Wánderson (footballer, born 1986)

Francisco Wánderson do Carmo Carneiro (born 18 February 1986), commonly known as Wánderson, is Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker.

Wánderson previously played for Swedish club GAIS.

He signed a four-and-a-half-year deal in July 2007 with GAIS, coming from Fortaleza.

In Allsvenskan 2009 he scored 18 goals, making him top scorer in the league alongside IFK Göteborg player Tobias Hysén.

On 27 July 2010, Wánderson signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian team Al-Ahli.

On 31 March 2011, it was announced that Wánderson would spend the next 6 months on loan at his former club GAIS.

On 6 September 2012, Wanderson moved to FC Krasnodar on a six-month loan deal from GAIS, with an option to make the move permanent.

At the end of the 2012–13 Wanderson was joint top goalscorer with Yura Movsisyan on 13 goals.

On 13 December 2012, Krasnodar signed Wanderson on a permanent basis, with the striker agreeing a two-year deal, with the option of a third.

At the end of the 2013–14 season Wanderson was named in the end of season "Best 33" list by the Russian Football Union.

He left Krasnodar upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2016–17 season.

On 14 June 2017, Wánderson signed with FC Dynamo Moscow.

On 31 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club Alanyaspor.

On 7 August 2018, Wánderson returned to Sweden signing with Helsingborgs IF in Superettan, the second tier.

He signed a contract running until 2021, rejoining Andreas Granqvist, his former teammate at Krasnodar.

He retired in January 2020.

He returned to playing in early 2021 with Atlético Cearense, and retired again in June.

Wánderson indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national team if asked.