Centre-Back
Wellington Gonzaga de Assis Filho (born 5 June 2001), known as Wellington Manzoli or Wellington Tim, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Amazonas. Club career Criciúma Born in Rio de Janeiro, Wellington joined Criciúma's youth setup in 2019, from Hercílio Luz. After playing in the 2020 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the main squad. Wellington made his first team debut on 2 February 2020, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Marcílio Dias. Santos (loan) In September 2020, Wellington joined Santos and was initially assigned to the B-team; the loan deal until December 2021 was confirmed by Criciúma on 28 October, after Santos' transfer ban was lifted. He made his first team – and Série A – debut the following 26 January, coming on as a half-time substitute for Wagner Leonardo in a 0–2 away loss against Atlético Mineiro. Wellington made his Copa Libertadores debut on 30 January 2021, just in the tournament's Final, by replacing Felipe Jonatan late into a 0–1 loss against Palmeiras. He subsequently featured rarely for the first team, and spent the remainder of his loan spell with the under-20 and under-23 squads.
