Wesley (footballer, born 1980)
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Wesley Lopes da Silva (born 10 November 1980), known mononymously as Wesley, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Apart from his native country, he represented teams in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Colombia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Lopes da Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1980-11-10) 10 November 1980 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Vila Velha, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Ponte Preta | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Ponte Preta | 67 | (23) |
2003 | Fortaleza | 9 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Penafiel | 61 | (22) |
2005–2008 | Alavés | 15 | (1) |
2006 | → Vitória (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2006–2007 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2007–2008 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 22 | (11) |
2008–2009 | Leixões | 13 | (7) |
2009–2012 | Vaslui | 113 | (61) |
2012–2013 | Al-Hilal | 24 | (17) |
2014 | Millonarios | 12 | (1) |
2014−2015 | Politehnica Iași | 8 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Ponte Preta | 28 | (11) |
Total | 402 | (160) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2014 |
Wesley spent the most successful part of his career with Romanian club Vaslui between 2009 and 2013, netting 61 times to become the Liga I top foreign goalscorer. He went on to add three more goals to his record with a later spell at Politehnica Iași, before being surpassed by compatriot Eric de Oliveira in 2020.
For his performances in the latter country, Wesley was twice named the league's Foreign Player of the Year. He won his only team trophy, the Crown Prince Cup, with Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal in 2013.