Wallace (footballer, born October 1994)
Wallace Fortuna dos Santos (born 14 October 1994), known as simply Wallace, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for UAE Pro League club Ittihad Kalba as a centre-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wallace Fortuna dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ittihad Kalba | ||
Number | 94 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tigres do Brasil | |||
2010–2013 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Cruzeiro | 3 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
2014–2016 | → Monaco (loan) | 40 | (1) |
2016–2020 | Lazio | 54 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Braga (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 46 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Wuhan Three Towns | 33 | (1) |
2023– | Ittihad Kalba | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Brazil U23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 11 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2014 |
Club career
A youth product of Cruzeiro, Wallace caused great stir when football agent Jorge Mendes's Gestifute paid €9.5 million to sign him from Cruzeiro in early July 2014.[1] However, as his registration rights as a footballer must owned by a football club, Wallace was "signed" by S.C. Braga which owned 10% economic rights (for the future transfer fee),[2] with a release clause at €40 million.[3]
On 21 August 2014, without ever playing for Braga, he was loaned to AS Monaco, in a loan deal set by Jorge Mendes.[4]
On 29 July 2016, Serie A club Lazio announced that they had definitively purchased Wallace from Braga for €8 million.[5][6] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 November 2016 in a 3–1 home win over Genoa.[7]
On 30 September 2020, Wallace joined Turkish Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor.[8] On 26 January 2022, his contract with Yeni Malatyaspor was terminated by mutual consent.[9]
On 15 February 2022, Wallace joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.[10] Throughout the season he would be part of the squad that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[11]
On 20 September 2023, Wallace joined UAE Pro League club Ittihad Kalba.[12]
International career
Wallace represented the Brazil U-20 at the 2013 and 2014 editions of the Toulon Tournament.[13][14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 September 2023[15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cruzeiro | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Braga | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Monaco (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
Total | 40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 56 | 2 | |||
Lazio | 2016–17 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Total | 54 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
Braga (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Yeni Malatyaspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Wuhan Three Towns | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2023 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
Career total | 184 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 231 | 5 |
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearance in the Supercoppa Italiana
- Appearance in the Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours
Club
Cruzeiro
Lazio
Wuhan Three Towns
References
- "Sp. Braga: Cruzeiro explica venda de Wallace". Maisfutebol.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- "2014–15 Relatório e Contas" [2014–15 Reports and Accounts] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "Sp. Braga: Danilo e Wallace com cláusula de 40 milhões". MaisFutebol.com. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- "Sp. Braga empresta Wallace ao Mónaco". Maisfutebol.com. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- "Comunicato 29.07.2016" [Press release 29 July 2016] (in Italian). Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2016" (PDF) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Calendario e Risultati | Stagione 2016-17 | 13^ Giornata | Lega Serie A". Legaseriea.it. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- "Hoşgeldin Wallace" (in Turkish). Yeni Malatyaspor. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Profesyonel futbolcumuz Wallace Fortuna ile karşılıklı anlaşarak yollarımızı ayırmış bulunmaktayız" (in Turkish). Yeni Malatyaspor. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "官宣 欢迎华莱士·佛图那加盟武汉三镇" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "Ittihad Kalba Football Company announces the signing of the Brazilian defender Wallace dos Santos, coming from the Chinese club Wahan Three Towns, and who previously played for the Brazilian U-23 national team and for the Italian clubs Lazio, French Monaco" (in Arabic). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- "Elenco da Seleção Brasileira Sub 20 no Torneio de Toulon 2013". jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- "Seleção Brasileira Sub-21 divulga convocados para Torneio de Toulon". esportes.terra.com.br. 9 July 2014.
- Wallace at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
External links
- Wallace at ForaDeJogo (archived)