Wesley Tavares dos Santos (born 21 January 1991), known as Wesley Santos or simply Wesley, is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in São Vicente,

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, Wesley Santos was a Santos youth graduate. On 14 February 2010, after helping the under-20 side finish runner-up in the

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, he made his debut with the main squad by starting in a 2–1

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home win against

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. Ahead of the 2011 season, WWesley Santos as loaned to

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side Sport Barueri. After featuring sparingly, he returned to ''Peixe'' and made his Série A debut on 17 July of that year, starting in a 2–1 home defeat of

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. Wesley Santos failed to make any further appearances for the club, being subsequently loaned to Rio Verde and

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for the 2012 campaign. On 17 May 2013, he joined Jabaquara after his contract with Santos expired. Wesley Santos signed for Guarany de Sobral for the 2014 season, but was released on 15 August. He also represented

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before returning to Jabaquara in 2016. In June 2016, Wesley Santos agreed to a move to American club Las Vegas City FC, but the move never materialized. In September, he agreed to a deal with FC Cubillas in the Spanish ''Primera Andaluza''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wesley Santos 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from São Vicente, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Santos FC players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Jabaquara Atlético Clube players Guarany Sporting Club players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from São Paulo (state)