Wesly Roberto Decas (born 11 August 1999) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Motagua Reserves, Atletico Independiente, and club trials

Decas started his career by signing with

F.C. Motagua Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...

. He played for the reserve team until he was signed by

Atlético Independiente Atlético Independiente is a Honduran soccer club based on Siguatepeque, Honduras. The club currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras. History Club Atlético Independiente was founded on October 12, 1960, by Luis Méndez and Julio Zepeda ...

. Impressing internationally with the U-20's at the

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and the

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, he was offered trials with English

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team

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and Dutch

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team

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FC Juárez

On 29 August 2017, Decas signed with Mexican team

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in the

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on a season long loan. He made his debut on 10 January 2018 in a 3–1 win against

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in the Copa MX.

C.D. Nacional

On 22 July 2018, Portuguese

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team

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announced the signing of Decas on a two–year loan. Decas made his debut in a 2–1 against

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on 26 August 2018. He played alongside fellow countryman Bryan Róchez and was even invited by Róchez to meet his family. On 24 January 2019, Decas terminated his contract with Nacional saying, "I left because I wasn't playing and that affected me."

Atlanta United 2

On 15 February 2019, Atlanta United 2 announced the loan signing of Decas for the 2019 season, with an option to buy.Atlanta United 2 signs Wesly Decas on loan
15 February 2019 He made his debut coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2–0 away loss to Saint Louis FC.

References

External links

Wesly Decas
F.C. Motagua official profile * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Decas, Wesly 1999 births Living people Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers Honduran expatriate footballers Primeira Liga players C.D. Nacional players F.C. Motagua players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate soccer players in the United States Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States FC Juárez footballers Ascenso MX players Atlanta United 2 players Central American Games gold medalists for Honduras Central American Games medalists in football People from Cortés Department Honduras under-20 international footballers Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Honduras