Wesley (footballer, born 1980)

Wesley
Personal information
Full name Wesley Lopes da Silva
Date of birth (1980-11-10) 10 November 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Ponte Preta 67 (23)
2003 Fortaleza 9 (0)
2003–2005 Penafiel 61 (22)
2005–2008 Alavés 15 (1)
2006Vitória (loan) 14 (2)
2006–2007Grasshoppers (loan) 16 (1)
2007–2008Paços Ferreira (loan) 22 (11)
2008–2009 Leixões 13 (7)
2009–2012 Vaslui 113 (61)
2012–2013 Al-Hilal 24 (17)
2014 Millonarios 12 (1)
2014−2015 Politehnica Iași 8 (3)
2015–2017 Ponte Preta 28 (11)
Total 402 (160)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wesley Lopes da Silva (born 10 November 1980), known mononymously as Wesley, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Apart from his native country, he represented teams in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Colombia.

Wesley spent the most successful part of his career with Romanian club Vaslui between 2009 and 2013, netting 61 times to become the Liga I top foreign goalscorer. He went on to add three more goals to his record with a later spell at Politehnica Iași, before being surpassed by compatriot Eric de Oliveira in 2020.

For his performances in the latter country, Wesley was twice named the league's Foreign Player of the Year. He won his only team trophy, the Crown Prince Cup, with Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal in 2013.