Wesley Lopes Beltrame (born 24 June 1987), simply known as Wesley, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for CRB as a

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Club career

Santos

Wesley began his career in 2006 with Santos, and was promoted to the senior side in 2007 where he played four games. In 2008, Santos sold 25% economic rights of numbers of footballer to

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, including Wesley. Also in 2008, he started to get more playing time making 20 league appearances and nine Copa Libertadores appearances. On 26 March 2009, Wesley joined

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on loan until the end of 2009 season. In total, he played 33 matches scoring two goals. In 2010, Wesley returned to Santos where he became a key player in the

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and

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championship which team won, mostly in the

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position. On 22 May 2010, Wesley scored his first goal for Santos in a 2–1 win over Goianiense. His performances at Santos attracted interest from European clubs such as Portuguese side Benfica and German side

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Werder Bremen

In summer 2010, Wesley signed a four-year contract with Werder Bremen for a reported transfer fee of €7.5 million. Santos received R$ 7.735 million for its 35% economic rights with a remaining 40% of economic rights being held by unknown parties. On 11 September 2010, he made his debut in a Werder Bremen shirt in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 23 October 2010, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

. Wesley was kept out of action by an injury sustained in a match against

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on 20 November 2010 before making his return on 7 March 2011 in a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. On 20 August 2011, he scored his second goal for the club in a 5–3 win over

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. He made a total of 26 league matches scoring two goals at Werder Bremen.

Palmeiras

On 8 March 2012, Wesley returned to Brazil for

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on a three-year contract for an estimated €6 million (£5 million) transfer fee. During the negotiations, the Brazilian club came to make a campaign to collect money through the crowd to hire the player, since it lacked the 2 million to pay the first installment of the player to the Germans. An investor willing to pay the first installment, however, allowed for the completion of the negotiations. Wesley made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss against

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on 29 March 2012. On 8 April 2012, he suffered a knee ligament injury in a 3–1 loss against Guarani which kept him out of action for the rest of the season with an expected return in 2013.

São Paulo

On 1 March 2015, Wesley joined

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signing a contract running until 2018.

International career

Wesley made his début for the Brazil national team on 7 October 2010, as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly win over

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played at the

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Honours

Santos *

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Palmeiras *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wesley (footballer 1987) 1987 births Living people People from Catanduva Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Brazil international footballers Santos FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players SV Werder Bremen players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players São Paulo FC players Sport Club do Recife players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Avaí FC players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Bundesliga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Footballers from São Paulo (state)