Gum (footballer)

Gum
Personal information
Full name Welington Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 3
Youth career
2002–2003 Marília
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Marília 31 (5)
2004 → Osvaldo Cruz (loan) 0 (0)
2006 → Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009 Ponte Preta 31 (5)
2009– Fluminense 218 (16)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 7 November 2016 (UTC).


Welington Pereira Rodrigues (born 4 January 1986), commonly known as Gum, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense as a central defender.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Gum was a Marília youth graduate. He made his first team debut in 2005, with the side in Série B, and also had an unassuming loan spell at Osvaldo Cruz back in 2004.[1]

On 13 September 2016 Gum was loaned to Série A club Internacional, until July.[2] After making no league appearances, he rescinded his contract and returned to MAC.[3]

On 26 June 2008 Gum signed a five-year deal with fellow second tier club Ponte Preta,[4] who acquired 50% of his federative rights.[5] He was an immediate starter for the club after his arrival, impressing in the following year's Campeonato Paulista.

On 17 August 2009 Gum joined Fluminense in the top level.[6] He made his debut in the category thirteen days later, in a 0–2 away loss against Santos.[7]

Gum scored his first goals in the main category of Brazilian football on 18 October 2009, netting a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Internacional.[8] He finished the campaign with 16 appearances and three goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Gum was also an important unit during the club's 2009 Copa Sudamericana run, scoring a goal against Cerro Porteño which granted the qualification to the finals;[9] he also scored the last goal in a 3–0 home win against LDU Quito in the second leg, as his side finished second (4–5 on aggregate).[10]

Gum was a first-choice during Flu's 2010 Brasileirão winning campaign, partnering with Leandro Euzébio and becoming the best defense of the championship. He was also an undisputed starter in 2012, winning another title.

In January 2015 Gum signed a new four-year deal with Fluminense.[11] In his last game of the season, he scored the first in a 3–1 home win against Avaí; it was also his 300th for the club.[12]

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2016[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marília 2005 Série B 200000——20
2006 15317200——?3
2007 1424100——183
2008 0014100——141
Subtotal 315354000000669
Internacional 2006 Série A 00————00
2007 004000——40
Subtotal 004000000040
Ponte Preta 2008 Série B 163—00——163
2009 15219400——346
Subtotal 315194000000509
Fluminense 2009 Série A 163——7[lower-alpha 1]2—235
2010 34413051——525
2011 240160—8[lower-alpha 2]1—481
2012 34260—5[lower-alpha 2]0—452
2013 34490205[lower-alpha 2]0—504
2014 15016141——352
2015 2919061——442
2016 3228160—4[lower-alpha 3]0503
Subtotal 218167722332534034724
Career total 28026135102332534042629
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Fluminense

References

  1. ↑ "Gum, zagueiro titular do Fluminense, é internado na UTI em Marília" [Gum, first-choice stopper of Fluminense, is admitted to the ICU in Marília] (in Portuguese). Portal Ocnet. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Inter contrata zagueiro Gum do Marília" [Inter signs stopper Gum from Marília] (in Portuguese). Terra. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gum rescinde contrato e volta para Marília" [Gum rescinds contract and returns to Marília] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Zagueiro Gum assina contrato até 2011" [Stopper Gum signs contract until 2011] (in Portuguese). Ponte Preta.net. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ponte Preta apresenta zagueiro Gum, ex-Marília" [Ponte Preta presents stopper Gum, ex-Marília] (in Portuguese). Repórter Diário. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ponte traz Jean Rolt de volta e libera Gum para o Flu" [Ponte brings Jean Rolt back and releases Gum to Flu] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dupla sub-20 do Santos marca e deixa Fluminense abandonado na lanterna" [Santos' under-20 duo score and leaves Fluminense as dead last] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Inter e Flu empatam e perdem chance de se aproximar dos seus objetivos" [Inter and Flu draw and lose chance of getting near from their objectives] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Com virada heroica, Flu despacha o Cerro entre socos e pontapés e 'aguarda' a LDU" [With heroic comeback, Flu knocks out Cerro between bits and pieces and 'awaits' LDU] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Flu vence a LDU mas perde o título da Copa Sul-Americana" [Flu defeats LDU but loses the title of Copa Sudamericana] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Fluminense acerta a renovação do zagueiro Gum pelos próximos quatro anos" [Fluminense agrees the renewal of stopper Gum for the following four years] (in Portuguese). Fluminense's official website. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gum recebe homenagem pelos 300 jogos pelo Flu" [Gum receives honour for his 300 games for Flu] (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Gum profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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