Wesllem

Portuguese footballer

Wesllem
Personal information
Full name	António Wesllem Sousa Monteiro
Date of birth	(1985-04-21) 21 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1996–1999	Tuías
1999–2000	Marco
2000–2002	Porto
2002–2004	Leixões
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Leixões	1	(0)
2004–2005	Pedras Rubras	21	(2)
2005–2009	Leça	54	(23)
2009–2010	Rio Ave	6	(0)
2010–2011	Penafiel	18	(2)
2011–2012	Leixões	20	(0)
2012–2013	Anagennisi Deryneia	25	(10)
2013–2014	AEK Kouklia	32	(2)
2014–2015	Pafos	22	(5)
2015–2017	Anagennisi Deryneia	47	(15)
2017	Olimpia Grudziądz	5	(0)
2017–2021	Anagennisi Deryneia	89	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António Wesllem Sousa Monteiro (born 21 April 1985), known as Wesllem, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District of Brazilian descent, Wesllem played youth football for four teams including FC Porto. He spent the vast majority of his senior career also in Portugal, but mostly in the lower leagues.

Wesllem's only season in the Primeira Liga was 2009–10, when he represented Rio Ave FC. He only totalled 71 minutes of action during the entire campaign, his debut coming on 16 August 2009 in a 1–1 away draw with U.D. Leiria.^[1]

In the summer of 2012, after a further two years in the second level, Wesllem moved to the Cypriot Second Division with Anagennisi Deryneia FC. On 12 August 2013 he signed with another side in the country, AEK Kouklia FC.^[2] He made his first appearance in the First Division – as the club – against AEK Larnaca FC on the 31st, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win.^[3]

References

^ "U. Leiria-Rio Ave, 1–1 (Carlão 70'; Wires 36' gp)" [U. Leiria-Rio Ave, 1–1 (Carlão 70'; Wires 36' pk)]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Και επίσημα με υπογραφή συμβολαίου…ο Weslley [sic]!!!" [Wesllem has signed a formal contract!!!] (in Greek). AEK Kouklia. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ "AE Kouklion vs. AEK Larnaca 2–1". Soccerway. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.