Wesley Lopes da Silva
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Wesley Lopes da Silva commonly known as Wesley, is a left footed Brazil
ian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Romanian Liga I
team SC Vaslui, where he also serves as a vice-captain. Following his 37th goal scored in Liga I on 3 October 2011 against CS Mioveni, Wesley surpassed Demollari
's record 36-goal tally in Liga I. Wesley is also Vaslui's all-time leading goalscorer with 55 goals.
who were then playing in the Liga de Honra
on 14 August 2003. He scored 9 goals in his first season alongside Roberto
who scored 20 goals and Júnior who scored 9 goals. This helped Penafiel
top win promotion by finishing in third place. In his second season he was the fourth top-scorer of the Portuguese Liga
. He crossed the border to join La Liga
newcomer Deportivo Alavés
in August 2005. Welsey returned to Portugal in 2007 joining Paços Ferreira
. In the 2007/08 season he scored 11 goals. Wesley has moved to Leixões for the 2008/09 season. On 24 November Wesley announced in a press conference that he would be moving to the Dubai club Al-Wahda at the end of December.
On 30 July 2009, Wesley capped his first appearance in European club competition, playing 90 full minutes, in the 2-0 home win against Omonia Nicosia. On 6 August, he scored in the second leg against Omonia Nicosia from a 18-yard free kick, qualifying Vaslui in UEFA Europa League's play-off round. On 16 August, he scored Vaslui's equalizer in the home league draw against FC Braşov. Four days later, he scored two goals in the first leg from the play-off round against AEK Athens. Vaslui went on winning with 2-1. However, Vaslui failed to qualify in the group stages, following a 3-0 away loss in the second leg. On 30 August, Wesley scored the winning goal against arch rivals Politehnica Iaşi, eight minutes before the final whistle. On 3 October, Wesley scored his team's first goal in Marius Lăcătuş's first competitive match as manager, in Vaslui's 3–1 home win over Astra Ploieşti. On 16 October, he scored Vaslui's winning goal against former champions Unirea Urziceni, following Roberto Delgado's cross. It was also Vaslui's first win against Unirea Urziceni, from its history. On 23 November, he scored Vaslui's second goal against CFR Cluj, helping his team winning its eighth match in a row, in all competitions. On 13 December, Wesley scored Vaslui's last goal from 2009, in a 1-1 away draw against Dinamo Bucureşti, taking his tally of goals in all competitions to 11. He also wore the captain's armband for the first time, due to the absence of regular club captain Bogdan Buhuş. On 18 March 2010, he scored two goals in a 3-1 away league win against Politehnica Iaşi, helping his team winning the first away game since November. On 3 April, Wesley scored his first Liga I hat-trick, against Unirea Alba Iulia, in a 3-0 victory. On 15 April, he helped his team to qualify in the Romanian Cup final for the first time, scoring Vaslui's second, in the 4-0 victory against FC Braşov. On 22 May, he scored his last goal of the season from the penalty spot, in the 2-0 home league victory against Dinamo Bucureşti, taking his tally of goals to 12 in Liga I, and 17 in all competitions. On 26 May, he captained his side in the Romanian Cup final, eventually lost by Vaslui at the penalty shootout. He was named in the Liga I Team of the Year for the 2009–10 season by TOP Gazeta
.
Wesley scored his first goal from the 2010-11 campaign on 6 August, in a 1-1 away league draw against Universitatea Cluj, coming off the bench in the seventy-sixth minute to score from the penalty spot. On 13 September, he scored Vaslui's second goal in an emphatic 4-0 home league victory over Otelul Galaţi. Six days later, he scored against Dinamo Bucureşti, in a 2-1 away victory. On 22 September, he missed his spot kick in the penalty shoot-out, leading to a premature sent off to his team from the Romanian Cup. On 26 November, he scored his fifth league goal in a 3-1 home win over Pandurii Târgu Jiu. On 6 December, Wesley shared with Eric de Oliveira, the Foreign Player of The Year award from FRF at the Romanian Football Ceremony from Bucharest. On 7 December, Wesley expressed his intention to leave Vaslui. Adrian Porumboiu confirmed one day later, that the player can leave to any club, for a substantial amount of cash. Later that month, both Steaua and CFR Cluj expressed their interest for the Brazilian player. However, on 18 January, Wesley signed a new three-year deal with Vaslui. On 28 February, Wesley came off the bench at the half-time and scored two goals against FCM Târgu Mureş, maintaining his team in the title chase. On 9 April, he scored Vaslui's first, in a 2-0 home league win against Dinamo Bucureşti. On 27 April, he scored Vaslui's winning goal against Universitatea Craiova, from a 18-yard free-kick eight minutes before the final whistle. On 15 May, he scored his last goal of the season, against Sportul Studenţesc, taking his tally of goals to 13 in Liga I, a personal record since he plays for Vaslui. He ended third in Liga I with his team, for the second year in a row.
