seleção Olímpica" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Eisenhammer, Stephen. "Brazil soccer gold will be the memory Rio never forgets". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Tite convoca seleção pela 1ª vez com 7 campeões olímpicos e 3 novidades
External links
- Weverton at Soccerway
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Rio Branco
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Clube do Remo players
- Oeste Futebol Clube players
- América Futebol Clube (RN) players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Clube Atlético Paranaense players
- Olympic footballers of Brazil
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics