Francisco Wánderson do Carmo Carneiro (born 18 February 1986), commonly known as Wánderson (), is Brazilian former professional

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who played as an

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Career

Club

Wánderson previously played for Swedish club

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. He signed a four-and-a-half-year deal in July 2007 with GAIS, coming from

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. In

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2009 he scored 18 goals, making him top scorer in the league alongside

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player

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. On 27 July 2010, Wánderson signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian team Al-Ahli. On 31 March 2011, it was announced that Wánderson would spend the next 6 months on loan at his former club

Krasnodar

On 6 September 2012, Wanderson moved to

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on a six-month loan deal from

, with an option to make the move permanent. At the end of the

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Wanderson was joint top goalscorer with

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on 13 goals. On 13 December 2012, Krasnodar signed Wanderson on a permanent basis, with the striker agreeing a two-year deal, with the option of a third. At the end of the 2013–14 season Wanderson was named in the end of season "Best 33" list by the

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. He left Krasnodar upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Dynamo Moscow

On 14 June 2017, Wánderson signed with

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Alanyaspor

On 31 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club

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Helsingborgs IF

On 7 August 2018, Wánderson returned to Sweden signing with

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, the second tier. He signed a contract running until 2021, rejoining

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, his former teammate at Krasnodar. He retired in January 2020.

Atlético Cearense

He returned to playing in early 2021 with Atlético Cearense, and retired again in June.

International career

Wánderson indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national team if asked.

Career statistics

Honours

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with 18 goals *

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top scorer:

with 13 goals * List of 33 top players of the Russian league: 2013–14

References

External links

GAIS profile
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