Galeno

Last updated

Galeno
Personal information
Full name Wenderson Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Barra do Corda, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 13
Youth career
2014–2016 Trindade
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Trindade 10 (5)
2016–2017 Grêmio Anápolis 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Porto B (loan) 37 (10)
2017–2018 Porto B 17 (5)
2017–2019 Porto 2 (0)
2018 → Portimonense (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 → Rio Ave (loan) 27 (5)
2019–2022 Braga 74 (12)
2022– Porto 67 (15)
International career‡
2024– Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 26 March 2024

Wenderson Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno (born 21 October 1997), commonly known as Galeno, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Brazil national team.

Contents

He has spent most of his career in Portugal, playing over 100 Primeira Liga games in two spells at Porto and for Braga, as well as loans at Portimonense and Rio Ave.

Club career

Early career

Born in Barra do Corda, Maranhão, Galeno joined Trindade's youth setup in 2014. [1] He made his senior debut for the club on 10 February 2016, playing the last 29 minutes and scoring a brace in a 3–0 away defeat of Atlética Anapolina for the Campeonato Goiano championship. [2]

Galeno finished the 2016 Campeonato Goiano with five goals in ten appearances, being named the Best Newcomer of the competition. [3] In April 2016, he signed a contract with Grêmio Anápolis. [4]

Porto

On 28 June 2016, Galeno moved abroad and joined Porto on a one-year loan deal, being initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda Liga. [5] He made his professional debut on 7 August, starting in 2–1 away loss against Desportivo das Aves. [6]

Galeno scored his first goal abroad on 20 August 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over neighbours Leixões. The following 16 May, after scoring 11 goals for the B's, he was bought outright by the Dragons, signing a five-year deal with a €40 million release clause. [7]

Galeno made his first team – and Primeira Liga – debut for Porto on 21 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Moussa Marega in a 6–1 home routing of Paços de Ferreira. [8] Three days later he made his first start in the group stage of the Taça da Liga, a goalless draw with Leixões also at the Estádio do Dragão. [9]

On 23 January 2018, Galeno was presented at fellow top tier side Portimonense, on loan until June. [10] He returned to Porto in July, after contributing with seven appearances, only one start.

Galeno was loaned to another club in the main category on 11 July 2018, Rio Ave, for the entire upcoming season. [11] He made his European debut 15 days later away to Jagiellonia Białystok in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, and on 2 August scored twice in the first half of the second leg, a 4–4 home draw that saw his team eliminated. [12]

Galeno was a regular starter for the Vila do Conde side during the year, scoring eight goals in 35 appearances overall. His first goal in the top flight came on 26 August, opening a 1–1 draw at Tondela on the third matchday. [13]

Braga

On 6 August 2019, Galeno joined Braga on a five-year deal. The transfer fee was €3.5 million to be paid in instalments, plus value-added tax to take the fee to €4.3 million; the buyout clause of €15 million meant that Porto retained 50% of his economic rights. [14]

Galeno scored his first goal in the third game of the league season, opening the score after six minutes in a 1–1 draw at Gil Vicente on 25 August 2019. [15] On 3 November, he scored twice in as many minutes in a home game against neighbours Famalicão in a 2–2 draw. [16] He played four games without scoring in the 2019–20 Taça da Liga, including the 1–0 final win over Sporting CP on 25 January. [17] On 25 June 2020, he settled a 3–2 derby win over Vitória de Guimarães at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. [18]

On 23 May 2021, Galeno was named the man of the match after Braga defeated Benfica 2–0 in the 2021 Taça de Portugal Final, to claim the cup competition for the third time in club history. [19] [20]

Galeno scored six goals in as many Europa League group games for Braga in 2021–22; [21] this included two on 30 September in a 3–1 home win over Denmark's Midtjylland. [22] In his final game on 22 January 2022, he scored a penalty to equalise in a 2–1 win at reigning champions Sporting. [23]

Return to Porto

On 31 January 2022, Porto reached an agreement to purchase Galeno for €9 million from Braga, on a contract until the summer of 2026. The buyout clause was €50 million. [24] His first goal for the club came on 13 March in a 4–0 home win over Tondela, three minutes after coming on for Vitinha. [25] Later that year, on 4 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. [26] On 13 December 2023, he scored a brace in a 5–3 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk which qualified his club to the Champions League knockout phase. [27]

On 15 January 2024, Galeno extended his contract with Porto until 2028, with a new release clause being set at €60 million. [28] A month later, on 21 February, he scored a late goal to secure a 1–0 win over Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. [29] Though, in the second leg on 12 March, he missed the final penalty in the shoot-out as Porto were eliminated from the tournament. [30]

