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Welton Felipe

Squad depthGamba Osaka · 29 yrsFringe player

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameWelton Felipe Paragua de Melo
PositionWinger
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth6 Aug 1997
BirthplaceParanavaí
Height175 cm
Shirt number#97
ClubGamba Osaka
Winger
3
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
142
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League110137.9

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Winger

Welton Felipe is a 29-year-old winger at Gamba Osaka, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.63 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Felipe.

On the season, Felipe graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 3 appearances (0.634 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 29 Felipe is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.8 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
25.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
8.3%
Minutes
limited game time
0.63
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.33
Goals / app

1 goal in 3 appearances (0.33 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.63 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 8.3% 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 25.5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.63 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.