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Season stats
Full career & schedule →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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 19 | 0 | 2 | 983 | 6.73 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 7.1 |
Scout report
Welington is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Southampton, rated 59.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 183rd of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.8% 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 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.578 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 28% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 25 Welington is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.6 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side
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 defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.9, Welington carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship (top 28%). 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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