Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes

Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes or simply Wendel (born May 25, 1984 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays defensive midfielder and currently plays for Boa Esporte.

Wendel

Personal information
Full name	Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes
Date of birth	May 25, 1984
Place of birth	São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Boa Esporte
Youth career
2001–2005	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Corinthians	78	(2)
2006–2007	→ Fortaleza (Loan)	16	(1)
2007	→ Ituano (Loan)	0	(0)
2007–2010	LASK Linz	24	(4)
2010–2011	Santo André[1]	23	(1)
2011	Universitatea Craiova	2	(0)
2011–2012	Mirassol	12	(0)
2012–2013	Guaratinguetá	35	(4)
2014–	Boa Esporte
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Corinthians

The defensive midfielder player started his career at Corinthians in Sao Paulo, with which in 2005 he won the Brazilian championship.

In 2006, he was sent to Fortaleza EC. Wendel returned to the Corithians in 2007, but after 2 games went to FC Ituano. In the summer of 2007, he moved to the LASK Linz.[2] In March and April 2008 he suffered knee injuries, the first of which healed after 11 days, but the second injury required almost 2 months to heal. In his first season in Lask Linz Wendel played 24 games and scored 4 goals. In July 2008 he once again suffered a knee injury. As of 2010 Wendel played for Santo André Brazil.[3]

"U" Craiova

In February 2011, Wendel signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga 1.[4]

In July, he returned to Brazil after a short spell in Craiova, making just 2 league appearances.

Honours

• Brazilian League: 2005

Notes

1. (in Portuguese) zerozero.pt
2. (in German) LASK verpflichtet Brasilianer Wendel
3. (in English) sambafoot
4. "Universitatea Craiova îşi va prezenta azi noile achiziţii (Romanian)". fcuniversitatea.ro. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.