Wellington de Jorge Estanislau Paeckart, better known as Pecka (born May 2, 1989), is a Brazilian

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who currently plays as a

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for

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Career

Wellington Jorge Paeckart Stanislaus is a defensive midfielder who started his career at

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, training in the first team in 2009, under the orders of the coach

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, and in 2010 after training with the first team, was loaned to CFZ in 2010, which is the club founded by Flamengo's greatest idol, Zico, however, later in the year Pecka returned to

. On 22 August 2011 Pecka signed with the

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 September 2012 in a 1-1 draw with the Puerto Rico Islanders. On 22 January 2014 Fort Lauderdale announced they had picked up the contract of Pecka and sent him on a three-month loan to Madureira Esporte Clube. Pecka was signed by

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club

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on January 16, 2015. He was released following the 2015 season. On January 15, 2016, Pecka was announced as one of the first three signings by NASL expansion side

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. Pecka signed with

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on January 18, 2017 after

ceased operations in the NASL. After three seasons in San Antonio, Pecka joined

of the

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Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 14 June 2013''

References

External links

Player profile
@ Flapédia
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strikers.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pecka 1989 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States CR Flamengo footballers Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Expatriate soccer players in the United States North American Soccer League players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Rayo OKC players Association football midfielders North Carolina FC players Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)