Weverton (footballer, born 1987)

Weverton Pereira da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈwɛvɐʁtõ]; born 13 December 1987), simply known as Weverton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Weverton
Weverton playing for Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Weverton Pereira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987
Place of birth Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 21
Youth career
Andirá
Juventus-AC
2006–2007 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Corinthians 0 (0)
2007 → Remo (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Oeste (loan) 18 (0)
2009 → América de Natal (loan) 16 (0)
2010 Botafogo-SP 22 (0)
2010–2012 Portuguesa 101 (0)
2012–2017 Atlético Paranaense 241 (0)
2018– Palmeiras 311 (0)
International career‡
2016 Brazil Olympic 6 (0)
2016– Brazil 10 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Copa América
Runner-up2021 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Weverton joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2006, aged 18, after impressing in a match for Juventus-AC. He was promoted to the former's main squad in 2007, but was demoted to fourth-choice after Rafael Santos' promotion. Weverton was subsequently loaned to Remo, Oeste[2] and América de Natal.[3] With the latter he appeared regularly in Série B, sharing minutes with the veteran Rodolpho.

Weverton was released by Timão in January 2010 and shortly after moved to Botafogo-SP. After impressing with the side, he signed for Portuguesa on 12 May.[4] Weverton was an undisputed starter at Lusa, appearing in all league matches in 2011, as his side were crowned champions.

In May 2012, he joined Atlético Paranaense, after his previous contract expired.[5] On 15 October 2014, after being named captain for the campaign, Wéverton renewed his contract until 2017.[6]

In December 2017, Weverton joined Palmeiras on a five-year deal,[7] for a rumoured fee of R$ 2 million. He missed the deciding penalty kick in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana, resulting in a win for Defensa y Justicia.[8]

In August 2021, after winning against São Paulo in the quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores, Weverton overcame Marcos as the Palmeiras player with the most victories in the competition, with a total of 28 wins.[9]

International career

On 31 July 2016, Weverton was called by the Brazilian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics by manager Rogério Micale to replace Fernando Prass who left the team due to injury.[10] In the gold medal match, Weverton made a key save against Germany's Nils Petersen on the fifth penalty shot, which helped Brazil win their first Olympic football gold.[11]

After winning gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Weverton was called up by coach Tite to qualification matches against Ecuador and Colombia.[12]

Weverton made his return, after more than three years, to the Brazil national team on 9 October 2020. On the subject of making his return, Weverton said that "It was a special game for me."[13]

In June 2021, Weverton was included in Brazil's squad for the 2021 Copa América on home soil.[14] On 23 June, he appeared in Brazil's third group match, a 2–1 win over Colombia.[15]

On 7 November 2022, Weverton was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[16] He was brought on as a substitute for Alisson in the 80th minute of Brazil's round of 16 game against South Korea, with Brazil 4–1 up. He did not concede any as Brazil maintained the scoreline.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 November 2022[19]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2007 Série A 000000——00
2008 Série B 000000——00
Total 000000——00
Remo (loan) 2007 Série B 10————10
Oeste (loan) 2009 Paulista —180———180
América de Natal (loan) 2009 Série B 160————160
Botafogo-SP 2010 Série D 00220———220
Portuguesa 2010 Série B 290————290
2011 38019000——570
2012 Série A 1014040——190
Total 68033040——1050
Atlético Paranaense 2012 Série B 330————330
2013 Série A 380—130——510
2014 350—208[lower-alpha 1]0—450
2015 360110406[lower-alpha 2]0—570
2016 30015080—5[lower-alpha 3]0580
2017 340904012[lower-alpha 1]000590
Total 2060350310260503030
Palmeiras 2018 Série A 23010406[lower-alpha 1]0—340
2019 310703010[lower-alpha 1]0—510
2020 3001607013[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 4]0680
2021 210901012[lower-alpha 1]05[lower-alpha 5]0480
2022 340903012[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 6]0600
Total 1390420180530902610
Career total 430015005307901407260
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  4. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

International
As of match played 25 March 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201720
202020
202130
202220
202310
Total100

Honours

Club
Corinthans
Botafogo-SP
Portuguesa
Atlético Paranaense
Palmeiras

International
Brazil

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Corinthians promove goleiro da base para emprestar Weverton (Corinthians promote goalkeeper from the youth setup to loan out Weverton); UOL Esporte, 27 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. "Weverton já realizou atividades" [Wéverton already trained] (in Portuguese). América FC. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  4. Portuguesa tira o goleiro Weverton do Botafogo (Portuguesa take Weverton off Botafogo); Estadão, 12 May 2010 (in Portuguese)
  5. Goleiro Weverton, ex-Lusa, é apresentado no Atlético-PR (Goalkeeper Weverton, formerly of Lusa, is presented at Atlético-PR); Diário Lance!, 30 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. Líder no atual elenco atleticano, Weverton renova até 2017 (Leader in the current atleticano roster, Weverton renews until 2017); Redação Em Campo, 15 October 2014 (in Portuguese)
  7. Palmeiras anuncia a contratação do goleiro Weverton, ex-Atlético-PR (Palmeiras announce the signing of goalkeeper Weverton, formerly of Atlético-PR); Globoesporte.com, 15 December 2017 (in Portuguese)
  8. "Palmeiras vs. Defensa y Justicia - Football Match Summary - April 14, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. "São Weverton: goleiro supera Marcos e bate recorde pelo Palmeiras na Libertadores". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. "Weverton é convocado para a Seleção Olímpica" [Weverton is called in for the Olympic Team] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  11. Eisenhammer, Stephen (21 August 2016). "Brazil soccer gold will be the memory Rio never forgets". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  12. "Tite convoca seleção pela 1ª vez com 7 campeões olímpicos e 3 novidades". uol.com (in Portuguese). UOL. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  13. "Palmeiras Hero Weverton On 2020 Triple Crown And Representing Brazil". worldfootballindex.com. World Football Index. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  14. "Brazil national team squad Copa America 2021: selected players, absences..." AS. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  15. "Late goal gives Brazil controversial Copa América win over Colombia". the Guardian. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  16. "Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Qatar 2022" (in Portuguese). CBF. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  17. McNulty, Phil (5 December 2022). "Brazil 4-1 South Korea: Dazzling Brazil dismantle South Korea to set up quarter-final against Croatia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  18. McNulty, Phil (5 December 2022). "World Cup 2022: Brazil put down the biggest marker at Qatar tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2022. It meant Brazil became the first team to use all 26 players at this World Cup.
  19. "Weverton Pereira da Silva". ogol.com. ZOS. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  20. "Weverton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  21. "Confira todos os ganhadores do Troféu Mesa Redonda 2021 - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  22. "Sem Abel, Palmeiras domina seleção do Paulistão; veja time ideal e outros prêmios" [Without Abel, Palmeiras dominate the Paulistão best XI; see the team and other awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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