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Height
8
Shirt
28 years
Aug 28, 1997
Right
Preferred foot
Brazil
Country
€18.3M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2029
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
DM
CM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches91%Shot attempts49%Goals57%
Chances created83%Aerial duels won4%Defensive contributions3%
Transfer value: €18.3M
Highest: €29M(Nov 30, 2022)
€29M
€22M
€14M
€7.2M
€0

Premier League 2025/2026

2
Goals
2
Assists
21
Started
21
Matches
1,794
Minutes played
7.50
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 12

FC Krasnodar
D1-1
90
1
0
0
0
7.9

Apr 8

Spartak Moscow
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 4

Krylya Sovetov Samara
W2-1
70
0
0
0
0
8.2

Mar 22

Dinamo Moscow
W1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Mar 18

Dynamo Makhachkala
W1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 14

Spartak Moscow
W2-0
87
0
0
1
0
7.6

Mar 8

FC Orenburg
L2-1
62
0
0
0
0
6.5

Mar 3

Baltika
W0-1
44
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 27

Baltika
W1-0
89
0
0
0
0
7.6

Dec 6, 2025

Akron Togliatti
W2-0
89
0
0
0
0
7.3
Zenit St. Petersburg

Apr 12

Premier League
FC Krasnodar
1-1
90‎’‎
7.9

Apr 8

Cup
Spartak Moscow
0-0
90‎’‎
-

Apr 4

Premier League
Krylya Sovetov Samara
2-1
70‎’‎
8.2

Mar 22

Premier League
Dinamo Moscow
1-3
90‎’‎
7.6

Mar 18

Cup
Dynamo Makhachkala
1-0
Bench
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 38%
  • 21Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 1.40xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.24xG0.91xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,794

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
1.40
xG on target (xGOT)
2.01
Non-penalty xG
1.40
Shots
21
Shots on target
8

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
2.39
Successful passes
1,074
Successful passes %
89.8%
Accurate long balls
52
Accurate long balls %
61.9%
Chances created
27
Big chances created
1
Successful crosses
2
Successful crosses %
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
17
Successful dribbles %
39.5%
Duels won
84
Duels won %
57.5%
Aerial duels won
5
Aerial duels won %
45.5%
Touches
1,461
Touches in opposition box
51
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
45

Defending

Defensive contributions
41
Tackles
17
Interceptions
11
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
117
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
9
Clearances
11
Clean sheets
6
Goals conceded while on pitch
12
xG against while on pitch
11.62

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

Wendel is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg, born on August 28, 1997, who is right-footed. Follow Wendel on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Wendel has recorded 2 goals, 2 assists, 1,794 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.5, 2 yellow cards.

Wendel scores highly on Rating, Minutes, and Started compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

Wendel's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Wendel's next match is on April 19, 2026 when Zenit St. Petersburg face Dynamo Makhachkala in the Premier League.

Explore Wendel's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Wendel's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Wendel currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg alongside Evgeny Latishonok, Douglas Santos, Yuri Gorshkov, Wílmar Barrios, Vanja Drkusic, Aleksandr Sobolev, Jhon Durán, Maksim Glushenkov, Luiz Henrique, Jhon Jhon, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Denis Adamov, Andrey Mostovoy, Yaroslav Mikhailov, Pedrinho, Aleksandr Yerokhin, Arsen Adamov, Nuraly Alip, Gustavo Mantuan, Nino, Mikhail Kerzhakov, Vadim Shilov, Bogdan Moskvichev, Daniil Kondakov, Román Vega, and Igor Diveev. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Wendel's career has also included time at Sporting CP and Fluminense.

On the international stage, Wendel has represented Brazil U22 and Brazil U23.

Wendel is from Brazil, and the national team includes Hugo Souza, Wesley, Vitor Reis, Marquinhos, Casemiro, Douglas Santos, Matheus Cunha, Andrey Santos, João Pedro, Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Bento Krepski, Danilo, Gleison Bremer, Léo Pereira, Kaiki, Fabinho, Danilo, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Igor Thiago, Gabriel Martinelli, Ederson, Ibañez, Gabriel Sara, and Rayan. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Wendel has won 14 titles: Premier League (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021), Super Cup (2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022), The Atlantic Cup (2022), and Russian Cup (2023/2024) with Zenit St. Petersburg, Taça de Portugal (2018/2019) and League Cup (2018/2019, 2017/2018) with Sporting CP, and Tournoi Maurice Revello (2019) with Brazil U22.

Wendel has competed in Premier League, Cup, Super Cup, Champions League, Europa League, Primeira Liga, Serie A, and Copa Sudamericana. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Wendel, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Wendel to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches91%Shot attempts49%Goals57%
Chances created83%Aerial duels won4%Defensive contributions3%

Career

Senior career

Zenit St. PetersburgOct 2020 - now
174
23
79
6
56
7

National team

5
1
1
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Zenit St. Petersburg

Russia
4
Premier League(23/24 · 22/23 · 21/22 · 20/21)
4
Super Cup(24/25 · 23/24 · 22/23 · 21/22)
1
The Atlantic Cup(2022)
1

Brazil U22

Brazil
1
Tournoi Maurice Revello(2019)

News

About

Wendel is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg, born on August 28, 1997, who is right-footed. Follow Wendel on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Wendel has recorded 2 goals, 2 assists, 1,794 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.5, 2 yellow cards.

Wendel scores highly on Rating, Minutes, and Started compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

Wendel's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Wendel's next match is on April 19, 2026 when Zenit St. Petersburg face Dynamo Makhachkala in the Premier League.

Explore Wendel's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Wendel's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Wendel currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg alongside Evgeny Latishonok, Douglas Santos, Yuri Gorshkov, Wílmar Barrios, Vanja Drkusic, Aleksandr Sobolev, Jhon Durán, Maksim Glushenkov, Luiz Henrique, Jhon Jhon, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Denis Adamov, Andrey Mostovoy, Yaroslav Mikhailov, Pedrinho, Aleksandr Yerokhin, Arsen Adamov, Nuraly Alip, Gustavo Mantuan, Nino, Mikhail Kerzhakov, Vadim Shilov, Bogdan Moskvichev, Daniil Kondakov, Román Vega, and Igor Diveev. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Wendel's career has also included time at Sporting CP and Fluminense.

On the international stage, Wendel has represented Brazil U22 and Brazil U23.

Wendel is from Brazil, and the national team includes Hugo Souza, Wesley, Vitor Reis, Marquinhos, Casemiro, Douglas Santos, Matheus Cunha, Andrey Santos, João Pedro, Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Bento Krepski, Danilo, Gleison Bremer, Léo Pereira, Kaiki, Fabinho, Danilo, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Igor Thiago, Gabriel Martinelli, Ederson, Ibañez, Gabriel Sara, and Rayan. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Wendel has won 14 titles: Premier League (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021), Super Cup (2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022), The Atlantic Cup (2022), and Russian Cup (2023/2024) with Zenit St. Petersburg, Taça de Portugal (2018/2019) and League Cup (2018/2019, 2017/2018) with Sporting CP, and Tournoi Maurice Revello (2019) with Brazil U22.

Wendel has competed in Premier League, Cup, Super Cup, Champions League, Europa League, Primeira Liga, Serie A, and Copa Sudamericana. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Wendel, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Wendel to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.