Wendell (footballer, born 1993)
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.
 Wendell with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wendell Nascimento Borges | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1993[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 | 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 | 36 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Brazil U23 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 19 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016 | |||
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 match played 19 March 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Iraty | 2011 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Londrina | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | 17[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | Série D | — | — | — | — | 23[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 6] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 59 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 248 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 407 | 14 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense do Interior: 2013
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2021–22
- Taça de Portugal: 2021–22
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2022
- Taça da Liga: 2022-23
Brazil U20
Individual
- Best Campeonato Paranaense full-back: 2013[8]
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2017–18[9]
References
- "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.
