Wesley França

About

Wesley Vinícius França Lima (born 6 September 2003), known as Wesley (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈwɛslej]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or left-back for Serie A club Roma and the Brazil national team.

Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Wesley moved to Florianópolis, Santa Catarina at the age of two. He began his career with local side Clube Avante, and subsequently had a spell at ASCD Triunfo.
Rejected in several trials at the age of ten, Wesley impressed in a Real Madrid summer camp in Floranópolis in 2016, and joined the youth categories of Figueirense at the age of 15. He only spent five months at the latter before the club closed their youth setup, and subsequently moved to Atlético Tubarão.

Initially a member of Tubarão’s under-17 team, Wesley made his senior debut with the club on 13 January 2021, playing the last 12 minutes of a 3–0 home loss to Joinville, for the 2020 Copa Santa Catarina. He featured in a further four matches in the competition, as the club was eliminated in the group stage.

In April 2021, Atlético Tubarão announced Wesley’s transfer to Flamengo, initially for the…