On 4 August 2011, Wesley has been appointed captain, following Gabriel Cânu's long-term injury. On 15 August, Wesley scored Vaslui's first goal against Concordia Chiajna in a 3–0 victory, which ended a four-game goalless streak for his team. However, he was substituted in the forty-second minute, due to a injury that forced him to miss the first leg of UEFA Europa League play-off match against Sparta Prague. He made his come-back in the second leg, helping his team to a historical qualification in the group stages of UEFA Europa League. It was also Wesley's 100th match played for Vaslui in all competitions. On 11 September, he scored Vaslui's first goal against Dinamo Bucureşti, in a 3-1 home league victory. It was also Wesley's fifth personal goal against Dinamo, in the last five games. Four days later, Wesley scored two goals in the first match from the group stages of UEFA Europa League, in a 2-2 away draw against Lazio. On 22 September, Wesley scored two goals against Voinţa Livezile in a Romanian Cup match, which ultimately handed Vaslui a 8-0 victory, while at the same time he managed to eclipse Valentin Badea
as Vaslui's all-time leading goalscorer. Three days later, he managed to equalize Demollari
's record 36-goal tally in Liga I, scoring twice against Voinţa Sibiu. On 3 October, he scored his second Liga I hat-trick against CS Mioveni, becoming Liga I's top foreign player goalscorer. Wesley was sent off in a Europa League match against Sporting CP on 20 October, after hitting João Pereira with his forehead. He was punished with a four-match ban by UEFA
, decision contested by SC Vaslui officials. On 30 October, Wesley scored his season's second hat-trick in the 4-0 home league win against FCM Târgu Mureş, taking his tally of goals up to 16 in all competitions.
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2003
Fortaleza
Série A
9
0
-
9
0
2003-04
Penafiel
Liga de Honra
27
9
3
1
-
30
10
2004–05
Primeira Liga
30
14
2
1
32
15
2005-06
Deportivo Alavés
La Liga
10
1
1
0
-
11
1
2005-06
Vitória Guimarães
Primeira Liga
19
2
2
0
-
21
2
2006-07
Deportivo Alavés
Segunda División
5
0
4
2
-
9
2
Switzerland
League
Swiss Cup
League Cup
Europe
Total
2006-07
Grasshopper
Super League
13
1
1
0
-
14
1
2007-08
Paços Ferreira
Primeira Liga
22
11
3
1
-
25
12
2008-09
Leixões
13
7
3
1
2
0
-
18
8
Romania
League
Cupa României
League Cup
Europe
Total
2008-09
Vaslui
Liga I
16
7
2
1
-
-
18
8
2009-10
31
12
6
2
4
3
41
17
2010-11
32
131
1
0
2
0
35
13
2011-12
14
11
2
3
6
3
22
17
0
0
0
-
9
0
111
43
13
4
2
0
-
126
47
15
1
5
2
-
20
3
Switzerland
13
1
1
0
-
14
1
Romania
93
431
11
6
-
12
6
116
55
241
88
30
12
2
0
12
6
284
106
1Although at the time, Wesley was credited with both goals, after many debates about whether he or Valeriu Bordeanu
scored the first goal in Vaslui's 2-1 win over Dinamo, LPF eventually decided that the goal was indeed an own goal by Bordeanu, meaning Wesley's goal tally would end at 13 and not 14.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Romanian Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
team SC Vaslui, where he also serves as a vice-captain. Following his 37th goal scored in Liga I on 3 October 2011 against CS Mioveni, Wesley surpassed Demollari
Sulejman Demollari
Sulejman Demollari also known as Sul Demollari is a former football player and later on the coach for the Albania national football team. He made 45 appearances for Albania, the eleventh highest in the teams history. From 1983 to 1995 he made played 45 matches and scored one goal for Albania...
's record 36-goal tally in Liga I. Wesley is also Vaslui's all-time leading goalscorer with 55 goals.
