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Werley

Werley
Werley playing for Santos in 2015
Personal information
Full name Werley Ananias da Silva
Date of birth (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Oliveira, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1997–2002 Social
2002–2008 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Atlético Mineiro 125 (2)
2008America-RJ (loan) 7 (0)
2008Boavista (loan) 11 (1)
2012Grêmio (loan) 38 (6)
2013–2016 Grêmio 129 (15)
2015Santos (loan) 44 (3)
2016Figueirense (loan) 26 (0)
2017–2018 Coritiba 41 (6)
2018–2021 Vasco da Gama 71 (2)
2021 Atlético Goianiense 1 (0)
2022 CSA 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022

Werley Ananias da Silva (born 9 September 1988), simply known as Werley, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Werley was born in Oliveira, Minas Gerais, and joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2002, aged 14, after starting it out at Social.[1] He made his senior debuts while on loan at América-RJ, appearing sparingly in 2008 Campeonato Carioca.

After a loan stint at fellow Rio de Janeiro's club Boavista, Werley was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Emerson Leão. He made his first team debut on 15 February 2009, coming on as a second half substitute for Marcos Rocha in a 1–2 away loss against fierce rivals Cruzeiro for the Campeonato Mineiro championship.[2]

Werley made his Série A debut on 9 May, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Avaí.[3] He scored his first goal on 6 October 2010, netting his side's first in a 2–1 home win against Corinthians.[4]

On 1 March 2012 Werley was loaned to Grêmio, until December.[5] On 29 June, after being a regular starter, he definitely joined the club, after being involved in Victor's transfer to Atlético.[6] He was a regular starter during the following campaigns, but lost his starting spot after the arrival of Pedro Geromel in 2014.

On 18 January 2015 Werley moved to Santos, in a season-long loan deal.[7] A starter during the whole Campeonato Paulista, he lost his starting spot in August, being overtaken by Gustavo Henrique.[8]

On 23 December 2016 Werley moved to Coritiba.[9]

Personal life

Werley's younger brother Nathan Silva is also a footballer and a centre back. He too was groomed at Atlético.[10]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2023[11]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América-RJ 2008[12] Carioca 7 0 7 0
Boavista-RJ 2008[13] Série C 11 1 11 1
Atlético Mineiro 2009 Série A 32 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
2010 34 1 14 0 5 0 4[a] 0 57 1
2011 14 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 23 1
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 80 2 32 0 9 0 4 0 125 2
Grêmio (loan) 2012 Série A 30 3 8 3 6 1 5[a] 2 49 9
Grêmio 2013 Série A 25 1 15 2 3 1 6[b] 1 49 5
2014 13 0 9 1 1 0 8[b] 0 31 1
Total 68 4 32 6 10 2 19 3 129 15
Santos (loan) 2015 Série A 23 2 14 1 7 0 0 0 44 3
Figueirense (loan) 2016 Série A 21 0 3 0 2[a] 0 26 0
Coritiba 2017 Série A 25 4 13 1 2 1 40 6
Vasco da Gama 2018 Série A 14 0 5 0 1 0 3[b] 0 23 0
2019 8 0 15 0 6 0 29 0
2020 8 0 6 2 3 0 2[a] 0 19 2
Total 30 0 26 2 10 0 5 0 71 2
Atlético Goianiense 2021 Série A 6 0 6 0
CSA 2022 Série B 18 0 6 0 4 2 6[c] 1 34 3
Career total 282 13 130 10 45 5 30 3 6 1 493 32
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Atlético Mineiro
Santos

References

  1. ^ "Com trajetória de superação no futebol, Werley vira referência no Grêmio de Luxa" [With an overcoming path in football, Werley becomes a reference in Luxa's Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Cruzeiro vence o Galo em clássico quente" [Cruzeiro defeats Galo in a hot derby] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Avaí faz dois gols, mas Atlético-MG reage e empata na Ressacada" [Avaí scores two goals, but Atlético-MG reacts and draws at Ressacada] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Galo vira sobre o Timão, mantém sonho e dá alegria a Flu e Cruzeiro" [Galo completes comeback over Timão, maintains the dream and gives joy to Flu and Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Zagueiro Werley é o novo reforço do Tricolor" [Centre-back Werley is the new addition of Tricolor] (in Portuguese). Grêmio's official website. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Por R$ 8 milhões e Werley, Grêmio vende Victor para o Atlético-MG" [For R$ 8 million and Werley, Grêmio sells Victor to Atlético-MG] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Santos acerta empréstimo de um ano com zagueiro Werley, do Grêmio" [Santos completes one-year loan of centre-back Werley, from Grêmio] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Dorival Júnior barra Werley, e mantém Gustavo Henrique entre os titulares" [Dorival Júnior puts Werley aside, and keeps Gustavo Henrique among the starters] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Coritiba anuncia zagueiro Werley, ex-Figueirense, como primeiro reforço" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Atlético-MG libera zagueiro Nathan para fechar empréstimo com a Ponte Preta" [Atlético-MG release stopper Nathan to complete loan with Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Werley". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ^ "América FC – Prof. 2008" [América FC – Professionals 2008] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Fã guarda as fichas dos 200 jogos de Werley e ainda promete biografia" [Fan keeps the reports of Werley's 200 games and still promises biography] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2015.