 Wesley celebrating a goal for
Corinthians in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley Gassova Ribeiro Teixeira | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2022– | Corinthians | 36 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Wesley Gassova Ribeiro Teixeira (born 5 March 2005), known as Wesley Gassova or just Wesley, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Wesley joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2016, for the under-11 squad. [1] On 12 April 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club, after agreeing to a three-year deal. [2]
Wesley made his first team debut on 20 April 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gustavo Silva in a 1–1 away draw against Portuguesa-RJ, for the year's Copa do Brasil. [3] His Série A debut occurred on 7 June, as he again replaced Gustavo in a 1–0 away loss against Cuiabá. [4]
Wesley scored his first professional goal on 1 August 2023, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over Newell's Old Boys, for the year's Copa Sudamericana.
Personal life
Wesley's father Wladimir was also a footballer, who played for lower league teams in Portugal and Belgium. [1]
Career statistics
- As of 23 February 2024 [5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2022 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 [a] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b "Quem é Wesley? Joia que estreou pelo Corinthians e festejou quase gol já foi algoz do Palmeiras na base" [Who is Wesley? Pearl who debuted for Corinthians and celebrated a "near goal" already was Palmeiras' hangman in the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Destaque do sub-17, atacante assina primeiro contrato profissional com o Corinthians" [Spotlight of the under-17s, forward signs first professional contract with Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Wesley e Robert Renan comemoram estreia no profissional do Corinthians" [Wesley and Robert Renan celebrate debut in the first team of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Cuiabá vence o Corinthians, que pode perder a liderança do Brasileirão" [Cuiabá defeat Corinthians, which may lose the leadership of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Bandeirantes. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Wesley Gassova at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2022.