| Werik Popó | |
| Fullname: | Werik Silva Pinto |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Juventude (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino) |
| Clubnumber: | 45 |
| Youthyears1: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portuguesa |
| Youthyears2: | 2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Juazeiro |
| Youthyears3: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Osvaldo Cruz |
| Youthyears4: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | Oeste |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Oeste |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Águia de Marabá (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Red Bull Bragantino II |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Juventude (loan) |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:37, 22 February 2024 (UTC) |
Werik Silva Pinto (born 17 October 2001), known as Werik Popó, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.
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]
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.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Oeste | 2021 | Série C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Série D | 14 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[8] | 0 | 32 | 11 | |||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||||
| Águia de Marabá (loan) | 2021 | Paraense | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 2023 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Juventude (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 18 | |||