Career
He joined PenafielFC Penafiel
Futebol Clube Penafiel is a Portuguese football club based in the city of Penafiel. Founded in 1951, it currently plays in the Liga Vitalis .-Brief history:Penafiel first reached the first division in 1980–81, first lasting two seasons...
who were then playing in the Liga de Honra
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
on 14 August 2003. He scored 9 goals in his first season alongside Roberto
Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros
Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros , simply Roberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca in Portugal, as a striker....
who scored 20 goals and Júnior who scored 9 goals. This helped Penafiel
FC Penafiel
Futebol Clube Penafiel is a Portuguese football club based in the city of Penafiel. Founded in 1951, it currently plays in the Liga Vitalis .-Brief history:Penafiel first reached the first division in 1980–81, first lasting two seasons...
top win promotion by finishing in third place. In his second season he was the fourth top-scorer of the Portuguese Liga
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
. He crossed the border to join La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
newcomer Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza....
in August 2005. Welsey returned to Portugal in 2007 joining Paços Ferreira
FC Paços de Ferreira
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira is a Portuguese football based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home games at the 5,172-seat capacity Estádio da Mata Real, where the team has been based since 1973...
. In the 2007/08 season he scored 11 goals. Wesley has moved to Leixões for the 2008/09 season. On 24 November Wesley announced in a press conference that he would be moving to the Dubai club Al-Wahda at the end of December.
Vaslui
Wesley completed his move to SC Vaslui on a two-and-a-half year contract on 22 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee reported to be $1 million, which set a new record for a Vaslui and made him the most expensive footballer for the club. On 6 February, he made his unofficial debut for Vaslui, in the friendly match against Standard Baku. At the end of Vaslui's winter training camp, Wesley was his team's top scorer, netting five goals in seven games. On 27 February, Wesley capped his Liga I debut with a goal, scoring Vaslui's only goal from Nemanja Milisavljević's cross in a 1–1 away draw against Steaua Bucureşti. On 14 March, he scored Vaslui's first goal, from the penalty spot in a 3-0 away win against Gloria Bistriţa. One week later, he scored his third goal for Vaslui, in a 4-2 home league win against Farul Constanţa, counting his first goal on Municipal. On 14 April, Wesley scored Vaslui's first goal from a scissor-kick following Nemanja Milisavljević's cross, in a cup match against Unirea Urziceni, helping his team to advance in the semi-finals for the first time. Four days later, during a two-minute stretch in the first half against Politehnica Timişoara, Vaslui came back from a two-goal deficit to win the match with 4-3, with Wesley scoring one of the goals. On 11 June, he scored Vaslui's winning goal against Universitatea Craiova, helping his team finishing 5th in Liga I and securing its spot for UEFA Europa League, for the second year in a row. He ended his first season in Romania, netting eight goals and providing one assist for SC Vaslui in all competitions.On 30 July 2009, Wesley capped his first appearance in European club competition, playing 90 full minutes, in the 2-0 home win against Omonia Nicosia. On 6 August, he scored in the second leg against Omonia Nicosia from a 18-yard free kick, qualifying Vaslui in UEFA Europa League's play-off round. On 16 August, he scored Vaslui's equalizer in the home league draw against FC Braşov. Four days later, he scored two goals in the first leg from the play-off round against AEK Athens. Vaslui went on winning with 2-1. However, Vaslui failed to qualify in the group stages, following a 3-0 away loss in the second leg. On 30 August, Wesley scored the winning goal against arch rivals Politehnica Iaşi, eight minutes before the final whistle. On 3 October, Wesley scored his team's first goal in Marius Lăcătuş's first competitive match as manager, in Vaslui's 3–1 home win over Astra Ploieşti. On 16 October, he scored Vaslui's winning goal against former champions Unirea Urziceni, following Roberto Delgado's cross. It was also Vaslui's first win against Unirea Urziceni, from its history. On 23 November, he scored Vaslui's second goal against CFR Cluj, helping his team winning its eighth match in a row, in all competitions. On 13 December, Wesley scored Vaslui's last goal from 2009, in a 1-1 away draw against Dinamo Bucureşti, taking his tally of goals in all competitions to 11. He also wore the captain's armband for the first time, due to the absence of regular club captain Bogdan Buhuş. On 18 March 2010, he scored two goals in a 3-1 away league win against Politehnica Iaşi, helping his team winning the first away game since November. On 3 April, Wesley scored his first Liga I hat-trick, against Unirea Alba Iulia, in a 3-0 victory. On 15 April, he helped his team to qualify in the Romanian Cup final for the first time, scoring Vaslui's second, in the 4-0 victory against FC Braşov. On 22 May, he scored his last goal of the season from the penalty spot, in the 2-0 home league victory against Dinamo Bucureşti, taking his tally of goals to 12 in Liga I, and 17 in all competitions. On 26 May, he captained his side in the Romanian Cup final, eventually lost by Vaslui at the penalty shootout. He was named in the Liga I Team of the Year for the 2009–10 season by TOP Gazeta
Gazeta Sporturilor
Gazeta Sporturilor is a daily newspaper in Romania, and the country's largest and most read sports-related publication...
.
