Wendel (footballer, born 1997)

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Wendel
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Wendel with Zenit in 2021
Personal information
Full name Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva
Date of birth (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 8
Youth career
Tigres do Brasil
2016–2017 Fluminense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Fluminense 42 (6)
2018–2020 Sporting CP 54 (4)
2020– Zenit Saint Petersburg 105 (18)
International career
2019–2020 Brazil U23 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021

Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva (born 28 September 1997), commonly known as Wendel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. He plays as a central midfielder, an attacking midfielder or a left midfielder.

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Club career

Fluminense

He started his career at Tigres do Brasil's youth team, and then in 2015, he moved to Fluminense. He made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on May 14, 2017, in a match against Santos. He scored his first goal in the league on June 18, 2017, in a match against Flamengo. In the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, Wendel played 33 matches and scored 5 goals.

Sporting CP

He signed a contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal in January 2018, valid until 2023, with a termination clause, with Fluminense receiving 10% of the money.[ citation needed ] Wendel initially had difficulty adapting to the tempo and tactics of European football which led to low playing time during the early campaign. However, after the appointment of Marcel Keizer as manager of the club, Wendel became a usual starter. In the beginning of December, Wendel suffered a left knee sprain which sidelined him for 2 months.[ citation needed ]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 6 October 2020, Wendel joined Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg on a five-year contract. [2] On 21 July 2022, Wendel extended his contract with Zenit until 2027. [3] On 11 September 2022, Wendel scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 8–0 victory against FC Orenburg. [4] In August 2024, he extended his contract with Zenit to June 2028. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2024 [6] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2017 Série A 33550819 [c] 1557
Sporting 2017–18 Primeira Liga 4000000040
2018–19 Primeira Liga211514130333
2019–20 Primeira Liga2830040601 [d] 0393
2020–21 Primeira Liga1000002030
Total544518111010796
Zenit 2020–21 Russian Premier League 1521040202
2021–22 Russian Premier League25310811 [e] 0354
2022–23 Russian Premier League248601 [e] 1319
2023–24 Russian Premier League2848000364
2024–25 Russian Premier League131301 [e] 1172
Total105181901213213921
Career total192272918131213327334

Honours

Sporting

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

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  7. Wendel's statistics
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