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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameWelington Damascena Santos
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age25
Date of birth19 Feb 2001
Height177 cm
Shirt number#34
ClubSouthampton
Full-back
2
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
80
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Southampton.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

Welington is a 25-year-old full-back at Southampton, rated 60.1 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Welington graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.578 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60. At 25 Welington is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.7 reflects that trajectory.

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
60.1
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
13.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.8%
Minutes
limited game time
4.58
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

19
Apps
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 22.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. 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 full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles30
Interceptions15
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.