Welton Felipe

Felipe's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating held around 29. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Gamba Osaka · 10th	1	1	0	7.9	29	9
2026/27	Gamba Osaka	11	1	0	6.58	—	—
2025/26	Gamba Osaka · 9th	14	1	2	6.8	29	9
2024/25	Gamba Osaka · 4th	32	4	4	6.83	50	26
2023/24	Levski Sofia	16	3	1	7.85	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

Welton Felipe is a 29-year-old winger at Gamba Osaka, rated 28.7 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Felipe graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 2 assists in 14 appearances (0.351 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. 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

28.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

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

Rated 28.7 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.117

Assists / 900.234

Goal contribution / 900.351

Defensive actions / 901.17

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.117

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 29, Felipe sits on 4.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Felipe's projected Rating — 28.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles4—

Interceptions5—

Blocks1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Gamba OsakaFeb 2024 – now

Levski SofiaJan 2022 – Feb 2024

Botafogountil Jan 2022

About Welton Felipe

Welton Felipe Paragua de Melo is a 29-year-old winger who plays for Gamba Osaka, born on August 6, 1997 in Paranavaí, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Gamba Osaka currently sit 10th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Welton Felipe has made 1 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 13 minutes.

Welton Felipe's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Gamba Osaka face Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Welton Felipe at 28.7 with a Season form score of 8.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Welton Felipe has totalled 168 club appearances with 28 goals and 7 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Levski Sofia.

Welton Felipe's career has also included time at Levski Sofia and Botafogo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.