Gum (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereiraand the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Gum

Gum with Fluminense in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Welington Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2002–2003	Marília
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Marília	60	(7)
2004	→ Osvaldo Cruz (loan)
2006–2007	→ Internacional (loan)	4	(0)
2008–2009	Ponte Preta	63	(10)
2009–2018	Fluminense	407	(28)
2019	Chapecoense	27	(1)
2020–2023	CRB	158	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2020

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

He spent nine years with Fluminense, making 414 total appearances and scoring 28 goals, while winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2010 and 2012.

Club career

Marília

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 2006 Gum was loaned to Série A club Internacional, until July. ^[2] The following March, after making no league appearances, he rescinded his contract and returned to MAC. ^[3]

Ponte Preta

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.

Fluminense

On 17 August 2009 Gum joined Fluminense in the top flight. ^[6] He made his debut in the league thirteen days later, in a 2–0 away defeat to Santos. ^[7]

Gum scored his first goals in the top flight 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 secured qualification to the final; ^[9] he also scored the final goal in a 3–0 home win against LDU Quito in the second leg, as his side finished runners up (5-4 on aggregate). ^[10]

Gum was a first-choice during Flu's 2010 Brasileirão winning campaign, partnering Leandro Euzébio to form the best defence in the league. 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 appearance for the club. ^[12]

On 16 September 2018, as his contract entered its final stages, Gum made his 400th appearance for Fluminense in their 3–1 national league defeat away to Athletico Paranaense. In doing so, he entered their top ten appearance-makers of all time, ^{[13] [14]} eventually finishing in eighth with 414. ^[15]

Later career

In March 2019, Gum moved to Chapecoense on a one-year deal with the option of a second. ^[16] He played 20 times in his one national campaign for the team from Santa Catarina, scoring in a 2–1 loss away to Flamengo – main rivals of his former employer – on 12 May. ^[17]

Gum transferred again on 12 February 2020, joining CRB of the Campeonato Alagoano. ^[18] He played five games in his first state season as they won the title, including a 1–0 final win over rivals CSA in the final on 5 August. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2019 ^[20]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marília	2005	Série B	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2006		15	3	17	2	0	0	—		—		32	5
	2007		14	2	4	1	0	0	—		—		18	3
	2008		0	0	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	Subtotal		31	5	35	4	0	0	—		—		66	9
Internacional	2006	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2007		0	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	Subtotal		0	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Ponte Preta	2008	Série B	16	3	—		0	0	—		—		16	3
	2009		15	2	19	4	0	0	—		—		34	6
	Subtotal		31	5	19	4	0	0	—		—		50	9
Fluminense	2009	Série A	16	3	—		—		7 [lower-alpha 1]	2	—		23	5
	2010		34	4	13	0	5	1	—		—		52	5
	2011		24	0	16	0	—		8 [lower-alpha 2]	1	—		48	1
	2012		34	2	6	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		45	2
	2013		34	4	9	0	2	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		50	4
	2014		15	0	16	1	4	1	—		—		35	2
	2015		29	1	9	0	6	1	—		—		44	2
	2016		34	2	8	1	6	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	52	3
	2017		5	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	2018		28	1	12	1	3	0	10 [lower-alpha 1]	2	—		53	4
	Subtotal		253	17	89	3	26	3	35	5	4	0	405	28
Chapecoense	2019	Série A	20	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	—		27	1
Career total			335	28	151	11	29	3	35	5	4	0	550	47

1. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Fluminense

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 2010, 2012
• Taça Guanabara: 2012
• Campeonato Carioca: 2012
• Primeira Liga: 2016

CRB

• Campeonato Alagoano: 2020 ^[19]

Individual

• Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2018 ^{[21] [22]}

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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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 completa 400 jogos e entra em seleto grupo da história do Fluminense" [Gum completes 400 games and enters in a select group in the history of Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Net Flu. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
14. "Após completar 400 jogos, Gum precisa decidir o futuro no Fluminense" [After completing 400 games, Gum needs to decide his future at Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Net Flu. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
15. "Por meio de nota oficial, Fluminense anuncia a saída do zagueiro Gum" [Through the medium of an official communication, Fluminense announce the exit of defender Gum]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
16. ""Quero estar aqui, amar a Chapecoense, fazer amizade com as pessoas na cidade e me entregar por inteiro"" ["I want to be here, to love Chapecoense, to make friendships with people in the city and give my all"] (in Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
17. "Gum revela alegria por marcar gol em cima do Flamengo: 'É diferente'" [Gum reveals joy for scoring goal against Flamengo: 'It's different']. Lance! (in Portuguese). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
18. "CRB anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Gum, ex-Fluminense" [CRB announce the signing of defender Gum, ex-Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
19. "CRB vence CSA, interrompe sonho do tri do rival e conquista Alagoano 2020" [CRB beat CSA, break rival's three-in-a-row dream and win 2020 Alagoano] (in Portuguese). Alagoas 24 Horas. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
20. Gum at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
21. "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações". UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
22. "Ferj divulga seleção do carioca com cinco jogadores do Flu e dois do Bota". Globoesporte.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

External links

• Gum at Sambafoot
• Gum at Soccerway