José Welison da Silva

Born in São Pedro, Rio Grande do Norte, he came through the youth ranks at Cruzeiro de Macaíba and ABC before joining Vitória's academy, where he made his senior debut in January 2014. He stayed there until 2019, picking up two Campeonato Baiano titles and a place in the competition's Best XI and its Best Newcomer award.

A move to Atlético Mineiro followed, but it was the loan spells that shaped the next stretch of his career: after Jorge Sampaoli arrived in 2020 and decided he did not fit the plans, Welison was sent out to Botafogo, Sport Recife and Fortaleza in succession. He signed permanently in January 2023, and that year played a key role as the club reached the Copa Sudamericana final, a run in which he scored a crucial goal in the semi-final against Corinthians and was named to the competition's Team of the Tournament. He added a Copa do Nordeste title in 2024 and two Campeonato Cearense championships during his time in Ceará.

By late 2025, though, he had fallen out of favour under Renato Paiva and then Martín Palermo, and moves back to Vitória or to Fluminense failed to materialise. He joined Remo permanently in January 2026. Internationally, his involvement has stayed at youth level, including a Panda Cup win with Brazil's under-20s.