Wesley Lopes da Silva, Brazil footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Wesley Lopes da Silva , known mononymously as Wesley, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Apart from his native country, he represented teams in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Colombia.

Wesley spent the most successful part of his career with Romanian club Vaslui between 2009 and 2013, netting 61 times to become the Liga I top foreign goalscorer. He went on to add three more goals to his record with a later spell at Politehnica Iași, before being surpassed by compatriot Eric de Oliveira in 2020.

For his performances in the latter country, Wesley was twice named the league's Foreign Player of the Year. He won his only team trophy, the Crown Prince Cup, with Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal in 2013.