Wendell
Wendell with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014
Personal information
Full name Wendell Nascimento Borges
Date of birth (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2011 Iraty
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Iraty 11 (0)
2012–2013 Londrina 40 (3)
2012 → Paraná (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2014 Grêmio 24 (1)
2014–2021 Bayer Leverkusen 186 (7)
2021– Porto 59 (5)
International career
2014 Brazil U20 4 (0)
2014–2016 Brazil U23 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

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]

On 19 August 2021, Wendell signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club FC Porto, for a reported fee of €4 million.[6] He made his debut nine days later, replacing Chancel Mbemba on the 86th minute of a 3–0 home win over Arouca.[7] On 2 October, Wendell scored his first goal for the Porto side, in a 2–1 home win over Paços de Ferreira.[8]

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.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 22 0 2 0 — 6[f] 0 — 30 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Total 186 7 22 1 — 42 0 — 250 8
Porto 2021–22 Primeira Liga 19 1 4 0 0 0 4[d] 0 — 27 1
2022–23 Primeira Liga 26 1 6 0 6 1 6[d] 0 0 0 44 2
2023–24 Primeira Liga 14 3 1 0 1 0 3[d] 0 0 0 19 3
Total 59 5 11 0 7 1 13 0 0 0 90 6
Career total 271 12 34 1 7 1 62 0 64 4 438 18
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Londrina

Porto

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wendell". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bayer 04 sign Wendell on five-year deal". Bayer04. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Match report from Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen". Sky Sports News. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Bayer Levkn 4-0 VfB Stuttgart". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Wendell no FC Porto até 2025" [OFFICIAL: Wendell at FC Porto until 2025]. Maisfutebol (in European Portuguese). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Lateral Wendell estreia pelo Porto e celebra vitória: "Feliz por ter começado minha história nesse clube"" [Full-back Wendell debuts for Porto and celebrates win: "Happy for having started my story in this club"]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Wendell estreou-se a marcar pelo FC Porto e logo com este ″tiro″: ora veja" [Wendell scored his first goal for FC Porto with this "shot": watch] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Wendell & Rafael Carioca called up by Tite to Brazil squad". goal.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Wendell career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "CONFIRMED 2017/18 Bundesliga FIFA 18 Team of the Season!". Bundesliga. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

External links

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