Wesley scored his first goal from the 2010-11 campaign on 6 August, in a 1-1 away league draw against Universitatea Cluj, coming off the bench in the seventy-sixth minute to score from the penalty spot. On 13 September, he scored Vaslui's second goal in an emphatic 4-0 home league victory over Otelul Galaţi. Six days later, he scored against Dinamo Bucureşti, in a 2-1 away victory. On 22 September, he missed his spot kick in the penalty shoot-out, leading to a premature sent off to his team from the Romanian Cup. On 26 November, he scored his fifth league goal in a 3-1 home win over Pandurii Târgu Jiu. On 6 December, Wesley shared with Eric de Oliveira, the Foreign Player of The Year award from FRF at the Romanian Football Ceremony from Bucharest. On 7 December, Wesley expressed his intention to leave Vaslui. Adrian Porumboiu confirmed one day later, that the player can leave to any club, for a substantial amount of cash. Later that month, both Steaua and CFR Cluj expressed their interest for the Brazilian player. However, on 18 January, Wesley signed a new three-year deal with Vaslui. On 28 February, Wesley came off the bench at the half-time and scored two goals against FCM Târgu Mureş, maintaining his team in the title chase. On 9 April, he scored Vaslui's first, in a 2-0 home league win against Dinamo Bucureşti. On 27 April, he scored Vaslui's winning goal against Universitatea Craiova, from a 18-yard free-kick eight minutes before the final whistle. On 15 May, he scored his last goal of the season, against Sportul Studenţesc, taking his tally of goals to 13 in Liga I, a personal record since he plays for Vaslui. He ended third in Liga I with his team, for the second year in a row.
On 4 August 2011, Wesley has been appointed captain, following Gabriel Cânu's long-term injury. On 15 August, Wesley scored Vaslui's first goal against Concordia Chiajna in a 3–0 victory, which ended a four-game goalless streak for his team. However, he was substituted in the forty-second minute, due to a injury that forced him to miss the first leg of UEFA Europa League play-off match against Sparta Prague. He made his come-back in the second leg, helping his team to a historical qualification in the group stages of UEFA Europa League. It was also Wesley's 100th match played for Vaslui in all competitions. On 11 September, he scored Vaslui's first goal against Dinamo Bucureşti, in a 3-1 home league victory. It was also Wesley's fifth personal goal against Dinamo, in the last five games. Four days later, Wesley scored two goals in the first match from the group stages of UEFA Europa League, in a 2-2 away draw against Lazio. On 22 September, Wesley scored two goals against Voinţa Livezile in a Romanian Cup match, which ultimately handed Vaslui a 8-0 victory, while at the same time he managed to eclipse Valentin Badea
Valentin Badea
Valentin Vasile Badea is a Romanian football player. He plays as a striker for Al Ain. He has a very powerful shot and is very much technically gifted.-Club career:...
as Vaslui's all-time leading goalscorer. Three days later, he managed to equalize Demollari
Sulejman Demollari
Sulejman Demollari also known as Sul Demollari is a former football player and later on the coach for the Albania national football team. He made 45 appearances for Albania, the eleventh highest in the teams history. From 1983 to 1995 he made played 45 matches and scored one goal for Albania...
's record 36-goal tally in Liga I, scoring twice against Voinţa Sibiu. On 3 October, he scored his second Liga I hat-trick against CS Mioveni, becoming Liga I's top foreign player goalscorer. Wesley was sent off in a Europa League match against Sporting CP on 20 October, after hitting João Pereira with his forehead. He was punished with a four-match ban by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, decision contested by SC Vaslui officials. On 30 October, Wesley scored his season's second hat-trick in the 4-0 home league win against FCM Târgu Mureş, taking his tally of goals up to 16 in all competitions.
Statistics
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
2005–06 La Liga
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Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza....
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza....
Segunda División
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UEFA
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Swiss Super League
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UEFA
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FC Vaslui
FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
2009–10 Liga I
The 2009–10 Liga I season was the ninety-second since its establishment. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.- Teams :Farul Constanţa, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in 16th through 18th place...
2010–11 Liga I
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2011–12 Liga I
The 2011–12 Liga I is the ninety-fourth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. It began on 22 July 2011 and will end on 19 May 2012...
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1Although at the time, Wesley was credited with both goals, after many debates about whether he or Valeriu Bordeanu
Valeriu Bordeanu
Valeriu Ionuţ Bordeanu is a Romanian football player. The defender is currently playing for FC Botoşani in the Liga II....
scored the first goal in Vaslui's 2-1 win over Dinamo, LPF eventually decided that the goal was indeed an own goal by Bordeanu, meaning Wesley's goal tally would end at 13 and not 14.