Role Footballer Number 88 Height 1.67 m | Years Team Career start 2011 Name Wanderson Farias | |
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Full name Wanderson Cristaldo Farias Date of birth (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 (age 28) Place of birth Cruzeiro do Oeste, Brazil Current teams Associacao Portuguesa de Desportos (Midfielder), PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (#88 / Midfielder) | ||
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Wanderson Cristaldo Farias, simply known as Wanderson (born 2 January 1988 in Cruzeiro do Oeste), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian First League.
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Career
Wanderson began his senior career with CENE, but later moved to Iraty. In 2010, he signed with Sport Club Barueri. He returned to CENE in 2011, and appeared with the club in Série D, scoring three goals.
In January 2012, Wanderson signed with Oeste, scoring his first goal on 3 February, in a 1–1 away draw against Santos. In the same year he was a part of the team which won the Série C, appearing 23 times and scoring four goals.
On 23 August 2013, Wanderson signed a contract with Portuguesa. On 14 September he made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Fluminense. His first top flight goal came eight days later, in a 1–0 away win over Internacional.
Ludogorets
On 27 August 2014, after coming on as a late substitute for Virgil Misidjan, Wanderson scored a last-minute goal for Ludogorets Razgrad in the 1–0 home win over Steaua București to send the Champions League qualifying match into extra time. His team won the penalty shootout to decide the match after field player Cosmin Moți saved two penalties and Ludogorets advanced to the group stages of the tournament for the first time in their history.
On 2 August 2016, Wanderson scored Ludogorets' first European hat-trick in a 4-2 away win against Red Star Belgrade that propelled the Eagles into the play-offs of the Champions League. On 6 December 2016, he scored his maiden goal the groups of the tournament, giving a 2-1 lead, in the eventual 2-2 draw in the away match against Paris Saint-Germain.
Club statistics
As of 25 September 2017Honours
Personal life
Wanderson has one child from a former wife. He is a devout Christian.