Werik Popó
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Werik Silva Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Juventude (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino) | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2019 | Juazeiro | ||
| 2020 | Osvaldo Cruz | ||
| 2020–2022 | Oeste | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Oeste | 32 | (11) |
| 2021 | → Águia de Marabá (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Red Bull Bragantino | 18 | (3) |
| 2023 | Red Bull Bragantino II | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Juventude (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 22 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Werik Silva Pinto (born 17 October 2001), known as Werik Popó, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.
Club career
[edit]Oeste
[edit]Nicknamed after boxer Acelino Freitas by his mother's neighbor, Werik Popó was rejected by a number of clubs before joining Oeste's youth setup in 2020.[1] In 2021, he moved on loan to Águia de Marabá on loan for the 2021 Campeonato Paraense,[2] and made his senior debut with the club.
Back to Oeste, Werik Popó made his first team debut for the club on 19 June 2021, replacing Léo Artur late into a 0–0 Série C home draw against Criciúma.[3] He alternated between the under-20 and first team squads, and was the top scorer of the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with eight goals in just six matches.[4]
Definitely promoted to the main squad, Werik Popó scored his first senior goal on 19 February 2022, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away win over XV de Piracicaba.[5] On 2 March, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win at Red Bull Brasil.[6]
Red Bull Bragantino
[edit]On 12 August 2022, Werik Popó signed a five-year contract with Série A side Red Bull Bragantino.[7] He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing injured Alerrandro in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás, but being himself substituted after 37 minutes on the field.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 22 February 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oeste | 2021 | Série C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Série D | 14 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Águia de Marabá (loan) | 2021 | Paraense | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 9[b] | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 2023 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Juventude (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 18 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Soccerway attribute one appearance to Kauan in the match against Internacional, but the player who featured in that match was Werik Popó[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Apelido de lutador, joia do pai e dupla de sucesso: Popó e Reifit se destacam pelo Oeste na Copinha" [Fighter's nickname, father's pearl and successful duo: Popó and Reifit are spotlights of Oeste in the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Cinco destaques da Copa São Paulo de 2022" [Five spotlights of the 2022 Copa São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Oeste e Criciúma param na trave e ficam no empate sem gols pela Série C" [Oeste and Criciúma are stopped by the post and end in a goalless draw for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Jogador do Oeste é artilheiro da Copinha" [Oeste player is the top scorer of the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário da Região. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Artilheiro da Copa São Paulo, Popó comemora primeiro gol no profissional" [Top scorer of the Copa São Paulo, Popó celebrates first goal in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Oeste vence o lanterna RB Brasil e segue caça à líder Portuguesa na Série A2" [Oeste defeat last-placed RB Brasil and remain on the hunt of leaders Portuguesa in the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Bragantino anuncia contratação do atacante Werik Popó, ex-Oeste" [Bragantino announce the signing of forward Werik Popó, formerly of Oeste] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Werik Popó at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Súmula on-line" [Online match report] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Oeste Futebol Clube players
- Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube players
- Red Bull Bragantino players
- Red Bull Bragantino II players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen