Wendel
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Zenit St. Petersburg
at Zenit St. Petersburg
2,056 days · joined 2020-10-06
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€18.00m
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Zenit St. Petersburg
top club · 156 apps
Career highs
€24.00m
peak value · 2023
€20.30m
top transfer fee · 20/21
9
best season · 22/23
12 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-08-28 · 6 players total
291Appearances
34Goals
46Assists
43Yellow cards
1Red cards
101Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Wendel |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva |
| Date of birth | 1997-08-28 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| Joined | 2020-10-06 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | REASON FOOTBALL ... |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Zenit St. Petersburg
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Zenit St. Petersburg
27 matches · 2 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Zenit St. Petersburg
35 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Zenit St. Petersburg
33 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Zenit St. Petersburg
35 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Sporting CP → Zenit S-Pb
20/21 · Transfer · €20.30m
Jul 2020
20/21 — Zenit St. Petersburg, Sporting CP
23 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sporting CP
39 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sporting CP
33 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Fluminense → Sporting CP
17/18 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sporting CP
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Fluminense Football Club
56 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Fluminense U20 → Fluminense
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €24.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Zenit St. Petersburg
49.4%
Fluminense Football Club
16.3%
Sporting CP
34.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 20/21 | 25/26 | 156 | 21 | 36 | 4,491 |
| Fluminense Football Club | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 1,477 |
| Sporting CP | 4 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 79 | 6 | 8 | 3,114 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 22 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1,796 |
| 24/25 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Russian Super Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 23/24 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 27 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 578 |
| 23/24 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 |
| 22/23 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Russian Super Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 485 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 664 |
| 21/22 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Russian Super Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Campeonato Carioca | Fluminense Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Campeonato Carioca - Final | Fluminense Football Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carioca - Taça Rio | Fluminense Football Club | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 405 |
| 2017 | Copa do Brasil | Fluminense Football Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Copa Sudamericana | Fluminense Football Club | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 547 |
| 2017 | Primeira Liga do Brasil | Fluminense Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Série A | Fluminense Football Club | 33 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 525 |
| 20/21 | Champions League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 557 |
| 20/21 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | Sporting CP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | Sporting CP | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga NOS | Sporting CP | 28 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 764 |
| 19/20 | Supertaça | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | Sporting CP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 |
| 18/19 | Europa League | Sporting CP | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | Sporting CP | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1,653 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | Sporting CP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Fluminense U20 | Fluminense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-06 | Fluminense | Sporting CP | Transfer | 7500000 | €7.50m |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-06 | Sporting CP | Zenit S-Pb | Transfer | 12000000 | €20.30m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2018-09-19 | 2018-10-01 | 13 | 3 |
| 18/19 | Knee injury | 2018-12-10 | 2019-01-02 | 24 | 5 |
| 19/20 | Knee injury | 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-09 | 9 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2020-10-29 | 2020-11-02 | 5 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2020-11-19 | 2020-12-04 | 16 | 4 |
| 21/22 | Foot bruise | 2021-11-23 | 2021-12-01 | 9 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Hamstring strain | 2021-12-12 | 2022-02-06 | 57 | 1 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2023-10-22 | 2023-10-25 | 4 | 1 |
| 24/25 | Knee injury | 2024-08-10 | 2024-08-23 | 14 | 3 |
| 24/25 | Muscle injury | 2024-11-08 | 2024-11-30 | 23 | 3 |
| 24/25 | Muscle injury | 2025-05-04 | 2025-06-02 | 30 | 5 |
Current€18.00m
Peak€24.00m
Low€5.00m
Δ since start+€10.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €24.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €19.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €17.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €19.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #37018 | #5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudinho | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ivan Sergeev | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Malcom | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sebastián Coates | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitriy Chistyakov | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksey Sutormin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos Acuña | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danil Krugovoy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Artem Dzyuba | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodrigão | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dejan Lovren | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Ristovski | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 8 | 25 |
| 2017 | Série A | Fluminense Football Club | 5 | 33 |
| 23/24 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 | 27 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 10 | 22 |
| 23/24 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 9 | 27 |
| 18/19 | Europa League | Sporting CP | 3 | 3 |
Last 50 matches for Zenit St. Petersburg The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 3–0 | Akhmat Grozny | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2025-05-18 | RU1 |
