Welat Cagro

Welat Cagro
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999
Place of birth Schaerbeek, Belgium[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 47
Youth career
–2013 Anderlecht
2013–2014 Mechelen
2014–2016 OH Leuven
2016–2019 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Urartu 10 (0)
2020–2021 Telstar 28 (1)
2021–2023 NAC Breda 22 (1)
2023–2025 Beerschot 47 (4)
2025– Portimonense 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026

Welat Cagro (born 31 May 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.

Career

Early career

Born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, to Kurdish parents, Cagro began playing football with his local club, where he was scouted by Anderlecht. Afterwards, he also played in the youth academies of Mechelen and Oud-Heverlee Leuven, where he left in 2016 sign for Gent, joining their youth teams.[1]

Urartu

After failing to break through to Gent's first team, Cagro signed for Armenian Premier League club Urartu in 2019.[2][1] He made his professional debut on 3 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Noah, coming on as a substitute for Pape Abdou Camara.[3] He made a total of 10 appearances for Urartu.[4]

Telstar

For the second half of 2019–20, he signed for Dutch second division club Telstar.[5][2] He made his first appearance for the club on 28 February 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute of a 2–2 draw against Jong Ajax, replacing Rashaan Fernandes.[6] The competition was shortly after suspended and since cancelled due to the COVID-19, which meant that he only made one appearance for the club that season.[4]

On 19 October 2020, Cagro scored his first professional goal, securing a 1–1 draw against Roda JC Kerkrade on a converted penalty kick shortly before full-time.[7] He had replaced Sven van Doorm only seven minutes earlier.[8] At the end of the season, he had made 28 appearances in which he scored once, as his contract with Telstar expired.[9]

NAC Breda

In November 2021, Cagro signed with NAC Breda after a successful trial.[10] On 19 November, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Jong FC Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie, replacing Jarchinio Antonia at half-time.[11]

Cagro's contract with NAC was terminated by mutual consent on 19 March 2023.[12]

Beerschot

In June 2023, Cagro signed a two-year contract with Beerschot,[13][14] and helped them to promotion to the Belgian top flight in his first season at the club, under first-team coach Dirk Kuyt.[15]

Portimonense

In August 2025, Cagro signed a two-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.[16][17]

Honours

Beerschot

References

  1. ^ a b c De Munter, Kevin (11 March 2021). "Brusselaar Welat Cagro (21) zet belangrijke stap in carrière bij Nederlandse tweedeklasser Telstar: Ik leg mezelf geen limieten op". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish).
  2. ^ a b "Telstar druk op laatste transferdag: Baly en Cagro komen, McGuane definitief weg". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Noah vs. Urartu – 3 March 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Belgium – W. Cagro – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ Bliek, Dennis. "Telstar trekt Cagro en Baly aan". SC Telstar (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Ajax II vs. Telstar – 28 February 2020". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Keuken Kampioen Divisie: FC Volendam haalt uit bij Jong AZ". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 19 October 2020. Pas enkele minuten voor tijd kwam Telstar langszij. Welat Cagro benutte een strafschop nadat Kees Luijckx hands had gemaakt.
  8. ^ "Roda JC vs. Telstar – 19 October 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ De Munter, Kevin (7 January 2022). "Brusselaar Welat Cagro – in de zomer nog clubloos – wil zich in de kijker spelen bij NAC met oog op contractverlenging: Op zoek naar stabiliteit". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
  10. ^ Blanco, Yadran (17 November 2021). "Proefspeler Welat Cagro medisch gekeurd door NAC, officiële bekendmaking aanstaande". BN DeStem (in Dutch).
  11. ^ "NAC Breda vs. Utrecht II – 19 November 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ "NAC Breda neemt per direct afscheid van Ligeon en Welat". NAC Breda (in Dutch). 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Welat Cagro is out new midfielder". K. Beerschot V.A. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Beerschot geeft 'prestatiegericht contract' aan transfervrije defensieve middenvelder" [Beerschot hand out a 'performance-based contract' to free-agent defensive midfielder]. pickx (in Dutch). 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Beerschot viert na promotie ook titel in Challenger Pro League" [Beerschot also celebrate Challenger Pro League title after promotion]. Pro League (in Dutch). 13 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Alexandre Abel, Welat Cagro e Welinton Júnior são alvinegros" [Alexandre Abel, Welat Cagro and Welinton Júnior join the black-and-whites]. Portimonense SAD (in Portuguese). 6 August 2025. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  17. ^ Alves, Armando (6 August 2025). "Portimonense apresenta Welinton Júnior, Alexandre Abel e Welat Cagro" [Portimonense present Welinton Júnior, Alexandre Abel and Welat Cagro]. Record (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
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