Wendell Nascimento Borges (born 20 July 1993), commonly known as Wendell, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club FC Porto. Beginning his career in his native Brazil, Wendell had spells at Iraty,

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and Grêmio. He signed for Bayer Leverkusen in February 2014, for whom he has made over 200 appearances. Despite being capped at U20 and U23 level, Wendell is yet to make a senior international appearance for

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; his only call-up to date came in October 2016 for the

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games against Bolivia and

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Club career

On 27 February 2014, he signed for

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on a 5-year deal after playing for various teams in Brazil, including Iraty, Londrina, and Gremio. He made his debut for the team on 15 August, replacing

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for the last 19 minutes of a 6–0 win away to sixth-tier SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim in the first round of the

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. His

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debut came on 21 September, playing the entirety of a 1–4 defeat at

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. On 13 March he scored his first goal for the club, opening a 4–0 home win over

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International career

Wendell got his first call up to the senior

side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and

in October 2016, replacing

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Career statistics

Honours

Londrina * Campeonato Paranaense do Interior:

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Porto * Primeira Liga: 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 *

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* Taça da Liga: 2022-23 Brazil U20 *

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Individual *Best Campeonato Paranaense full-back:

Team of the Season: 2017–18

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