Place of birth Baturité, Brazil Number 14 Height 1.8 m Career start 2006 | Playing position Years Team Weight 75 kg | |
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Full name Francisco Wánderson do Carmo Carneiro Date of birth (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986 (age 31) Current team FC Krasnodar (#14 / Forward) Similar Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira, Joãozinho, Ricardo Laborde, Andreas Granqvist, Charles Kaboré | ||
Francisco Wánderson do Carmo Carneiro (born 18 February 1986), commonly known as Wánderson ([ˈwɐ̃ndɐʁsõⁿ]), is a Brazilian footballer who is currently playing for Krasnodar in Russian Premier League. Wánderson is usually deployed as an attacking midfielder or second striker.
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Club
Wánderson previously played for Swedish club GAIS. He signed a four-and-a-half-year deal in July 2007 with GAIS, coming from Fortaleza. In Allsvenskan 2009 he scored 18 goals, making him top scorer in the league alongside IFK Göteborg player Tobias Hysén.
On 27 July 2010 Wánderson signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian team Al-Ahli. On 31 March 2011 it was announced that Wánderson would spend the next 6 months on loan at his former club GAIS.
Krasnodar
On 6 September 2012, Wanderson moved to FC Krasnodar on a six-month loan deal from GAIS, with an option to make the move permanent. At the end of the 2012–13 Wanderson was joint top goalscorer with Yura Movsisyan on 13 goals. On 13 December 2012, Krasnodar signed Wanderson move a permanentally, with the striker agreeing a two-year deal, with the option of a third. At the end of the 2013–14 season Wanderson was named in the end of season "Best 33" list by the Russian Football Union.
International
Wánderson indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.