Wanderson Maciel Sousa Campos (born 7 October 1994), known as Wanderson, is a Belgian Brazilian professional

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who plays for

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as a left winger.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

, Wanderson joined

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's youth setup in 2002, aged eight, as his father was playing for the club. In 2009, again following the father, he joined Beerschot AC. After progressing through the latter's youth setup, he made his first team – and Pro League – debut on 31 October 2012, starting in a 1–3 away loss against

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. Wanderson appeared in six league matches for Beerschot before it was relegated and subsequently declared bankrupt. On 20 June 2013 he signed a two-year deal with

Lierse SK Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six ...

, after impressing on a trial. Wanderson made his Lierse debut on 27 July, in a 1–2 home loss against

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, and scored his first professional goal on 23 November, netting the first in a 4–2 win at Cercle Brugge. In October 2014 he was linked as a target to the likes of

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, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers,

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and

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, but none of them made any formal bids for the player. Wanderson played for Belgium national under-16 football team in some point.

Getafe

In 2015, after Lierse's relegation, Wanderson failed to appear in the club's pre-season; despite Lierse alleging he was under contract, his father alleged he was a free agent after receiving a

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clearance. He subsequently went on a trial at

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

in July, signing a contract with the club. Despite being assigned to the reserves in

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, Wanderson was called up for the pre-season with the main squad, also scoring a goal against

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. He made his

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debut on 30 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–2 home loss against Granada CF.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 1 July 2016, Wanderson signed a three-year deal with

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on a free transfer. He scored his first goal on 3 August 2016 in the match against Partizani Tirana in the UEFA Champions League. On 19 December 2016, Red Bull Salzburg announced that Wanderson had retroactively been handed a four-month suspension by

, that would end on 27 February 2017, due to a breach of the transfer terms during his move from Belgian club Lierse to Getafe in the summer of 2015.

Krasnodar

On 26 June 2017, Wanderson signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club

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. On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract is suspended and he will not train with the team, but the contract is not terminated and remains valid.

Internacional

On 11 March 2022, Wanderson joined

on loan until the end of 2022, with an option to buy. On 21 December 2022, FC Krasnodar announced that Internacional activated their option to buy, making the move permanent.

Personal life

Wanderson is the son of former footballer

Wamberto Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos (born 13 December 1974) is a Brazilian former footballer who last played as a forward and as a midfielder. He notably represented AFC Ajax and Standard Liége. He was also nicknamed ''Wampie'' by Ajax supporters. ...

, who notably represented Standard Liège and Ajax. His older brother

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is also a midfielder, and was also an Ajax youth graduate. He also holds Belgian nationality.

Career statistics

Club

Notes

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 Individual * Russian Premier League Right Winger of the Season: 2018–19 * Russian Premier League Left Winger of the Season: 2019–20

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile

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