Wesley (footballer, born April 1996)
Wesley Pionteck Souza (born 14 April 1996), simply known as Wesley, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sampaio Corrêa. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a wing back.
 Wesley in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley Pionteck Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Orlândia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Batatais | |||
| Grêmio Barueri | |||
| Botafogo-SP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Botafogo-SP | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Coimbra | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | → Santos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2018 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 45 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Vitória (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Água Santa | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2022 | |||
Club career
Born in Orlândia, São Paulo, Wesley graduated with Botafogo-SP's youth setup, after being a sprinter when young.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2014, appearing in that year's Copa Paulista.
After being one of the Botafogo's best performers in the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (in which the club finished second), Wesley made his professional debut on 31 January, starting and assisting Rodrigo Andrade in a 1–0 away win against Rio Claro for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[2] He scored his first goal on 8 February, netting his team's only in a 1–1 home draw against Ponte Preta.[3]
Wesley finished the tournament with 14 appearances and one goal, and was linked to Flamengo, Palmeiras and Lille OSC.[4] On 27 May, however, it was confirmed that Botafogo-SP had sold the majority of his rights to an investment group, BMG, who placed him with Santos in their Under 23 team.[5]
During the 2017 season, Wesley had a secondary loan spell at his former club Botafogo-SP. He was the top goalscorer for the side during the 2017 Série C. As a result he signed a further loan agreement for the 2018 season with the club.[6][7]
In December he agreed a contract with Bragantino for the 2019 season.[8] He became part of the Red Bull Bragantino squad when CA Bragantino merged with Red Bull Brasil in April 2019.
Career statistics
- As of 17 December 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botafogo-SP | 2014 | Paulista | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Botafogo-SP | 2017 | Série C | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2019 | Série B | 32 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 45 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 9 | ||||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 12 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 118 | 19 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
- "Das pistas para o futebol: Wesley fazia atletismo antes de jogar pelo Bota-SP" [From the tracks to football: Wesley did athletics before playing for Bota-SP] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "Correria, assistência e nota 8: Wesley comemora estreia no Botafogo-SP" [Sprints, assist and rate 8: Wesley celebrates debut at Botafogo-SP] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "Em duelo pouco criativo, Botafogo e Ponte travam objetivos com empate" [In a duel with little creativity, Botafogo and Ponte stall objectives in draw] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "Palmeiras, Flamengo e Lille, da França, disputam Wesley do Botafogo-SP" [Palmeiras, Flamengo and Lille fight for Wesley from Botafogo-SP] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "Botafogo-SP confirma venda de Wesley a grupo de investidores" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 May 2015.
- ""Wesley está doido para voltar ao Botafogo-SP", diz agente do jogador" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2016.
- "A vez de Wesley? Acertado com o Bota-SP, artilheiro de 2017 espera titularidade" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 January 2018.
- "Bragantino acerta contratação do atacante Wesley, ex-Botafogo-SP, para a disputa do Paulistão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2018.
- Wesley at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
- Wesley at Soccerway