Wesley (footballer, born April 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Hudson and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Wesley Hudson da Silva (born 15 April 2000), known simply as Wesley, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventude.

Wesley

Personal information
Full name	Wesley Hudson da Silva
Date of birth	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Juventude
Youth career
0000–2019	Tupi
2019–2021	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Atlético Mineiro	2	(0)
2021	→ Brasil de Pelotas (loan)	23	(0)
2022	→ Villa Nova (loan)	12	(1)
2022	→ Paysandu (loan)	18	(2)
2023–	Juventude	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Club career

Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Wesley joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2019 from his hometown club Tupi. He received an emergency call up to the first-team squad ahead of a Série A match against Athletico Paranaense on 18 November 2020, after several players of the team had tested positive for COVID-19.^[1] He came on as a last-minute substitute for his U20s teammate Talison, who had been picked for the match under the same circumstances, as Atlético suffered a 2–0 home defeat.^[2]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20: 2020

References

1. "Atlético-MG utiliza sete jogadores da base e terá desfalques por Covid-19 nas próximas rodadas" [Galo utilises seven youth team players and will have absentees due to Covid-19 in the coming rounds] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
2. "Athletico-PR bate o Atlético-MG em jogo da sexta rodada do Brasileirão Assaí" [Athletico-PR beats Atlético-MG in a Brasileirão Assaí sixth round match] (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

• Wesley at Soccerway