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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Weldon Santos de Andrade | ||
| Date of birth | August 6, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | América-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Santos | 11 | (1) |
| 2002 | Brasiliense | ? | (?) |
| 2003 | Sport Recife | 26 | (7) |
| 2004 | Ponte Preta | 26 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Al Naasr | 36 | (9) |
| 2005–2009 | Cruzeiro | 15 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Sochaux (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Troyes (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Belenenses (loan) | 27 | (13) |
| 2009 | Sport Recife | 8 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Benfica | 16 | (5) |
| 2011– | CFR Cluj | 12 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Weldon Santos de Andrade (born 6 August 1980), simply Weldon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CFR Cluj in Romania, as a striker.
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Weldon was born in Santo André, São Paulo. In his early career, he represented four clubs in quick succession: Santos Futebol Clube, Brasiliense Futebol Clube, Sport Club do Recife and Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, before moving abroad in 2004 with Al-Nassr FC of Saudi Arabia.
In the following year, he signed for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, going on to be loaned several times for the duration of his link, including twice in the French Ligue 1, with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and Troyes AC, where the player was rarely used – only ten matches and one goal in two season halves combined.
After an aborted three-year move to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas,[1] Weldon completed a two-year move to Sport Lisboa e Benfica of Portugal (he had already played in the country the previous year, with C.F. Os Belenenses) on July 21, 2009.[2] On August 16, he made his official debuts for the Reds, rescuing a point at home against C.S. Marítimo for the season's opener (1–1); during the club's victorious campaign, he served almost exclusively as backup to Óscar Cardozo and Javier Saviola, but made the most of his minutes, namely netting twice in a 4–2 win at Associação Naval 1º de Maio, on April 5, 2010, and another brace in another away triumph (3–2 against Académica de Coimbra).
Weldon only appeared in eight official games in 2010–11, four in the league, totalling less than 100 minutes overall.
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