International career

On 11 March 2024, Galeno received his first call up to the Brazil national football team, ahead of friendlies against England and Spain. His debut came a fornight later, as he came off the bench for Rodrygo on the 82nd minute of the latter match, while the game was tied 2-2. [31] In stoppage time, and after Spain had scored and put the scoreline at 3-2, Galeno suffered a foul inside the box, which Lucas Paquetá converted to fix the final scoreline at 3-3. [32]

Personal life

In March 2022, Galeno was naturalised as a Portuguese citizen after five years of residence in the country. [33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 March 2024 [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trindade 2016 Campeonato Goiano 105————105
Grémio Anápolis 2016 Campeonato Goiano Second Division 00————00
Porto B (loan) 2016–17 LigaPro 3710————3710
Porto B 2017–18 175————175
Porto 2017–18 Primeira Liga 20111000—41
Portimonense (loan) 2017–18 700000——70
Rio Ave (loan) 2018–19 27531412 [lower-alpha 1] 2—369
Braga 2019–20 27610409 [lower-alpha 1] 1—417
2020–21 33372307 [lower-alpha 1] 2—507
2021–22 14321106 [lower-alpha 1] 61 [lower-alpha 2] 02410
Total7412103802291011524
Porto 2021–22 Primeira Liga12120004 [lower-alpha 1] 0—181
2022–23 31863628 [lower-alpha 3] 21 [lower-alpha 2] 05215
2023–24 24642207 [lower-alpha 3] 51 [lower-alpha 2] 03613
Total6715125821972010829
Career total24152261021343183033483

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202410
Total10

Honours

Braga

Porto

Individual

Related Research Articles

Alan Osório da Costa Silva, known simply as Alan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

André Filipe Alves Monteiro, known as Ukra, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pizzi (Portuguese footballer)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1989)

Luis Miguel Afonso Fernandes, known as Pizzi, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paulinho (footballer, born November 1992)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1992)

João Paulo Dias Fernandes, commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP as a striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricardo Horta</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1994)

Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Primeira Liga club Braga and the Portugal national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matheus (footballer, born March 1992)</span> Brazilian footballer

Matheus Lima Magalhães, known simply as Matheus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1995)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1995)

Nuno Miguel Gomes dos Santos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for Sporting CP.

The 2017–18 Primeira Liga was the 84th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Benfica were the defending champions for a fourth consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Porto became the new champions with two matches to spare, clinching their 28th league title. This was their first trophy in four years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen Eustáquio</span> Canadian soccer player

Stephen Antunes Eustáquio is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Canada national team.

Vítor Tormena de Farias is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.

The 2019–20 Sporting CP season was the club's 114th season in existence and 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 25 July 2020.

The 2019–20 season was Futebol Clube do Porto's 110th competitive season and 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started with the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2019 and concluded with the Taça de Portugal final against Benfica on 1 August 2020.

The 2019–20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 116th season in existence and its 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started with a 5–0 win over Sporting CP in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, on 4 August 2019, and concluded with a 2–1 loss to FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal final, on 1 August 2020.

Zaidu Sanusi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Nigeria national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020–21 Primeira Liga</span> 87th season of top-tier Portuguese football

The 2020–21 Primeira Liga was the 87th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The season started later than usual, on 18 September 2020, due to the delayed end of the previous season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it concluded on 19 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was Futebol Clube do Porto's 111th competitive season and 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Porto participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga and the UEFA Champions League. The season started on 19 September 2020 and concluded on 19 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was the 115th season in existence of Sporting Clube de Portugal and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting CP participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and the UEFA Europa League. The club also qualified for the Taça da Liga, depending on the league results. The season covered the period from 26 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The 2020–21 season was the 82nd season in existence of Rio Ave Futebol Clube and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Rio Ave participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The 2021–22 season was the 128th season in the existence of FC Porto and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Porto participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Taça de Portugal final</span> Football match

The 2022 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 82nd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout cup competition in Portuguese football. It was played at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Primeira Liga sides Porto and Tondela.

