Tom (footballer, born 1991)

Tom
Personal information
Full name	Winiston Cristian Santos
Date of birth	30 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Aracaju, Brazil
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hamrun Spartans
Number	31
Youth career
2009–2011	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Portuguesa
2016	ASA
2016	Nacional-AM
2017	Rio Verde
2017–2018	Grêmio Anápolis
2017–2018	→ Real SC (loan)
2019	Central
2020	Juventus-SP
2021	Cascavel Clube Recreativo
2021–2022	Boa Esporte Clube
2022	CRAC
2022–2023	Qrendi FC
2023–	Hamrun Spartans
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023

Winiston Cristian Santos (born 30 October 1991), commonly known as Tom, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hamrun Spartans in Malta, as a goalkeeper.

Club career[edit]

Born in Aracaju, Sergipe, Tom graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, and was promoted to the first-team squad in 2011, acting initially as a backup to Wéverton, Lúcio and Bruno; he remained as a third-choice for the following year.

Tom made his first-team debut on 24 March 2013, starting in a 1–1 draw at Santacruzense for the Paulista Série A2 championship.^[1] However, he only appeared in a further more match during the winning campaign, and in the year's Brasileirão, he was again third-choice.

In 2014, Tom was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper, only behind Glédson; he made his professional debut on 9 February 2014, coming on in the 18th minute of a 4–0 home routing over Linense, as the latter suffered an injury.^[2]

On 23 November 2015 Tom was released.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Portuguesa

References[edit]

^ Santacruzense 1 x 1 Portuguesa - Tricolor retorna para Série A3! (Santacruzense 1–1 Portuguesa — Tricolor returns to Série A3!); Futebol Interior, 24 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
^ Portuguesa 4 x 0 Linense - Lusa joga bem, goleia e confirma reação com Argel Fucks (Portuguesa 4–0 Linense — Lusa plays well, thrashes and confirms reaction under Argel Fucks); Futebol Interior, 9 February 2014 (in Portuguese)
^ Paulista A2: Goleiro deixa a Portuguesa e diz que jogou com “vários meses de salário atrasado” (Paulista A2: Goalkeeper leaves Portuguesa and says that he played with "various months of unpaid wages"); Futebol Interior, 23 November 2015 (in Portuguese)

External links[edit]

Tom at Soccerway

[1] Santacruzense 1 x 1 Portuguesa - Tricolor retorna para Série A3! (Santacruzense 1–1 Portuguesa — Tricolor returns to Série A3!); Futebol Interior, 24 March 2013 (in Portuguese)

[2] Portuguesa 4 x 0 Linense - Lusa joga bem, goleia e confirma reação com Argel Fucks (Portuguesa 4–0 Linense — Lusa plays well, thrashes and confirms reaction under Argel Fucks); Futebol Interior, 9 February 2014 (in Portuguese)

[3] Paulista A2: Goleiro deixa a Portuguesa e diz que jogou com “vários meses de salário atrasado” (Paulista A2: Goalkeeper leaves Portuguesa and says that he played with "various months of unpaid wages"); Futebol Interior, 23 November 2015 (in Portuguese)

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