Wendel

Wendel started his career with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in 1998 with the youth team. By 2000 he began featuring in some matches for the senior side. In 2005, he was loaned out to Santos on an 18-month deal. After a successful spell there, Wendel secured a move to Bordeaux from Cruzeiro in August 2006.

Bordeaux

Soon after he signed for Bordeaux, he broke into the first team and by the end of his first season he had played a total of 29 league games with five goals. He was much more active in his second season, scoring 12 league goals to go along with seven assists in 36 league games. The 2008–09 started brightly for Wendel as he started every game. In the season opener against Caen he had a free-kick on target in the early minutes, had an open shot on target and then set up Yoann Gourcuff to score from outside the area. Then against Nantes he set up a goal. After four games he finally opened his account by scoring against Nice, following this up by scoring again three days later against Le Havre in a 2–2 draw. Bordeaux went on to win Ligue 1, the club's first title triumph since 1999 and added the Coupe de la Ligue trophy in 2009 under the management of Laurent Blanc. In the Coupe de la Ligue Final, Wendel opened the scoring in the third minute against Ligue 2 side Vannes OC in an eventual 4–0 triumph for his side. Wendel appeared in 29 games that season, starting 25 of them, and added four goals and nine assists. The 2009–10 campaign for Bordeaux would prove to be…

Wendel was first capped for Brazil at the 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Correct as of 7 March 2010

Fluminense

Wendel started his career at Tigres do Brasil's youth team, and then in 2015, he moved to Fluminense. He made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on 14 May 2017, in a match against Santos. He scored his first goal in the league on 18 June 2017, in a match against Flamengo. In the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, Wendel played 33 matches and scored 5 goals.

Sporting CP

Wendel signed a contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal in January 2018, valid until 2023, with a termination clause, with Fluminense receiving 10% of the money. Wendel initially had difficulty adapting to the tempo and tactics of European football which led to low playing time during the early campaign. However, after the appointment of Marcel Keizer as manager of the club, Wendel became a usual starter. In the beginning of December, Wendel suffered a left knee sprain which sidelined him for 2 months.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 6 October 2020, Wendel joined Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg on a five-year contract. On 21 July 2022, Wendel extended his contract with Zenit until 2027. On 11 September 2022, Wendel scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 8–0 victory against FC Orenburg. In August 2024, he extended his contract with Zenit to June 2028. On 20 January 2025, Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg announced the transfer of Luiz Henrique to Zenit, with Artur moving in the opposite direction, following by Wendel also moving to Botafogo…

As of match played 23 August 2026

Cruzeiro

Brazil Cup: 2000, 2003 South-Minas Cup: 2001, 2002 Campeonato Mineiro: 2003, 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2003 Santos

Campeonato Paulista: 2006 Bordeaux

Ligue 1: 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue: 2007, 2009 Trophée des Champions: 2008, 2009 Al-Shabab

Saudi Professional League: 2011-12 Sport Recife

Copa do Nordeste: 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano: 2014 Goiás

Campeonato Goiano: 2016

Sporting

Primeira Liga: 2020–21 Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 Taça da Liga: 2018–19 Zenit Saint Petersburg

Russian Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 Russian Cup: 2023–24 Russian Super Cup: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026 Individual

Russian Premier League Team of the Season: 2022–23