Weverton Almeida Santos (born 28 March 1988 in São Mateus,

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), commonly known as Ferrugem, is a Brazilian

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who plays as

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and a

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for

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Career

Ferrugem began his career with

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youth, before moves to São Mateus, Gama and then Ceilandense. After a short stay with Ceilandense, Ferrugem returned to Gama in 2010. His second spell with Gama lasted just a matter of months as he joined Brasiliense in June, he appeared in 22 matches of Brasiliense's relegation campaign from Série B. 30 appearances followed in 2011 and 2012 before completing a transfer to current club Ponte Preta. After 24 appearances in all competitions over two seasons for Ponte Preta, Ferrugem agreed to join

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on loan. He made his Corinthians debut in an away win against rivals Santos, he participated in five more games for the club before returning to Ponte Preta. 2015 saw Ferrugem move out of Brazil for the first time in his career as he joined J1 League side

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on loan. He played in 8 league matches and 4 cup games before departing in July. Upon arriving back in his homeland, Ferrugem spent the rest of 2015 with

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. He returned to Ponte Preta in 2016 and played six times for the club in the

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before again leaving the club on loan, this time he completed a move to

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Honours

;Brasiliense *

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(1): 2011 ;Ponte Preta *

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(1):

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* * Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Espírito Santo Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Brasiliense Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Figueirense FC players J1 League players J2 League players Vissel Kobe players Ventforet Kofu players Sport Club do Recife players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate footballers in Japan Association football midfielders {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub