Wendell (footballer)

Wendell Nascimento Borges (born 20 July 1993),[1] commonly known as Wendell, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for German club Bayer Leverkusen.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Borges.
Wendell
Wendell with Leverkusen in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Wendell Nascimento Borges
Date of birth (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993[1]
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2011 Iraty
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Iraty 11 (0)
2012–2013 Londrina 40 (3)
2012 → Paraná Clube (loan) 15 (0)
2013 → Grêmio (loan) 9 (0)
2014 Grêmio 2 (0)
2014– Bayer Leverkusen 164 (7)
National team‡
2014 Brazil U20 4 (0)
2014– Brazil U23 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 20 June 2020 (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 150 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. [3] 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.[4] His Bundesliga debut came on 21 September, playing the entirety of a 1–4 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg.[5] On 13 March he scored his first goal for the club, opening a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics
As of 10 August 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Iraty 2011 — —10—11[lower-alpha 1]0120
Total —10—110120
Londrina 2012 ————17[lower-alpha 1]2172
2013 Série D ———23[lower-alpha 1]1231
Total ———403403
Paraná Clube (loan) 2012 Série B 150———150
Total 150———150
Grêmio 2013 Série A90———90
2014 Série A 20—7[lower-alpha 2]013[lower-alpha 3]1221
Total 110—70131311
Bayer Leverkusen 2014–15 Bundesliga 261305[lower-alpha 4]0—311
2015–16 Bundesliga 2804012[lower-alpha 5]0—440
2016–17 Bundesliga 322105[lower-alpha 4]0—382
2017–18 Bundesliga 26241——303
2018–19 Bundesliga 282308[lower-alpha 6]0—392
2019–20 Bundesliga 240406[lower-alpha 7]0—340
Total 1647191360—2198
Career total 190619143064431611
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours
Brazil U20

Individual

Other honours
Londrina

References
  1. "Wendell". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. "Wendell - Spielerprofil - Bundesliga 2019/2020" (in German). bundesliga.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Bayer 04 sign Wendell on five-year deal". Bayer04. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "Match report from Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen". Sky Sports News. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. "Bayer Levkn 4-0 VfB Stuttgart". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. "Wendell & Rafael Carioca called up by Tite to Brazil squad". goal.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "Wendell career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. 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.


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