Petróleo (footballer)

Weverton da Silva Jacinto (born 25 August 1993), better known as Petróleo is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Petróleo
Personal information
Full name Weverton da Silva Jacinto
Date of birth (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Serra, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
–2015 Rio Branco-ES
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Rio Branco-ES
2019Desportiva-ES (loan)
2020Rio Branco-VN (loan)
2020Boston River (loan)
2022 Unaí
2022 CTE Colatina
2022 Castelo
2023 Tupy-ES
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

Career edit

Formed in the youth categories of Rio Branco AC, Petróleo played for the club for most of his career, being state champion in 2015 and Copa ES in 2016.[1] He was loaned to Desportiva in 2019 and to Boston River in Uruguay in 2020.[2] In 2021 he became a hero of the club's classification against Sampaio Corrêa in the 2021 Copa do Brasil,[3][4] but in July of the same year his contract was terminated after getting involved in a fight with a supporter carrying a knife.[5] His last club was Tupy-ES.

Honours edit

Rio Branco

References edit

  1. ^ "Diretoria do Rio Branco-ES pretende manter base para 2015". MRV no Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Rio Branco anuncia a chegada de cinco novos reforços para fase decisiva do Capixabão". Folha Vitória (in Portuguese). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ ""Hoje eu sou o herói da partida", diz Petróleo, após gol da classificação na Copa do Brasil 2021". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Petróleo em alta! Rio Branco-ES elimina o Sampaio com um a menos na Copa do Brasil". imirante.com (in Portuguese). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Treino do Rio Branco-ES tem invasão de torcedor armado de revólver e zagueiro com uma faca". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

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