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In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisdo Nascimentoand the second or paternal family name isGaleno.
Galeno
Personal information
Full name Wenderson Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
Date of birth (1997-10-21)21 October 1997(age 26)
Place of birth Barra do Corda,Maranhão, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 13
Youth career
2014–2016 Trindade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Trindade 10 (5)
2016–2017 Grêmio Anápolis 0 (0)
2016–2017 →Porto B(loan) 37 (10)
2017–2018 Porto B 17 (5)
2017–2019 Porto 2 (0)
2018 →Portimonense(loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 →Rio Ave(loan) 27 (5)
2019–2022 Braga 74 (12)
2022– Porto 74 (18)
International career‡
2024– Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 26 March 2024

Wenderson Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno(born 21 October 1997), commonly known asGaleno,is a Brazilian professionalfootballerwho plays as awingerforPrimeira LigaclubPortoand theBrazil national team.

He has spent most of his career in Portugal, playing over 100 Primeira Liga games in two spells at Porto and forBraga,as well as loans atPortimonenseandRio Ave.

Club career

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Early career

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Born inBarra do Corda,Maranhão,Galeno joinedTrindade's youth setup in 2014.[1]He made his senior debut for the club on 10 February 2016, playing the last 29 minutes and scoring a brace in a 3–0 away defeat ofAtlética Anapolinafor theCampeonato Goianochampionship.[2]

Galeno finished the2016 Campeonato Goianowith five goals in ten appearances, being named the Best Newcomer of the competition.[3]In April 2016, he signed a contract withGrêmio Anápolis.[4]

Porto

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On 28 June 2016, Galeno moved abroad and joinedPortoon a one-year loan deal, being initially assigned tothe B-teaminSegunda Liga.[5]He made his professional debut on 7 August, starting in 2–1 away loss againstDesportivo das Aves.[6]

Galeno scored his first goal abroad on 20 August 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over neighboursLeixões.The following 16 May, after scoring 11 goals for the B's, he was bought outright by the Dragons, signing a five-year deal with a€40 million release clause.[7]

Galeno made his first team – andPrimeira Liga– debut for Porto on 21 October 2017, coming on as a latesubstituteforMoussa Maregain a 6–1 home routing ofPaços de Ferreira.[8]Three days later he made his first start in the group stage of theTaça da Liga,a goalless draw with Leixões also at theEstádio do Dragão.[9]

On 23 January 2018, Galeno was presented at fellow top tier sidePortimonense,on loan until June.[10]He returned to Porto in July, after contributing with seven appearances, only one start.

Galeno was loaned to another club in the main category on 11 July 2018,Rio Ave,for the entireupcoming season.[11]He made his European debut 15 days later away toJagiellonia Białystokin theUEFA Europa Leaguesecond qualifying round, and on 2 August scored twice in the first half of the second leg, a 4–4 home draw that saw his team eliminated.[12]

Galeno was a regular starter for theVila do Condeside during the year, scoring eight goals in 35 appearances overall. His first goal in the top flight came on 26 August, opening a 1–1 draw atTondelaon the third matchday.[13]

Braga

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On 6 August 2019, Galeno joinedBragaon a five-year deal. The transfer fee was €3.5 million to be paid in instalments, plusvalue-added taxto take the fee to €4.3 million; thebuyout clauseof €15 million meant that Porto retained 50% of his economic rights.[14]

Galeno scored his first goal in the third game of theleague season,opening the score after six minutes in a 1–1 draw atGil Vicenteon 25 August 2019.[15]On 3 November, he scored twice in as many minutes in a home game against neighboursFamalicãoin a 2–2 draw.[16]He played four games without scoring in the2019–20 Taça da Liga,including the 1–0 final win overSporting CPon 25 January.[17]On 25 June 2020, he settled a 3–2 derby win overVitória de Guimarãesat theEstádio Municipal de Braga.[18]

On 23 May 2021, Galeno was named the man of the match after Braga defeatedBenfica2–0 in the2021 Taça de Portugal Final,to claim the cup competition for the third time in club history.[19][20]

Galeno scored six goals in as manyEuropa League group gamesfor Braga in 2021–22;[21]this included two on 30 September in a 3–1 home win over Denmark'sMidtjylland.[22]In his final game on 22 January 2022, he scored apenaltyto equalise in a 2–1 win at reigning champions Sporting.[23]

Return to Porto

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On 31 January 2022, Porto reached an agreement to purchase Galeno for €9 million from Braga, on a contract until the summer of 2026. The buyout clause was €50 million.[24]His first goal for the club came on 13 March in a 4–0 home win over Tondela, three minutes after coming on forVitinha.[25]Later that year, on 4 October, he scored his firstChampions Leaguegoal in a 2–0 victory overBayer Leverkusen.[26]On 13 December 2023, he scored a brace in a 5–3 victory overShakhtar Donetskwhich qualified his club to theChampions League knockout phase.[27]

On 15 January 2024, Galeno extended his contract with Porto until 2028, with a new release clause being set at €60 million.[28]A month later, on 21 February, he scored a late goal to secure a 1–0 win overArsenalin the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.[29]Though, in the second leg on 12 March, he missed the final penalty in theshoot-outas Porto were eliminated from the tournament.[30]

International career

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On 11 March 2024, Galeno received his first call up to theBrazil national football team,ahead of friendlies againstEnglandandSpain.His debut came a fornight later, as he came off the bench forRodrygoon the 82nd minute of the latter match, while the game was tied 2-2.[31]In stoppage time, and after Spain had scored and put the scoreline at 3-2, Galeno suffered a foul inside the box, whichLucas Paquetáconverted to fix the final scoreline at 3-3.[32]

Personal life

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In March 2022, Galeno wasnaturalisedas aPortuguese citizenafter five years of residence in the country.[33]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 July 2024[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trindade 2016 Campeonato Goiano 10 5 — — — — 10 5
Grémio Anápolis 2016 Campeonato Goiano Second Division 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Porto B(loan) 2016–17 LigaPro 37 10 — — — — 37 10
Porto B 2017–18 17 5 — — — — 17 5
Total 54 15 — — — — 54 15
Porto 2017–18 Primeira Liga 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 — 4 1
Portimonense(loan) 2017–18 7 0 0 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Rio Ave(loan) 2018–19 27 5 3 1 4 1 2[a] 2 — 36 9
Braga 2019–20 27 6 1 0 4 0 9[a] 1 — 41 7
2020–21 33 3 7 2 3 0 7[a] 2 — 50 7
2021–22 14 3 2 1 1 0 6[a] 6 1[b] 0 24 10
Total 74 12 10 3 8 0 22 9 1 0 115 24
Porto 2021–22 Primeira Liga 12 1 2 0 0 0 4[a] 0 — 18 1
2022–23 31 8 6 3 6 2 8[c] 2 1[b] 0 52 15
2023–24 31 9 7 2 2 0 7[c] 5 1[b] 0 48 16
Total 74 18 15 5 8 2 19 7 2 0 118 32
Career total 248 55 29 10 21 3 43 18 3 0 344 86
  1. ^abcdeAppearances inUEFA Europa League
  2. ^abcAppearance inSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. ^abAppearances inUEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Braga

Porto

Individual

References

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  8. ^Ramos, Steve (21 October 2017)."Galeno fez os primeiros 10 minutos na Liga NOS:" É um sonho jogar aqui ""[Galeno plays his first 10 minutes in Liga NOS: "It's a dream to play here" ] (in Portuguese). Be Soccer.Retrieved21 March2022.
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