Wendell (footballer, born 1993)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wendell Nascimento Borges | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 July 1993||
Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Iraty | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Iraty | 11 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Londrina | 40 | (3) |
2012 | → Paraná (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Grêmio | 11 | (0) |
2014–2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | 186 | (7) |
2021– | Porto | 13 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Brazil U23 | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:46, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2016 |
Wendell Nascimento Borges (born 20 July 1993),[1] commonly known as Wendell, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Portuguese club FC Porto.
Beginning his career in his native Brazil, Wendell had spells at Iraty, Londrina, Paraná Clube and Grêmio. He signed for Bayer Leverkusen in February 2014, for whom he has made over 200 appearances.
Despite being capped at U20 and U23 level, Wendell is yet to make a senior international appearance for Brazil; his only call-up to date came in October 2016 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying games against Bolivia and Venezuela.
Club career[]
On 27 February 2014, he signed for Bayer Leverkusen on a 5-year deal after playing for various teams in Brazil, including Iraty, Londrina, and Gremio. [2] He made his debut for the team on 15 August, replacing Sebastian Boenisch for the last 19 minutes of a 6–0 win away to sixth-tier SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[3] His Bundesliga debut came on 21 September, playing the entirety of a 1–4 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg.[4] On 13 March he scored his first goal for the club, opening a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart.[5]
International career[]
Wendell got his first call up to the senior Brazil side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Venezuela in October 2016, replacing Marcelo.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of 6 March 2021.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Iraty | 2011 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 11[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Londrina | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 17[a] | 2 | 17 | 2 | |||
2013 | Série D | — | — | — | 23[a] | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | 40 | 3 | |||||
Paraná Clube (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Grêmio | 2013 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2014 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 13[c] | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 1 | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | �� | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 176 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 42 | 0 | — | 239 | 8 | |||
Career total | 202 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 337 | 12 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
International[]
Brazil U20
Individual[]
- Best Campeonato Paranaense full-back: 2013[8]
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2017–18[9]
Other honours[]
Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense do Interior: 2013
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Wendell". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Bayer 04 sign Wendell on five-year deal". Bayer04. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Tor-Gala von Kießling - Mainz mit nächster Blamage" [Kießling's goal-fest - Mainz with next disgrace]. Goal.com (in German). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Match report from Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen". Sky Sports News. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Bayer Levkn 4-0 VfB Stuttgart". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Wendell & Rafael Carioca called up by Tite to Brazil squad". goal.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Wendell career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Marinho Saldanha (5 June 2013). "Grêmio contrata melhor lateral esquerdo do Paranaense, que chega na 5ª" [Grêmio sign Paranaense's best full-back, who arrives on the 5th] (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "CONFIRMED 2017/18 Bundesliga FIFA 18 Team of the Season!". Bundesliga. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
External links[]
- Wendell at Sambafoot
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Fortaleza
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Iraty Sport Club players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Paraná Clube players
- Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- FC Porto players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Bundesliga players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Brazilian football defender, 1990s birth stubs