Wellington Brito da Silva (born 23 July 1985), commonly known as Tom, is a
Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a
winger for
Bulgarian Second League
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League ( bg, Втора професионална футболна лига, Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as Second League ( bg, Втора Лига) or Vtora liga, is the second level ...
club
Dobrudzha
Dobruja or Dobrudja (; bg, Добруджа, Dobrudzha or ''Dobrudža''; ro, Dobrogea, or ; tr, Dobruca) is a historical region in the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. I ...
.
Career
Litex Lovech
In November 2006, Tom joined
Litex Lovech
Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club.
The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...
from
Portuguesa Londrinense. He made his
A Group
The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...
debut on 3 March 2007 in the 3–1 win away to
Spartak Varna. His first two goals for the club came in a 7–1 home win over
Belasitsa Petrich
OFC Belasitsa ( bg, ОФК Беласица Петрич) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Petrich, currently playing in the Second League. The team was founded in 1923. They play at the Stadion Tsar Samuil in Petrich, which has ...
on 12 May.
Tom began the 2007–08 season in fine form for Litex, scoring in a 1–1 draw against
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
on the opening day of the season at the
Lovech Stadium
Gradski stadion ( bg, Градски стадион, ) is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches. The stadium has more than 8100 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and cu ...
on 11 August. In December 2007 Tom was named the Litex Player of the Year by fans, beating
Mihail Venkov and
Ivelin Popov
Ivelin Ivanov Popov ( bg, Ивелин Иванов Попов; born 26 October 1987) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Levski Sofia.
Club career Youth career
Born in Sofia, Popov started to play ...
to the award. In March 2008 he received a Bulgarian passport and he announced his intention to play for the
Bulgarian national team. On 14 May 2008, Tom gave the assist to
Stanislav Manolev against
Cherno More Varna
Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an assoc ...
in the
2008 Bulgarian Cup Final which was the winning goal, as Litex won it 1–0.
On 26 October 2008, Tom scored his first league goal of the 2008–09 season, netting Litex's first against
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...
in a 3–1 away win. His second goal came in the 2–1 home win over
Lokomotiv Mezdra
FC Lokomotiv Mezdra (ФК Локомотив Мездра) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, which currently playing in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadiu ...
on 2 November. Two weeks later, he scored his third goal in a 2–0 win over
Sliven
Sliven ( bg, Сливен ) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace.
Sliven is famous for its heroic Haiduts who fought against the Ottoman Turk ...
. Tom netted his first goal of 2009 as he scored Litex's fоurth in a 5–1 home victory over
Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...
on 4 April.
On 27 July 2010 in a 1–1 home draw against
Žilina
Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Sl ...
in the third qualifying round of the
2010–11 Champions League, Tom netted his first goal of the season and his first-ever European goal. On 11 August he assisted
Wilfried Niflore
Wilfried Niflore (born 29 April 1981) is a French professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
In France
Born in Toulouse, Niflore began his career at local club Toulouse FC, making his professional debuts in 2001–02. He ...
for Litex's winning goal in a 2–1 win over
Beroe Stara Zagora
Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...
in the match for the
2010 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The F ...
. On 29 August Tom scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–0 home victory over
Akademik Sofia. On 16 April 2011, Tom dislocated his shoulder in a 1–0 win over
Chernomorets Burgas and was out to the end of the season.
He returned in the first match of the following campaign on 12 July against
Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the
2011–12 Champions League. Tom netted Litex's only and his first goal of the season in their loss in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, a 2–1 defeat against
Wisła Kraków
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...
on 26 July.
İstanbul Başakşehir
On 6 December 2011, Tom joined
Turkish Süper Lig
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
side
İstanbul Başakşehir for an undisclosed fee. On 7 January 2012, he made his debut, playing the first 55 minutes in a 0–2 home loss against
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...
in the
Turkish Süper Lig
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
match. He netted for the first time on 11 January, which turned out to be an
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
winning goal against
Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Adana, currently performing at the TFF First League. The club is founded in 1954 by the middle-class merchants and artisans in response to the alienation within city's then most popular c ...
in a
Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...
match.
Botev Vratsa
Tom returned to Bulgaria in January 2020, signing a contract with
Botev Vratsa
Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.
The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at St ...
.
Dobrudzha
After spending some time training with
Bansko
Bansko ( bg, Банско ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Pirin, Pirin Mountains at an elevation of 1200m AMSL, above sea level. It is a ski resort.
Legends
There are several legends about who founded Bansko. Ac ...
, in August 2021 he joined
Dobrudzha
Dobruja or Dobrudja (; bg, Добруджа, Dobrudzha or ''Dobrudža''; ro, Dobrogea, or ; tr, Dobruca) is a historical region in the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. I ...
.
Honours
;Litex Lovech
*
Bulgarian League:
2009–10,
2010–11
*
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament ...
:
2008
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,
2009
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Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and ...
:
2010
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References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Associação Portuguesa Londrinense players
Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
PFC Litex Lovech players
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
Elazığspor footballers
Hatayspor footballers
FC Botev Vratsa players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
TFF Second League players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Brazilian emigrants to Bulgaria
Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria