Wallace (footballer, born 2004)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wallace Gomes da Silva Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2022 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2022–2024 | CRB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | CRB B | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | CRB | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | Grêmio | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:11, 13 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Wallace Gomes da Silva Santos (born 6 December 2004), simply known as Wallace, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio.
Career
CRB
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Wallace joined CRB's youth sides in 2022, from Cabofriense. He made his senior debut with the club on 21 January of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Copa Alagoas home win over Dínamo, as CRB were using their under-20 squad in the competition.
Wallace then ended the 2023 season playing with CRB's B-team in the Campeonato Alagoano Second Division, before returning to the under-20s in the following year, while also featuring sporadically with the main squad. His first appearance with the full side occurred on 25 February 2024, as he started in a 1–0 Campeonato Alagoano away win over Coruripe.[2]
A backup for the most of the 2025 campaign, Wallace made his Série B debut on 15 November of that year, replacing Fábio Alemão late into a 2–0 home success over Vila Nova.[3] In the following season, he started to feature more regularly for CRB and helped them to win the third consecutive Alagoano title, featuring in both finals.[4][5]
Grêmio
On 26 June 2026, Série A club Grêmio announced the signing of Wallace on a five-year contract,[6] for a rumoured fee of R$ 3 million for 50% of his economic rights.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 12 July 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CRB | 2023 | Série B | — | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| CRB B | 2023 | Alagoano 2ª Divisão | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Grêmio | 2026 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Alagoano, Campeonato Alagoano Second Division
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Alagoas
- ↑ Two appearances in Copa Alagoas, one appearance in Copa do Nordeste
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
CRB
- Campeonato Alagoano: 2024, 2025, 2026
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Wallace" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Com reservas, CRB bate o Coruripe e garante o 1º lugar na fase de classificação" [With reserves, CRB defeat Coruripe and assure the 1st place in the qualifying stage] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "CRB ganha do Vila Nova por 2 a 0 e mantém remotas chances de acesso na Série B" [CRB defeat Vila Nova 2–0 and keep remote chances of promotion in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Zagueiro do CRB, Wallace ganha espaço na Série B e atrai atenção de clubes do País" [CRB's centre-back, Wallace earns space in the Série B and catches the eye of clubs from the country] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Web. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Reforço do Grêmio, Wallace vai pagar instalação de ar-condicionado em refeitório do CRB" [Grêmio's signing, Wallace will pay for air conditioning installation on CRB's cafeteria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Grêmio acerta contratação do zagueiro Wallace" [Grêmio sign centre-back Wallace] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Grêmio acerta contratação de zagueiro Wallace, do CRB" [Grêmio sign centre-back Wallace, from CRB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ Wallace at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2026.