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DeutschWendel Silva
 Wendel playing for Santos in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wendel da Silva Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos (on loan from Porto) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Flamengo | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Leixões | 34 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Covilhã (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Porto B | 59 | (26) |
| 2022– | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Santos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 5 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Wendel da Silva Costa (born 2 August 2000), sometimes known as just Wendel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Santos, on loan from Portuguese club Porto.
Career
[edit]Flamengo
[edit]Born in Rio de Janeiro, Wendel joined Flamengo's youth sides in 2015, aged 15. He made his first team debut on 17 January 2018, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca away win over Volta Redonda, as the club used only under-20 players.[1]
After another appearance in the Carioca, Wendel subsequently returned to the under-20s, netting the winner in the 2018 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior final over São Paulo which ensured Fla's fourth title in the competition.[2] He would continue to feature in the under-20 squad in the following years, featuring in a further three appearances with the main squad in the 2020 Carioca.[3]
Leixões
[edit]On 25 August 2020, Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões announced the signing of Wendel.[4] He made his debut abroad on 19 September, coming on as a late substitute for compatriot Lucas Lopes in a 0–0 away draw against Arouca.
Loan to Covilhã
[edit]In February 2021, after being rarely used, Wendel was loaned to fellow second division club Sporting da Covilhã until the end of the season.[5] He scored his first professional goal while at the club, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Mafra on 24 April.[6]
2021–22 season
[edit]Upon returning, Wendel became a regular starter for Leixões, and scored his first goal for the club on 22 August 2021, in a 2–1 home win over Académica de Coimbra.[7] He finished the campaign with six goals, as the club finished in the eighth position.
Porto
[edit]On 11 July 2022, Wendel transferred to FC Porto's B-team, also in the second level.[8] He made his first team debut on 25 November, coming off the bench to replace Wendell Borges for the final two minutes of a 2–2 home draw against Mafra in the Taça da Liga.[9]
Despite only featuring in one further appearance for the main squad (a 3–1 Taça de Portugal home win over Vitória de Guimarães on 17 April 2024), Wendel was a first-choice for the B's, scoring eight goals in 2022–23 and a career-best 18 goals in 2023–24.
Loan to Santos
[edit]On 19 August 2024, Wendel was announced at Santos back in his home country on loan until July 2025,[10] for a rumoured fee of € 500,000, plus an obligatory €3 million buyout clause if the player scores 15 goals during the loan period.[11] He made his debut for the club five days later, starting in a 0–0 Série B home draw against Amazonas,[12] and scored his first goal on 7 September, in a 1–0 away win over Brusque.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 November 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Leixões | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||||
| Covilhã (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | ||||||
| Total | 59 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 26 | |||||||
| Porto | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Santos (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 115 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 35 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
Honours
[edit]Flamengo
Porto
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: October/November 2023[15]
- Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: October/November 2023[16]
- Liga Portugal 2 Goal of the Month: February 2023[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fla usa time sub-20 e vence Volta Redonda na estreia do Carioca com golaços" [Fla utilize under-20 team and defeat Volta Redonda on Carioca debut with great goals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Caçula decide e marca Flamengo campeão, solidário e guerreiro na Copinha" [Newbie decides and landmarks Flamengo as champions, supportive and combative in the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Herói do Flamengo na Copinha de 2018, Wendel acerta com Leixões, de Portugal" [Hero of Flamengo in the 2018 Copinha, Wendel signs with Leixões, from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Wendel confirmado como reforço do Leixões" [Wendel confirmed as an addition of Leixões] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Leixões emprestou Wendel Silva ao Sporting da Covilhã até ao final da época" [Leixões loaned Wendel Silva to Sporting da Covilhã until the end of the season]. SAPO (in Portuguese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Mafra-Sp. Covilhã, 2–2: equipas mantêm jejum de vitórias" [Mafra-Sp. Covilhã, 2–2: teams keep the winless form] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Leixões vence Académica com reviravolta no marcador" [Leixões defeat Académica with a comeback in the scoreline] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Wendel Silva reforça o FC Porto B" [Wendel Silva strengthens FC Porto B] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Castro, Ricardo Jorge (25 November 2022). "Taça da Liga: FC Porto-Mafra, 2-2 (crónica)" [Taça da Liga: FC Porto-Mafra, 2-2 (report)]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC acerta empréstimo de Wendel Silva, do Porto, até julho de 2025" [Santos FC agree loan of Wendel Silva, from Porto, until July 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Santos anuncia a contratação do atacante Wendel Silva" [Santos announce the signing of forward Wendel Silva] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Entenda por que Wendel foi titular do Santos mesmo após poucos treinos" [Understand why Wendel was a starter of Santos even after few trainings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Santos vence Brusque com golaço de Wendel, encerra jejum e dorme na ponta da Série B" [Santos defeat Brusque with a great goal from Wendel, end drought and sleep in the first position of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Wendel Silva at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG é Wendel Silva" [Liga Portugal SABSEG's Player of the Month is Wendel Silva]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Wendel Silva is the Continente Forward of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Wendel's powerful strike wins Goal of the Month". Liga Portugal. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.