Welling United are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Wings player Devonte Aransibia at the age of 26.

Devonte arrived at Park View Road from Chelmsford City in September 2022 and made seven league appearances, scoring the winning goal from the penalty spot in a 1-0 victory over Hungerford Town, before departing for Tonbridge Angels in November 2022.

A product of Norwich City’s academy, he also represented Billericay Town, Kingstonian, Potters Bar, Royston Town, Braintree Town, Maidstone United and most recently Chesham United, before making a return to Royston in November.

Devonte was a talented midfielder and popular member of the dressing room who will be greatly missed.

Everyone at Welling United would like to extend their condolences to Devonte’s family and friends at this very difficult time.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Devonte’s family at this terrible time. If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe then the link can be found here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/devonte-aransibia?qid=48af884ae8e8928dc3348c94d109ec68