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Wendel

Squad depthCeara · 26 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameWendel da Silva Costa
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityBrazil
Age26
Date of birth2 Aug 2000
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro
Height180 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubCeara
Centre-forward
13
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
917
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santa Clara.

Also this season

On loan at SantosPaulista - A1: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 159 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Ceara; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B12015576.48
Copa Do Brasil3101486.85

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Wendel is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Ceara, rated 46.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 154th of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30% of available minutes). He brings 0.29 goal contributions per 90 (0.1 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wendel.

Judged on this season alone, Wendel graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 13 appearances (0.294 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 35% of the 32 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 26 Wendel is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Streaky4 clubs
46.9
Ratingi
11th of 32 centre-forwards
10.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30%
Minutes
limited game time
0.29
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Ceara finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

13
Apps
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
G+A
0.08
Goals / app

1 goal in 13 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.29 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.9, Wendel carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 32 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.29 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target6
Shots9
Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists2
Chances created8
Passes160
Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success14.3%
Duels won29
Duels won %37.7%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles3
Interceptions1
Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.