Wágner (footballer, born 1985) explained

Wágner
Fullname:Wágner Ferreira dos Santos
Birth Date:1985 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Height:1.75 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:2001–2002
Youthclubs1:América Mineiro
Years1:2002–2004
Caps1:36
Goals1:8
Years2:2004–2009
Caps2:174
Goals2:27
Years3:2007
Caps3:11
Goals3:4
Years4:2009–2011
Caps4:21
Goals4:3
Years5:2011
Caps5:26
Goals5:3
Years6:2012–2015
Caps6:161
Goals6:22
Years7:2015–2017
Caps7:20
Goals7:2
Years8:2017–2018
Caps8:68
Goals8:9
Years9:2018–2020
Caps9:24
Goals9:8
Years10:2020–2022
Caps10:23
Goals10:4
Years11:2022
Caps11:44
Goals11:2
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:19 November 2022

Wágner Ferreira dos Santos (born 29 January 1985), simply known as Wágner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Wágner started his career at América Mineiro, where he shone along with Fred, an international Brazilian player, who, coincidentally, is again Wagner's colleague in Fluminense FC.[1] Wágner went on to play for Cruzeiro, another team from Belo Horizonte. Cruzeiro sold Wágner to Al-Ittihad after a transfer fee of around €9 million in January 2007, but a clause in his contract allowed him to come back to Cruzeiro in June 2007 after Al-Ittihad could not finish paying his transfer fee. He was important in Al-Ittihad's championship run. On 7 August 2009 Championat.ru confirmed that Lokomotiv Moscow had acquired the Brazilian player, for 6 million euros.

On 17 January 2011 he signed for Gaziantepspor for €3 million.[2]

After a feud with Gaziantepspor manager Abdullah Ercan, Wágner's contract was terminated by a mutual agreement.[3]

International career

He has played for the Brazil U17 and U21 squad.

He was also called up for the Brazil national team for a friendly in 2006, following the World Cup in Germany, by coach Dunga, but never played; the game finished Brazil 1-1 Norway. He was also placed in standby lists for the 2007 Copa América and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Style of play

Wagner is a left footed offensive midfielder and striker, but is also working on using his right foot. Despite playing all of the 2006 season as an offensive midfielder, he led the Campeonato Brasileiro, in its early stages, with eight goals in ten games. He is a free-kick specialist, scoring a majority of his goals through free-kicks.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América Mineiro2002Série B00001[4] 010
20036161122
200414310321267
Total2041642110399
Cruzeiro2004[5] Série A9090
2005351100604[6] 0551
2006321110250114814
200727620296
2008285102102489
2009409012[7] 2252
Total1352339411029521432
Al-Ittihad (loan)2006–07[8] Saudi Premier League11442156
Lokomotiv Moscow2009Russian Premier League7373
20101401000150
Total2131000223
Gaziantepspor2010–11Süper Lig17250222
2011–1291004[9] 1132
Total2635041354
Fluminense (loan)2012Série A29115030471
201333416300102599
201431715551105213
20159113100222
Total102135995114218025
Tianjin Teda2015Chinese Super League910091
201611100111
Total20200202
Vasco da Gama2017Série A192901160
20181641112010[10] 1396
Total35620131101689
Al-Khor2018–19Qatar Stars League18840228
2019–20601070
Total24850298
Juventude2020Série B8131112
2021Série A1220000122
Total2030031234
Career total414691341839657910645102

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro
Al-Ittihad
Fluminense

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivais amigos: Fred, Wagner e Jajá relembram histórias do América-MG. 23 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Dos Santos Gaziantepspor'da. 9 May 2017 .
  3. Web site: Bu Domain Satılıktır.
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Minas
  5. Web site: FICHAS TÉCNICAS 2003 A 2018. MATCH REPORTS 2003 TO 2018. Cruzeiro EC. pt-BR. 28 November 2021. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028111121/https://www.cruzeiro.com.br/fichatecnicatemporadasanteriores/show. dead.
  6. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  7. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  8. Web site: Goals scored by: Wagner. Goalzz. 29 November 2021.
  9. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  10. Nine appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana