Wanderson

Early career

Born in Liège, Wanderson joined AFC Ajax's youth setup in 2002, aged eight, as his father was playing for the club. In 2009, again following his father, he joined Beerschot AC. After progressing through the latter's youth setup, he made his first team and Pro League debut on 31 October 2012, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Cercle Brugge. Wanderson appeared in six league matches for Beerschot before the club was relegated and subsequently declared bankruptcy. On 20 June 2013 he signed a two-year deal with Lierse SK, after impressing on a trial. Wanderson made his Lierse debut on 27 July 2013, in a 1–2 home loss against Zulte-Waregem, and scored his first professional goal on 23 November, netting the first in a 4–2 win at Cercle Brugge. In October 2014 he was linked as a target to the likes of Celtic, Swansea City, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland and Aston Villa, but none of them made any formal bids for the player. Wanderson played for the Belgium national under-16 football team.

Getafe

In 2015, after Lierse's relegation, Wanderson failed to appear in the club's pre-season; despite Lierse alleging he was under contract, his father alleged he was a free agent after receiving a FIFA clearance. He subsequently went on a trial at Getafe CF in July, signing a contract with the club. Despite being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, Wanderson was called up for the pre-season with the main squad, also scoring a goal…

Club

As of 7 December 2023

Wanderson is the son of former footballer Wamberto, who notably represented Standard Liège and Ajax. His older brother Danilo is also a midfielder, and was also an Ajax youth graduate. He also holds Belgian nationality.

Red Bull Salzburg

Austrian Bundesliga: 2016–17 Austrian Cup: 2016–17 Individual

Russian Premier League Right Winger of the Season: 2018–19 Russian Premier League Left Winger of the Season: 2019–20