Wesley Costa
Personal information
Full name Wesley da Costa Silva
Date of birth (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004
Place of birth Alvorada, Brazil
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 51
Youth career
2015–2016 Internacional
2017–2020 São José-RS
2020–2023 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Grêmio 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Wesley da Costa Silva (born 4 February 2004), known as Wesley Costa or just Wesley, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Grêmio.

Career

Born in Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul, Wesley joined Grêmio's youth setup in 2020, after representing São José-RS and Internacional. On 21 February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the latter club, agreeing to a deal until December 2024.[1]

Wesley was promoted to the main squad in June 2023, after the departure of Diogo Barbosa.[2] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 October, starting in a 3–0 away loss to São Paulo.[3]

Career statistics

As of 30 October 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2023 Série A 10————10
Career total 100000000010

    References

    1. ↑ @Gremio (22 February 2022). "Renovado! O lateral-esquerdo Wesley, da #Sub19, que está no Clube desde 2020, assinou a prorrogação do seu vínculo com a #BaseGremista até dezembro de 2024. 👏" [Renewed! The left-back Wesley, from the #Under19s, who is at the club since 2020, signed his contract extension with the #BaseGremista until December 2024. 👏] (Tweet) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via Twitter.
    2. ↑ "Grêmio: saída de Diogo Barbosa abre espaço para jovem desejado no mercado" [Grêmio: departure of Diogo Barbosa opens up space for youngster wanted in the market] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
    3. ↑ "Wesley Costa pede desculpas para a torcida do Grêmio por erro em gol do São Paulo" [Wesley Costa apologises for the supporters of Grêmio for mistake in goal of São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
    4. ↑ Wesley Costa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
    • Josué profile at the Grêmio's official website (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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