Wanderson Cristaldo Farias (Bulgarian: Вандерсон Крищалдо Фариаш; born 2 January 1988), simply known as Wanderson, is a professional footballer who mostly plays as a winger, but can also play as an attacking midfielder, for Oeste. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wanderson Cristaldo Farias | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Coronel Sapucaia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oeste | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | CENE | ||
| 2010 | Iraty | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sport Barueri | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | CENE | 8 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Oeste | 34 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Portuguesa | 16 | (3) |
| 2014–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 176 | (53) |
| 2015–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 6 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Sport Recife | 40 | (5) |
| 2024– | Oeste | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
Wanderson played for several clubs in Brazil, including Série A side Portuguesa, before joining Ludogorets Razgrad in 2014 where he won the Bulgarian League title in each of his eight seasons with the club.
Club career
editWanderson began his senior career with CENE, but later moved to Iraty. In 2010, he signed with Sport Club Barueri. He returned to CENE in 2011, and appeared with the club in Série D, scoring three goals.
In January 2012, Wanderson signed with Oeste, scoring his first goal on 3 February, in a 1–1 away draw against Santos. In the same year he was a part of the team which won the Série C, appearing 23 times and scoring four goals.
On 23 August 2013, Wanderson signed a contract with Portuguesa.[1] On 14 September he made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Fluminense.[2] His first top flight goal came eight days later, in a 1–0 away win over Internacional.[3]
Ludogorets
editOn 27 August 2014, after coming on as a late substitute for Virgil Misidjan, Wanderson scored a last-minute goal for Ludogorets Razgrad in the 1–0 home win over Steaua București to send the Champions League qualifying match into extra time. His team won the penalty shootout to decide the match after field player Cosmin Moți saved two penalties and Ludogorets advanced to the group stages of the tournament for the first time in their history.[4]
On 2 August 2016, Wanderson scored Ludogorets' first European hat-trick in a 4-2 away win against Red Star Belgrade that propelled the Eagles into the play-offs of the Champions League.[5] On 6 December 2016, he scored his maiden goal in the groups of the tournament, giving a 2-1 lead, in the eventual 2-2 draw in the away match against Paris Saint-Germain.
In July 2020 Wanderson received a heavy injury in a pre-season game ruling him out for at least 6 months.[6] He returned in training in February 2021.[7] On 3 March he compleated his return in game in a cup match against Tsarsko Selo.[8] Week later he scored the winning goal against Arda Kardzhali in a league match.[9]
International career
editBorn and raised in Brazil, Wanderson received Bulgarian citizenship in 2017, and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Bulgarian national team. In August 2019 Wanderson received his first call up for Bulgaria for the UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification match against England and the friendly match against Ireland on 7 and 10 September,[10] making his debut in the 0:4 loss against the former.
Career statistics
editClub Statistics
edit- As of 7 May 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brazil | Brasileirão | State league | Cup | CONMEBOL1 | Total | ||||||
| Sport Barueri | 2011 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| CENE | 2011 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| Oeste | 2012 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 16 | |
| Portuguesa | 2013 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | First League | Supercup | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2014–15 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| 2015–16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | |
| 2016–17 | 31 | 14 | — | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 20 | ||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 44 | 12 | |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 8 | |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 176 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 270 | 69 | |
| Career total | 234 | 63 | 57 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 381 | 91 | |
International career
edit- As of match played 17 November 2019
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
edit- Oeste
- Ludogorets
Personal life
editWanderson has one child from a former wife. He is a devout Christian.[12] In August 2019 Wanderson's reaction after a goal goes viral, since he ran to the tribute to kiss his girlfriend, without seeing the offside flag and that the goal was disallowed.[13]
References
edit- ^ Meia Wanderson deixa o Oeste e acerta com a Portuguesa (Midfielder Wanderson leaves Oeste and signs with Portuguesa) Archived 11 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Globo Esporte, 23 August 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ De roupa nova, Flu vira sobre a Lusa e se afasta da zona de rebaixamento (With new kits, Flu get comeback over Lusa and draws away from relegation zone) Archived 4 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Globo Esporte, 15 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Lusa surpreende o Inter e vence a primeira fora de casa no Brasileirão (Lusa surprises Inter and wins first away match in Brasileirão) Archived 11 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Globo Esporte, 22 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Steaua București Matchcast". topsport.bg. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Dundalk shock BATE, APOEL leave it late". UEFA. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Вандерсон с много тежка контузия, ще го оперират". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Вандерсон пред завръщане в игра". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Царско село измъчи Лудогореъ". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Вандерсон донесе безценен успех на Лудогорец". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Балъков атакува Англия с Вандерсон и Марселиньо". Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Wanderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Todorov, Nayden (5 August 2016). "Случайна cpеща на летище помогналa "Лyдогоpец" да вземе героя Вандерсон" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Wanderson: Footballer kisses wife but goal was disallowed". Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
External links
edit- Wanderson at Soccerway