Werik Popó
Personal information
Full name Werik Silva Pinto
Date of birth (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
(on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
Youth career
2018 Portuguesa
2019 Juazeiro
2020 Osvaldo Cruz
2020–2022 Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Oeste 32 (11)
2021Águia de Marabá (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Red Bull Bragantino 18 (3)
2023 Red Bull Bragantino II 0 (0)
2023–Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:58, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Werik Silva Pinto (born 17 October 2001), known as Werik Popó, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Korean club Suwon Samsung Bluewings, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.

Club career

Oeste

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

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

As of 25 July 2023[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oeste 2021 Série C 300030
2022 Série D 145156102[lower-alpha 1]03211
Total 17515610203511
Águia de Marabá (loan) 2021 Paraense 5050
Red Bull Bragantino 2022 Série A 9[lower-alpha 2]393
2023 00902000110
Total 93902000203
Red Bull Bragantino II 2023 Paulista A3 001[lower-alpha 1]414
Career total 2682963000346118
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Soccerway attribute one appearance to Kauan in the match against Internacional, but the player who featured in that match was Werik Popó[9]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. Werik Popó at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "Súmula on-line" [Online match report] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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