José Welison da Silva (born 11 March 1995), known as Zé Welison, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fortaleza.
Born in São Pedro, Rio Grande do Norte, Zé Welison joined Vitória's youth setup in 2011, from ABC.[1] At the former, he won the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 in 2012, and was promoted to the first team in the 2014 season.
Zé Welison made his senior debut on 23 January 2014, starting and scoring his team's third in a 3–1 Copa do Nordeste away win against Confiança.[2] On 26 February, he renewed his contract until the end of 2018.[3]
Zé Welison was named in the Best XI of the 2014 Campeonato Baiano, and was elected the Best Newcomer of the tournament.[4] He made his Série A debut on 19 April, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Internacional.[5]
Zé Welison scored his first goal in the top tier on 27 April 2014, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Paranaense.[6] He was a regular starter during his first season, as his side suffered relegation, but subsequently suffered injuries which kept him out for several months of competition.[7]
On 28 June 2018, Zé Welison joined Atlético Mineiro on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] The following 7 January, he transferred to the club on a permanent basis, signing a five-year contract.[9]
Regularly used during the 2018 and 2019 campaigns, Zé Welison was deemed surplus to requirements at Galo after the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli.[10]
Zé Welison was a part of the Brazil under-20 side that won the 2014 Panda Cup in China.[11] In that year, he also featured for the under-21s in some friendlies.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória | 2014 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| 2015 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 106 | 4 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2018 | Série A | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 66 | 0 | |||
| Botafogo | 2020 | Série A | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Sport Recife | 2021 | Série A | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 228 | 6 | ||
Vitória
Atlético Mineiro
Fortaleza
Brazil U20
