Welat Cagro (born 31 May 1999) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, to

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parents, Cagro began playing football with his local club, where he was scouted by

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. Afterwards, he also played in the youth academies of

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and

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, where he left in 2016 sign for

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, joining their youth teams.

Urartu

After failing to break through to Gent's first team, Cagro signed for

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club

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in 2019. He made his professional debut on 3 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for Pape Abdou Camara. He made a total of 10 appearances for Urartu.

Telstar

For the second half of 2019–20, he signed for Dutch second division club

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. 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

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, replacing

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. The competition was shortly after suspended and since cancelled due to the

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, which meant that he only made one appearance for the club that season. On 19 October 2020, Cagro scored his first professional goal, securing a 1–1 draw against

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on a converted

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shortly before full-time. He had replaced Sven van Doorm only seven minutes earlier. At the end of the season, he had made 28 appearances in which he scored once, as his contract with Telstar expired.

NAC Breda

In November 2021, Cagro signed with

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after a successful trial. On 19 November, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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in the Eerste Divisie, replacing

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at half-time. Cagro's contract with NAC was terminated by mutual consent on 19 March 2023,.

Beerschot

In the summer of 2023, Cagro signed a two-year contract with

, and helped them to promotion to the Belgian top flight in his first season at the club, under first-team coach

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Honours

Beerschot * First Division B/Challenger Pro League: 2023-24

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cagro, Welat 1999 births Living people People from Schaerbeek Footballers from Brussels Belgian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders R.S.C. Anderlecht players K.V. Mechelen players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players KAA Gent players FC Urartu players SC Telstar players NAC Breda players K Beerschot VA players Armenian Premier League players Eerste Divisie players Challenger Pro League players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian people of Kurdish descent 21st-century Belgian sportsmen