Wenderson Galeno

Club

Al-Ahli

Position

Winger

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

1997-10-22

Birthplace

Barra do Corda, Brazil

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

62 kg

Signing / transfer fee

£8.10m

Wenderson Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno (born 21 October 1997), commonly known as Galeno or Wenderson Galeno, is a Portuguese-Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese club FC Porto.

He spent most of his career in Portugal, playing over 100 Primeira Liga games in two spells at Porto and for Braga, as well as loans at Portimonense and Rio Ave.

Early career
Born in Barra do Corda, Maranhão, Galeno joined Trindade's youth setup in 2014. 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 of Atlética Anapolina for the Campeonato Goiano championship.

Galeno finished the 2016 Campeonato Goiano with five goals in ten appearances, being named the Best Newcomer of the competition. In April 2016, he signed a contract with Grêmio Anápolis.

Porto
On 28 June 2016, Galeno moved abroad and joined Porto on a one-year loan deal, being initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda Liga. He made his professional debut on 7 August, starting in 2–1 away loss against C.D. Aves.

Galeno scored his first goal abroad on 20 August 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over neighbours Leixões. 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.

Galeno made his first team – and Primeira Liga – debut for Porto on 21 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Moussa Marega in a 6–1 home routing of Paços de Ferreira. Three days later he made his first start in the group stage of the Taça da Liga, a goalless draw with Leixões also at the Estádio do Dragão.

On 23 January 2018, Galeno was presented at fellow top tier side Portimonense, on loan until June. 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 entire upcoming season. He made his European debut 15 days later away to Jagiellonia Białystok in the UEFA Europa League second 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.

Galeno was a regular starter for the Vila do Conde side 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 at Tondela on the third matchday.

Braga
On 6 August 2019, Galeno join