FK Rostov | 0–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2025-05-10 | RU1 |
FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 0–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2025-05-04 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–1 | FK Nizhny Novgorod | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2025-04-26 | RU1 |
Dinamo Moskva | 1–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–0 | FK Khimki | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 4–1 | FK Krasnodar | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | RU1 |
Lokomotiv Moskva | 1–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 4–0 | Rubin Kazan | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | RU1 |
Spartak Moskva | 2–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | RU1 |
Fakel Voronezh | 0–2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–0 | CSKA Moskva | Available |
| 2024-12-07 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–2 | Akron Tolyatti | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–3 | Krylia Sovetov | Available |
| 2024-11-23 | RU1 |
FK Orenburg | 0–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2024-11-10 | RU1 |
Akhmat Grozny | 1–2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2024-11-02 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–1 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–1 | Lokomotiv Moskva | Available |
| 2024-10-18 | RU1 |
Akron Tolyatti | 0–5 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-10-05 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–0 | FK Orenburg | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | RU1 |
FK Krasnodar | 2–0 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-09-21 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 3–1 | Fakel Voronezh | Available |
| 2024-09-14 | RU1 |
CSKA Moskva | 0–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-08-31 | RU1 |
FK Nizhny Novgorod | 0–3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-08-24 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–0 | Spartak Moskva | Available |
| 2024-08-18 | RU1 |
FK Khimki | 1–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | INJURED Knee injury |
| 2024-08-10 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–0 | Dinamo Moskva | INJURED Knee injury |
| 2024-08-03 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 5–0 | FK Rostov | Available |
| 2024-07-27 | RU1 |
Rubin Kazan | 0–4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-07-20 | RU1 |
Krylia Sovetov | 0–4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-05-25 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–1 | FK Rostov | Available |
| 2024-05-19 | RU1 |
Akhmat Grozny | 1–5 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-05-11 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–1 | CSKA Moskva | Available |
| 2024-05-06 | RU1 |
Fakel Voronezh | 1–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-04-28 | RU1 |
Dinamo Moskva | 1–0 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-04-24 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–2 | Rubin Kazan | Available |
| 2024-04-21 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–0 | FK Orenburg | Available |
| 2024-04-13 | RU1 |
FK Krasnodar | 1–2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-04-07 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Available |
| 2024-03-30 | RU1 |
Krylia Sovetov | 1–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-03-09 | RU1 |
FK Ural | 1–4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2024-03-02 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–0 | Spartak Moskva | Available |
| 2023-12-09 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–0 | FK Nizhny Novgorod | Available |
| 2023-12-03 | RU1 |
Lokomotiv Moskva | 3–1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2023-11-25 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 3–0 | FK Sochi | Available |
| 2023-11-11 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1–1 | FK Krasnodar | Available |
| 2023-11-04 | RU1 |
Baltika Kaliningrad | 0–2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
| 2023-10-28 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2–1 | Akhmat Grozny | Available |
| 2023-10-22 | RU1 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 3–1 | Krylia Sovetov | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2023-10-07 | RU1 |
FK Sochi | 0–2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Available |
Teams faced most often by Wendel's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Krasnodar | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 58% |
| FK Rostov | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 75% |
| Spartak Moskva | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 50% |
| Lokomotiv Moskva | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17% |
| Rubin Kazan | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 67% |
| Akhmat Grozny | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 50% |
| SL Benfica | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 25% |
| CSKA Moskva | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 50% |
| Dinamo Moskva | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 58% |
| CD Santa Clara | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 91% |
| Portimonense SC | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 90% |
| CS Marítimo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 60% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Senior debut season | |
| 18/19 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 27 | 1,871 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 23/24 | 35 | 578 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 22/23 | 33 | 336 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 |
| 21/22 | 35 | 1,149 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 2017 | 56 | 1,477 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 20/21 | 23 | 557 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 19/20 | 39 | 764 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 |
| 18/19 | 33 | 2,350 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 17/18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier Liga
119 apps
18 G
28 A
Série A
33 apps
5 G
2 A
Liga NOS
54 apps
4 G
4 A
Russian Super Cup
3 apps
2 G
3 A
Champions League
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Allianz Cup
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Carioca - Taça Rio
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
11 apps
0 G
5 A
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Frequently asked about Wendel
Who is Wendel?
Wendel is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Zenit St. Petersburg.
How old is Wendel?
Wendel is 28 years old. He was born on August 28, 1997 in Duque de Caxias.
What position does Wendel play?
Wendel plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Wendel play for?
Wendel currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg.
How many career goals has Wendel scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Wendel has scored 34 goals in 291 appearances.
What is Wendel's market value?
Wendel's most recent reported market value is €18.00m.