Wallace Oliveira dos Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wallace Oliveira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back/Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitesse (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Fluminense | 21 | (1) |
| 2013– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Internazionale (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Vitesse (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2012– | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Wallace Oliveira dos Santos, or simply Wallace (born 1 May 1994), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Vitesse on loan from Chelsea.
Club career
Fluminense
Wallace started his career with Brazilian club Fluminense, an attacking right-back, Wallace made his senior debut at the age of 17. He has since gone on to appear many times for the first team, helping them to the Brazilian league championship, the Rio State League and the Guanabara Cup.
Chelsea
On 4 December 2012, Chelsea confirmed they had signed Wallace. As part of the deal, the 19-year-old central defender who can also play at right and left back would remain with Fluminense until the end of the season.[1] He made his first appearance in a Chelsea jersey on 17 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly match versus Singha All Stars in which he earned a penalty for his side which Romelu Lukaku converted.[2]
Loan to Internazionale
Due to a lack of work permit, Wallace was required to be loaned out. On 14 August 2013, Wallace was loaned to Internazionale on a season long deal.[3] He made his debut for the club on 1 September 2013 in a 0–3 away win at Catania, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Jonathan.[4] Wallace made his second appearance for Inter in a 0–7 thumping at Sassuolo on 22 September 2013, again coming on as a second half substitute.[5] He played just four matches for Inter, three of them as a substitute.[6]
Loan to Vitesse
On 30 June 2014, Wallace was loaned for the upcoming season to the Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse, with whom Chelsea have a partnership.[6][7]
On 10 August 2014, Wallace made his debut for Vitesse against Ajax, playing the full 90 minutes; the game ended in a 4-1 loss for Vitesse.[8] On 27 September 2014, Wallace scored the his first goal for Vitesse against FC Dordrecht, assisted by fellow Chelsea loanee, Bertrand Traoré; the ended in a 6-2 win for Vitesse.[9]
Wallace continued to be the first-choice right back for Vitesse until he broke his hand on 25 October 2014, during the game against NAC Breda.[10][11] On 22 November 2014, Wallace returned to the starting line-up against AZ Alkmaar; the match ended in a 1-0 lost for Vitesse.[12]
International career
Wallace helped Brazil win the South American Under-17 Championship in 2011 before contributing to their fourth-placed finish at the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico three months later.[13] On 30 May 2014 Wallace scored the first of seven goals for Brazil U20 vs Qatar U20 in the Toulon tournament
Career statistics
Club
- As of 05 March 2015[14]
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Carioca | CONMEBOL | Total | ||||||
| Fluminense | 2011 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 18 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Italy | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Other | UEFA | Total | ||||||
| Internazionale | 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Other | UEFA | Total | ||||||
| Vitesse | 2014–15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | ||
Honours
- Fluminense
References
- ↑ "WALLACE DEAL AGREED". Chelseafc.com. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "CHELSEA VS SINGHA LIVE COMMENTARY". skysports.com. 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "WALLACE LOANED TO INTER". chelseafc.com. 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Catania v Inter - 1st Sep 2013". Sky Sports. 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sassuolo v Inter - 22nd Sep 2013". Sky Sports. 5 October 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Wallace: Chelsea defender to join Vitesse Arnhem on loan". BBC. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "VITESSE LOAN FOR WALLACE". chelseafc.com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ajax 4-1 Vitesse". Soccerway.com. 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dordrecht vs. Vitesse 2 - 6". Soccerway.com. 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "Wallace Profile". Soccerway.com. 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "A Progress Report on Chelsea's Vitesse Arnhem Loanee Wallace". Bleacher Report. 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "AZ 1-0 Vitesse". Soccerway. 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chelsea agree deal for Brazil teen Wallace from Fluminense". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ Wallace Oliveira dos Santos profile at Soccerway
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