Wendel Matheus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wendel Matheus de Lima Figueroa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fujieda MYFC | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | APAFUT | ||
| 2017–2019 | Náutico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Náutico | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → América-PE (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Serranense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Vera Cruz | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Falcon | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Passo Fundo | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | Centro Oeste | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Londrina | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Portuguesa | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Fujieda MYFC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 16 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Wendel Matheus de Lima Figueroa (born 12 October 1999), known as Wendel Matheus or just Wendel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a left back for Fujieda MYFC.
Club career[edit]
Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Wendel was a Náutico youth graduate. In April 2019, he and another 12 teammates were loaned to América-PE for the 2019 Série D.[1]
After featuring rarely, Wendel signed for Serranense for the 2020 season,[2] but was only an unused substitute before returning to his native state and joining Vera Cruz. He won the 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 with the side, and avoided relegation in the 2021 Campeonato Pernambucano.
Wendel subsequently moved to Falcon and won the 2021 Campeonato Sergipano Série A2 with the club. He was confirmed at the side for the 2022 season,[3] but featured in only one match before signing for Passo Fundo in April of that year.[4]
In September 2022, Wendel was included in Centro Oeste's squad for the upcoming Campeonato Goiano Terceira Divisão.[5] On 27 December, he was announced at Série B side Londrina.[6]
On 2 May 2023, Portuguesa announced the signing of Wendel until the end of the season.[7]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Wendel joined J2 League club Fujieda MYFC.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 1 November 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América-PE | 2019 | Série D | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Serranense | 2020 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vera Cruz | 2020 | Pernambucano Série A2 | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Pernambucano | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Falcon | 2021 | Sergipano Série A2 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Sergipano | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Passo Fundo | 2022 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Centro Oeste | 2022[10] | Goiano 3ª Divisão | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Londrina | 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2023 | Paulista | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours[edit]
Vera Cruz
Falcon
References[edit]
- ^ "Náutico empresta Willian Gaúcho e mais 12 para jogar Série D no América-PE" [Náutico loan Willian Gaúcho and 12 more to play the Série D at América-PE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Serranense apresenta seu elenco para 2020" [Serranense present their squad for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal MPA. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Falcon anuncia meia Ricardinho para disputa do Campeonato Sergipano" [Falcon announce midfielder Ricardinho for the Campeonato Sergipano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Conheça o elenco do Esporte Clube Passo Fundo para a Divisão de Acesso" [Know the squad of Esporte Clube Passo Fundo for the Divisão de Acesso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Planalto. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Centro-Oeste divulga elenco completo antes de início na Terceira Divisão" [Centro-Oeste publish complete squad before the start in the Terceira Divisão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mais Goiás. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Londrina anuncia o lateral-esquerdo Wendel e o atacante Clayton, ex-Atlético-MG e Corinthians" [Londrina announce left-back Wendel and forward Clayton, formerly of Atlético-MG and Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Wendel Matheus chega para reforçar o setor defensivo da Lusa" [Wendel Matheus arrives to bolster the defensive sector of Lusa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "ウエンデル選手 アソシアソン・ポルトゥゲーザ・ジ・デスポルトス（ブラジル）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Fujieda MYFC. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Wendel Matheus at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Wendel" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Recife
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- América Futebol Clube (PE) players
- Vera Cruz Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Passo Fundo players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Fujieda MYFC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan