Wanderson (footballer, born 1989)

Wanderson
Personal information
Full name Wanderson Carvalho de Oliveira
Date of birth (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989
Place of birth Santa Inês, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Pohang Steelers
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Bahia de Feira 1 (0)
2012 América-RN 32 (2)
2013 → América Mineiro (loan) 2 (0)
2013 América-RN 11 (1)
2014–2016 Tombense 0 (0)
2014 → América-RN (loan) 32 (1)
2015 → Fortaleza (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 → Daejeon Citizen (loan) 33 (11)
2016 → Jeju United (loan) 14 (4)
2017–2018 Atlético Goianiense 0 (0)
2017 → Pohang Steelers (loan) 19 (1)
2018 → Jeonnam Dragons (loan) 33 (4)
2019–2020 Pohang Steelers 38 (15)
2020–2021 Ittihad Kalba 26 (1)
2022– Pohang Steelers 102 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026

Wanderson Carvalho de Oliveira (born 31 March 1989), simply known as Wanderson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back or winger for Pohang Steelers of K League 1.

Career

Wanderson has played for Bahia de Feira, América RN, América MG, Tombense and Fortaleza at various levels of Brazilian football.[1]

Wanderson joined Daejeon Citizen in K League 1 in July 2015, scoring two goals in his debut.[1][2][3]

In March 2022, Wanderson, one of the game's most decorated left backs, who can also play striker and attacking midfield due to his creative ability, came back to Pohang Steelers.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 April 2024[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia de Feira 2011 Campeonato Baiano —10———10
América RN 2012 Série B 322—20——342
2013 111————111
Total 433—20——453
América Mineiro (loan) 2013 Série B 2010[a]120——141
Tombense 2014 Campeonato Mineiro —10020——120
América RN (loan) 2014 Série B 321————321
Fortaleza (loan) 2015 Série C 4012[b]031—8[c]1272
Daejeon Hana Citizen (loan) 2015 K League 1 156————156
2016 K League 2 185—11——196
Total 3311—11——3412
Jeju United (loan) 2016 K League 1 144————144
Atlético Goianiense 2017 Série A 0012[d]1———121
Pohang Steelers (loan) 2017 K League 1 191————191
Jeonnam Dragons (loan) 2018 K League 1 334—20——354
Pohang Steelers 2019 K League 1 3815————3815
Ittihad Kalba 2019-20 UAE Pro League 60————60
2020-21 201———4[e]0241
2021-22 00———1[e]010
Total 261———50311
Pohang Steelers 2022 K League 1 272—10——282
2023 202—101[f]0—222
2024 50——2[f]0—70
Total 524—2030—574
Career Total 29644452142305036348
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Cearense
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UAE League Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

References

  1. 1 2 "Wanderson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 대전, 이현승-완델손 영입으로 공·수 보강 (in Korean). OSEN. 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Graziani, Fernando (12 July 2015). "Na estreia pelo Daejeon, Wanderson, ex-Fortaleza, marca dois gols". O Povo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "[오피셜] 포항, '연어' 완델손 영입으로 공격력 보강". mydaily. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "WANDERSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2024.