Wendel

Wendel's current-season form is down 41% on last season (Season 29→17), while his Rating climbed 24→27. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Zenit · 4th	5	0	1	7.3	27	17
2025/26	Zenit · 1st	27	2	2	7.17	24	29
2024/25	Zenit · 2nd	22	1	10	7.36	32	29
2023/24	Zenit · 1st	27	4	8	7.46	37	36
2022/23	Zenit · 1st	25	8	3	7.31	37	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

Wendel is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Zenit, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 29. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.2. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (84.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wendel.

On the season, Wendel graded 29 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 1.849 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 29 Wendel is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Remarkably consistent

24.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

28.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

84.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

1.85

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Zenit finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side

Apps

1.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 84.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.85 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %84.7%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.079

Assists / 900.079

Goal contribution / 900.157

Defensive actions / 901.849

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.118

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Wendel sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Wendel's projected Rating — 24.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions18

Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€27.8M total transfer fees · 2 moves

ZenitOct 2020 – now€ 20.3M

Sporting CPJan 2018 – Oct 2020€ 7.5M

Fluminenseuntil Jan 2018

About Wendel

Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Zenit, born on August 28, 1997 in Duque de Caxias, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Zenit currently sit 4th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, Wendel has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 408 minutes, averaging a 7.3 match rating over his last 5 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When Wendel plays, Zenit's record this season is 3W-0D-2L.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Spartak Moscow (82 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Dynamo (83 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Rodina Moskva (87 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-0 win away at FC Orenburg (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
July 25, 2026: 5-0 win away at Akron (66 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)

Wendel's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Zenit face Fakel away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Wendel at 24.2 with a Season form score of 28.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 21 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Wendel has totalled 233 club appearances with 29 goals and 34 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 33 appearances for Fluminense.

Wendel's career has also included time at Sporting CP and Fluminense.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.