Wanderson (footballer, born February 1991)

Wanderson Santos Pereira (born 7 February 1991), simply known as Wanderson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays mainly as a centre back for América Mineiro.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Wanderson

Personal information
Full name	Wanderson Santos Pereira
Date of birth	(1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	América Mineiro
Number	4
Youth career
2008–2011	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Francana	19	(2)
2012	Montes Claros [pt]
2012–2014	Sertãozinho	24	(1)
2013–2014	→ Corinthians (loan)	0	(0)
2014	Treze	5	(0)
2015	São Bento	14	(1)
2015	Criciúma	33	(3)
2016	Ferroviária	13	(1)
2016–2019	Athletico Paranaense	60	(2)
2019	→ Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2022	Bahia	13	(0)
2020–2021	→ Fortaleza (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2022	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	66	(1)
2023–	América Mineiro	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Wanderson represented Internacional as a youth. He made his debut as a senior with Francana, in 2011.

In 2012 Wanderson moved to Montes Claros EC,^[1] but returned to the São Paulo state shortly after, joining Sertãozinho. After impressing with the latter in 2013 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, he signed for Corinthians.^[2]

Wanderson remained at Timão for nearly a year, but failed to make a single appearance for the club, and on 18 August 2014 moved to Treze.^[3] In November, he agreed to a contract with São Bento ahead of 2015 Campeonato Paulista.^[4]

On 28 April 2015 Wanderson joined Série B club Criciúma.^[5] An undisputed starter for the club, he scored three goals in 33 appearances before moving to Ferroviária on 15 December.^[6]

On 16 May 2016 Wanderson moved to Série A club Atlético Paranaense.^[7] He made his top tier debut on 1 June, coming on as a substitute for Cleberson in a 0–1 away loss against former club Internacional.^[8]

Honours

Atlético Paranaense

• Copa Sudamericana: 2018

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2020

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Cearense: 2021

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2022^[9]

References

1. "Francana perde atletas para Montes Claros antes do início da Copinha" [Francana lose athletes to Montes Claros before the start of the Copinha] (in Portuguese). GCN.net.br. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
2. "Zagueiro Wanderson destaque do Touro assina com o Timão" [Stopper Wanderson spotlight of Touro signs with Timão] (in Portuguese). Sertãozinho FC. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
3. "Ex-Corinthians, zagueiro Wanderson chega ao Treze para jogar a Série C" [Formerly of Corinthians, stopper Wanderson arrives at Treze to play in the Série C] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
4. "Com cinco remanescentes, São Bento apresenta 18 atletas para o Paulistão" [With five remaining, São Bento present 18 athletes for the Paulistão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
5. "Criciúma reforça a defesa e apresenta os zagueiros Wanderson e Adalberto" [Criciúma bolster defense and present the stoppers Wanderson and Adalberto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
6. "Novo zagueiro fala sobre sua chegada ao time" [New stopper talks about his arrival at the team] (in Portuguese). Ferroviária S/A. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
7. "Zagueiro Wanderson reforça a equipe principal do Atlético Paranaense" [Stopper Wanderson bolsters the first team of Atlético Paranaense] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
8. "Vitinho volta a marcar, Internacional vence o Atlético-PR e dorme líder no Brasileirão" [Vitinho returns to score, Internacional defeat Atlético-PR and sleep as Brasileirão leaders] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
9. É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão, O Popular, 2 April 2022

External links

• Wanderson at Soccerway
• Wanderson at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)