Wendel (footballer)
Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva (born 28 September 1997), commonly known as Wendel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder at Portuguese side Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tigres do Brasil | |||
| 2016–2017 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Fluminense | 33 | (5) |
| 2018– | Sporting CP | 35 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Brazil U23 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 28 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Fluminense
Wendel started his professional career in Tigres do Brasil's youth team. In 2017, he was rumoured to make a move to Flamengo, but eventually went to Fluminense where he excelled in the U-20s and was eventually chosen by Abel Braga to move to the main team, in February 2017.
From then on, he became a regular starter in Fluminense's midfield and quickly came to be considered as one of the great promises of Brazilian football, due to being a complete player, with good technique, shooting power, speed and strength.
Sporting Clube de Portugal
At the end of 2017, his name began to be spoken of as a possible reinforcement to Paris Saint-Germain, but their problems with financial fair play rules prevented the business from advancing.
Eventually, he signed a contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal in January 2018 for 7.5 million euros, valid until 2023, with a termination clause fixed at 60 million euros, with Fluminense receiving 10% of the money.
Wendel initially had difficulty adapting to the tempo and tactics of European football which led to low playing time during the early campaign. However, after the appointment of Marcel Keizer as manager of the club, Wendel became an important member of the squad and a usual starter. In the beginning of December, Wendel suffered a left knee sprain which sidelined him for 2 months.
He travelled to Italy without authorization from his club on 16 April 2019 to see the match between Juventus and Ajax for the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, and Sporting is currently studying a punishment.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 January 2020 [1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2017 | Série A | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 7 | |
| Sporting | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 68 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 111 | 12 | ||
Honours
Sporting