Wellington Brito da Silva (born 23 July 1985), commonly known as Tom, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He spent majority of his career in Bulgaria and Turkey.
In November 2006, Tom joined Litex Lovech from Portuguesa Londrinense. He made his A Group debut on 3 March 2007 in the 3âÂÂ1 win away to Spartak Varna. His first two goals for the club came in a 7âÂÂ1 home win over Belasitsa Petrich on 12 May.
Tom began the 2007âÂÂ08 season in fine form for Litex, scoring in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against CSKA Sofia on the opening day of the season at the Lovech Stadium on 11 August. In December 2007 Tom was named the Litex Player of the Year by fans, beating Mihail Venkov and Ivelin Popov to the award. In March 2008 he received a Bulgarian passport and he announced his intention to play for the Bulgaria national team. On 14 May 2008, Tom gave the assist to Stanislav Manolev against Cherno More Varna in the 2008 Bulgarian Cup Final which was the winning goal, as Litex won it 1âÂÂ0.
On 26 October 2008, Tom scored his first league goal of the 2008âÂÂ09 season, netting Litex's first against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a 3âÂÂ1 away win. His second goal came in the 2âÂÂ1 home win over Lokomotiv Mezdra on 2 November. Two weeks later, he scored his third goal in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Sliven. Tom netted his first goal of 2009 as he scored Litex's fþurth in a 5âÂÂ1 home victory over Botev Plovdiv on 4 April.
On 27 July 2010 in a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against à ½ilina in the third qualifying round of the 2010âÂÂ11 Champions League, Tom netted his first goal of the season and his first-ever European goal. On 11 August he assisted Wilfried Niflore for Litex's winning goal in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Beroe Stara Zagora in the match for the 2010 Bulgarian Supercup. On 29 August Tom scored his first league goal of the season in a 2âÂÂ0 home victory over Akademik Sofia. On 16 April 2011, Tom dislocated his shoulder in a 1âÂÂ0 win over Chernomorets Burgas and was out to the end of the season.
He returned in the first match of the following campaign on 12 July against Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the 2011âÂÂ12 Champions League. Tom netted Litex's only and his first goal of the season in their loss in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, a 2âÂÂ1 defeat against Wisà Âa Kraków on 26 July.
On 6 December 2011, Tom joined Turkish Süper Lig side ðstanbul Baà Âakà Âehir for an undisclosed fee. On 7 January 2012, he made his debut, playing the first 55 minutes in a 0âÂÂ2 home loss against Trabzonspor in the Turkish Süper Lig match. He netted for the first time on 11 January, which turned out to be an extra time winning goal against Adanaspor in a Turkish Cup match.
Tom returned to Bulgaria in January 2020, signing a contract with Botev Vratsa.
After spending some time training with Bansko, in August 2021 he joined Dobrudzha.
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