Wendel Geraldo

Wendel Geraldo Maurício e Silva, commonly known as Wendel, (born 8 April 1982) is a retired Brazilian footballer, who mainly played as a defensive midfielder.[2]

Wendel
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-04-08) 8 April 1982
Place of birth Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Cruzeiro 87 (4)
2005 → Nacional da Madeira (loan) 15 (4)
2005–2006 → Santos (loan) 45 (3)
2006–2011 Bordeaux 150 (35)
2011–2012 Al-Ittihad 15 (6)
2012 Al-Shabab 9 (3)
2012–2013 Vasco da Gama 69 (1)
2014–2015 Sport Recife 96 (3)
2016 Goiás 23 (1)
2016–2017 Ponte Preta 47 (4)
2018 Náutico 2 (0)
National team
2004 Brazil U23 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Wendel started his career with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in 1998 with the youth team. By 2000 he began featuring in some matches for the senior side. In 2005, he was loaned out to Santos on an 18-month deal. After a successful spell there, Wendel secured a move to Bordeaux from Cruzeiro in August 2006.[3]

Bordeaux

Soon after he signed for Bordeaux, he broke into the first team and by the end of his first season he had played a total of 29 league games with 5 goals. He was much more active in his second season, scoring 12 league goals to go along with 7 assists in 36 league games. The 2008–09 started brightly for Wendel as he started every game. In the season opener against Caen he had a free-kick on target in the early minutes, had an open shot on target and then set up Yoann Gourcuff to score from outside the area. Then against Nantes he set up a goal. After four games he finally opened his account by scoring against Nice, following this up by scoring again three days later against Le Havre AC in a 2–2 draw.[4] Bordeaux went on to win Ligue 1, the club's first title triumph since 1999 [5] and added the Coupe de la Ligue trophy in 2009 under the management of Laurent Blanc. In the Coupe de la Ligue Final, Wendel opened the scoring in the third minute against Ligue 2 side Vannes OC in an eventual 4–0 triumph for his side.[6] Wendel appeared in 29 games that season, starting 25 of them, and added 4 goals and 9 assists.[7] The 2009–10 campaign for Bordeaux would prove to be less successful, as they could not retain their league or league cup trophies. However, Wendel was very productive in the league from his wide position, scoring 11 goals and adding 6 assists. The following season proved even more difficult after the departures of Marouane Chamakh and Yoann Gourcuff. Wendel's last appearance for the club came on 29 May 2011, in the final match of the 2010–11 Ligue 1 season. He capped his final performance with a goal in a 2–0 victory over Montpellier HSC which ensured that Bordeaux finished the season in 7th place.[8]

Al-Ittihad

After five seasons in the southwest of France, Wendel moved on in August 2011. During his time with Les Girondins he scored 35 goals in 156 Ligue 1 appearances, scoring hat tricks against Toulouse FC and PSG. After his departure, he signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.[9]

International

Wendel was first capped for Brazil at the 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament. Wendel received French nationality in 2011 and it was reported that he desired to play for France,.[10] However, in fact, he is ineligible to play for a national team other than his native Brazil because he only held Brazilian nationality when he represented Brazil.[11]

Career statistics

Correct as of 7 March 2010[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Team League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2006–07 2950060355
2007–08 361100514112
2008–09 2944281417
2009–10 22774803711
Total 1142710626215035

Honours
Cruzeiro

Santos

Bordeaux

Al-Shabab

Sport Recife

Goiás

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References
  1. Geraldo Wendel. Bordeaux official website. Retrieved on 18 March 2009.
  2. L'ANCIEN BORDELAIS WENDEL PREND SA RETRAITE, sofoot.com, 25 April 2018
  3. "TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. Bordeaux draw 2–2 with Le Havre AC Retrieved on 29 October 2008
  5. "Gamecast: Caen v Bordeaux – French Ligue 1 – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Match: Bordeaux v Vannes OC – French Coupe de la Ligue – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Wendel Bio, Stats, News – Football / Soccer – - ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 8 April 1982. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Gamecast: Bordeaux v Montpellier – French Ligue 1 – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Al Ittihad sign Bordeaux midfielder Wendel – ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Wendel : "Jouer pour la France"". France Football (in French). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  11. "FIFA Statutes August 2009 Edition: REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE STATUTES Article 18: Change of Association" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 22 April 2010. Change of Association......subject to the following conditions:
    (a) He has not played a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition at "A" international level for his current Association [Brazil for Wendel], and at the time of his first full or partial appearance in an international match in an official competition for his current Association [Brazil for Wendel], he already had the nationality [France for Wendel] of the representative team for which he wishes to play.
  12. "Wendel Bio, Stats, News – Football / Soccer – - ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 8 April 1982. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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