References

  1. ↑ "Como atacante foi de 'desidratado' e 'quase passando fome' a promessa de R$ 148 milhões em dois anos" [How forward went from 'dehydrated' and 'nearly starving' to R$ 148 million prospect in two years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Anapolina 0x3 Trindade: 1ª vitória foi fora de casa" [Anapolina 0–3 Trindade: 1st win was away from home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Goiana de Futebol . Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Festa premia os melhores do Goianão 2016; veja como ficou a seleção" [Party awards the best of the 2016 Goianão; see how the XI ended up] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Grêmio Anápolis começa preparação para Segundona 2016" [Grêmio Anápolis start preparing for the 2016 Segundona] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio Verde Agora. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "FC Porto B: António Xavier, Danilo e Galeno são as novidades" [FC Porto B: António Xavier, Danilo and Galeano are the new faces] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Porto contrata atacante brasileiro de 19 anos em definitivo e estipula cláusula de rescisão de R$ 137,3 milhões" [Porto buy Brazilian 19-year-old forward permanently and set release clause of R$ 137.3 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Ramos, Steve (21 October 2017). "Galeno fez os primeiros 10 minutos na Liga NOS: "É um sonho jogar aqui"" [Galeno plays his first 10 minutes in Liga NOS: "It's a dream to play here"] (in Portuguese). Be Soccer. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Surpresa no Dragão. "Houve coisas que não gostei"" [Surprise in the Dragão. "There were things that I didn't like"] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fede Varela, Galeno e Rui Costa apresentados como reforços no Portimonense" [Fede Varela, Galeno and Rui Costa presented as additions at Portimonense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Galeno é reforço do Rio Ave" [Galeno is an addition of Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). TSF. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Magalhães, Diogo (2 August 2018). "Rio Ave marca quatro golos mas está fora da Liga Europa" [Rio Ave score four goals but are out of the Europa League]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tondela e Rio Ave empatam na terceira jornada" [Tondela and Rio Ave draw on the third matchday]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Braga paga 3,5 milhões ao FC Porto por Galeno" [Braga pay 3.5 million to FC Porto for Galeno] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  15. ↑ Gomes, Mariana (25 August 2019). "Braga empata com o Gil Vicente em Barcelos" [Braga draw with Gil Vicente in Barcelos]. Semanário V (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  16. ↑ Sousa, Nuno (3 November 2019). "Galeno foi insuficiente para a reviravolta do Sp. Braga" [Galeno wasn't enough for Sp. Braga comeback]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  17. 1 2 Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  18. ↑ Vaza, Marco (25 June 2020). "Sp. Braga derrota V. Guimarães em derby espectacular" [Sp. Braga defeat V. Guimarães in spectacular derby]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 "Galeno eleito 'Homem do Jogo' em Coimbra" [Galeno voted 'Man of the Match' in Coimbra] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "SC Braga conquista a Taça de Portugal Placard 2020/2021" [SC Braga wins the 2020/2021 Placard Portugal Cup] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  21. ↑ Marques, Pedro Miguel (10 December 2021). "Galeno lidera lista de melhores marcadores da Liga Europa" [Galeno leads Europa League top scorers list] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "SC Braga soma primeiros pontos na Liga Europa com vitória frente ao Midtjylland" [SC Braga win first Europa League points with victory against Midtjylland] (in Portuguese). TSF. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "Sporting perde com Sporting de Braga e falha aproximação à liderança" [Sporting lose to Sporting de Braga and miss out on getting closer to the lead] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "Galeno reforça FC Porto: o número, o contrato e a cláusula de rescisão" [Galeno bolsters FC Porto: the number, the contract and the buyout clause]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  25. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (14 March 2022). "Sporting and Porto leave faltering Benfica chasing shadows". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "Porto beat Leverkusen 2-0 to earn first Champions League win". ESPN. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  27. ↑ "Galeno's 2 goals power Porto past Shakhtar 5-3 and into the Champions League round of 16". AP News. 13 December 2023.
  28. ↑ "Galeno renova até 2028" [Galeno renews until 2028] (in European Portuguese). FC Porto. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Porto 1–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "How Arsenal beat Porto in penalty shootout to advance to Champions League quarter-finals". The Athletic. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  31. ↑ "Spain v Brazil game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
  32. ↑ "VÍDEO: Galeno arranca penálti na estreia e Brasil empata com Espanha". MaisFutebol. 26 March 2024.
  33. ↑ Vieira, Sílvio (25 March 2022). "Galeno já é português e pode jogar pela seleção nacional" [Galeno is now Portuguese and can play for the national team] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  34. ↑ Galeno at Soccerway
  35. ↑ Galeno at National-Football-Teams.com
  36. ↑ "FC Porto é o novo campeão nacional" [FC Porto is the new national champion] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  37. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Zaidu winner takes Porto to the title away to bitter rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  38. ↑ Farr, Jamie (22 May 2022). "Taça de Portugal Final: Porto take down Tondela to seal domestic double". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  39. ↑ Marshall, Matthew (30 July 2022). "Porto beat Tondela 3–0 in the Portuguese Super Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  40. ↑ "UEFA Champions League - Statistics – UEFA.com". 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  41. ↑ "UEFA Europa League – Top Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.