| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wanderley Santos Monteiro Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-11)October 11, 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas,Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paranavaí | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ponte Preta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2008–2010 | Cruzeiro | 14 | (1) |
| 2009 | →Santo André (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2010 | →São Caetano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Grêmio Barueri (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2011 | Flamengo | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Al-Arabi | 35 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Al-Sharjah | 51 | (32) |
| 2016–2018 | Al Nasr | 7 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Coritiba | 14 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Ponte Preta | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Paranavaí | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2020 | |||
Wanderley Santos Monteiro Júnior, or simplyWanderley (born October 11, 1988), is a Brazilianforward who plays forParanavaí.
Wanderley came through the youth ranks withPonte Preta, and was called up to the senior squad for the 2006Campeonato Paulista season.[1] His performances in the tournament, scoring a total of three goals, second most in the team, earned him a new contract with the club.[2] Despite being reassigned to the youth department, he still made 11 substitute appearances in2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, including a debut in the 3–2 win overCorinthians on 30 April 2006.[2][3] In the2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B he scored three goals in the first two months of the competition, causingCruzeiro to show an interest and sign him on a three-year contract in July 2008, paying a fee to buy out the last year of his Ponte Preta contract.[4] He finished his Ponte Preta career with 15 goals in 96 games in all competitions.[4]
Wanderley was used sparingly as a substitute by Cruzeiro in2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, scoring his first goal for the club in the last round of the competition, againstPortuguesa on 7 December 2008.[5]
In 2009 he again had little game time with Cruzeiro, and on 1 September he was loaned toSanto André.[6] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 home defeat againstAtlético Mineiro on 6 September 2009.[7] Despite scoring four goals in his ten games, Santo Andre were relegated at the end of the season.
In January 2010 Wanderley was sent on loan toSão Caetano until the end of the year.[8] He scored five times in 22 games, as the club became runners-up in the competition.
In May 2010 Wanderley moved toGrêmio Prudente rather than see out his loan with São Caetano.[9] He scored five times in 17 games in2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
In January 2011, Wanderley signed a three-year contract withFlamengo.[10] During the2011 Campeonato Carioca season he competed for top scorer with his idolRonaldinho, with both having scored five goals by mid-March.[11] His2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A campaign lasted only six games until the end of June.
On 6 July 2011 it was announced that Wanderley had signed forQatar Stars League sideAl-Arabi for a reported fee of R$2 million.[12] He was given shirt number 33, which was the same he wore at Flamengo.[13] He made his debut in the group stages of the2011 Sheikh Jassim Cup on 15 August 2011, scoring twice in the 3–0 victory overAl-Wakrah.[14] Nine days later he scored another brace, as his team won the final againstUmm Salal.[15] On 17 September 2011, in the first league game of the season, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury, requiring an operation, and keeping him out for the rest of the season. He returned to Brazil to recuperate.[16] His third season in Qatar was his best, scoring 12 goals in 19 games.[17]
Wanderley signed forUAE Pro-League sideAl-Sharjah ahead of the 2014–15 season, linking up with managerPaulo Bonamigo who he had played under at Ponte Preta.[17] His 17 goals (from 25 games) made him third top scorer in the2014–15 UAE Pro-League season.[18] In the2015–16 season he added another 15 goals, but despite having a year left on his contract, an approach from another UAE club led to doubled wage demands which Al-Sharjah couldn't meet, so he announced his intention to leave the club.[19]
In July 2016, Wanderley signed a three-year deal withAl-Nasr.[20] His Al-Nasr career was soon marred bycontroversy. As a result of the ban he received from theAsian Football Confederation, Wanderley was de-registered from the Al-Nasr squad. He was reinstated in the January mid-season transfer window, at which point theUAE FA handed him an additional 10-match ban.[21] He came back from this ban on 11 March 2017, scoring a stoppage-time penalty in the 4–0 win overAl Shabab.[22]
Wanderley started the2017–18 season keen to put the past behind him, but another knee injury in the third game of the campaign againstAl-Jazira put him on the sidelines for a couple of months.[23][24] He returned to play cup matches in December and January, but on 14 March 2018 he was released by the club.[25]
Wanderley was without a club for the rest of 2018, suffering another knee injury, and was signed on 24 January 2019 byCoritiba, initially until the end ofCampeonato Paranaense in April.[26] He did not make his debut until 18 March.[27] He scored his only goal of the campaign in the derby againstLondrina, but was also injured in the game and missed the rest of the campaign. Despite this, his contract was extended for the2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season.[28]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponte Preta[a] | 2006 | Série A | 11 | 0 | ? | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2008 | Série B | ? | 3 | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | 3 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2008 | Série A | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Santo André (loan) | 2009 | Série A | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||||
| São Caetano (loan) | 2010 | Paulista | — | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Grêmio Prudente (loan) | 2010 | Série A | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Flamengo[d] | 2011 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2011–12 | Stars League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | —[e] | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Stars League | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Stars League | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 20 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 16 | |||||
| Al-Sharjah | 2014–15 | Pro-League | 25 | 17 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 33 | 22 | |||
| 2015–16 | Pro-League | 26 | 15 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | 32 | 22 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 32 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | 65 | 44 | |||||
| Al-Nasr | 2016–17 | Pro-League | 4 | 2 | — | — | —[h] | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Pro-League | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Coritiba | 2019 in Brazilian football | Série B | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 140 | 62 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 92 | ||
In the summer of 2016 Wanderley has acquired an Indonesian passport, which would have made him the first player of Indonesian nationality in the history ofUAE Pro-League.[31] However, in September 2016 he was provisionally suspended by the AFC, after they became aware that his Indonesian passport was alleged to be fake.[32] This had important consequences forAl Nasr, as they were forced to forfeit a match they had originally won 3–0 againstEl Jaish, in which Wanderley had scored two goals, and were eventually eliminated from the2016 AFC Champions League.[33] On 11 November 2016, at the AFC disciplinary committee, Wanderley and Al-Nasr admitted the use of falsified documents. Wanderley was given a three-month suspension, backdated to 2 September.[34] When he returned from this suspension theUAE FA handed him an additional 10-match ban.[21]