Wesley Lopes da Silva Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

On 30 July 2009, Wesley capped his first appearance in European club competition, playing 90 full minutes, in the 2–0 home win against Omonia Nicosia. On 6 August, he scored in the second leg against Omonia Nicosia from an 18-yard free kick, qualifying Vaslui in UEFA Europa League's play-off round. On 16 August, he scored Vaslui's equalizer in the home league draw against FC Braşov. Four days later, he scored two goals in the first leg from the play-off round against AEK Athens. Vaslui went on winning with 2–1. However, Vaslui failed to qualify in the group stages, following a 3–0 away loss in the second leg. On 30 August, Wesley scored the winning goal against arch rivals Politehnica Iaşi, eight minutes before the final whistle. On 3 October, Wesley scored his team's first goal in Marius Lăcătuş's first competitive match as manager, in Vaslui's 3–1 home win over Astra Ploieşti. On 16 October, he scored Vaslui's winning goal against former champions Unirea Urziceni, following Roberto Delgado's cross. It was also Vaslui's first win against Unirea Urziceni, from its history. On 23 November, he scored Vaslui's second goal against CFR Cluj, helping his team winning its eighth match in a row, in all competitions. On 13 December, Wesley scored Vaslui's last goal from 2009, in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Bucureşti, taking his tally of goals in all competitions to 11. He also wore the captain's armband for the first time, due to the absence of regular club captain Bogdan Buhuş. On 18 March 2010, he scored two goals in a 3–1 away league win against Politehnica Iaşi, helping his team winning the first away game since November. On 3 April, Wesley scored his first Liga I hat-trick, against Unirea Alba Iulia, in a 3–0 victory. On 15 April, he helped his team to qualify in the Romanian Cup final for the first time, scoring Vaslui's second, in the 4–0 victory against FC Braşov. On 22 May, he scored his last goal of the season from the penalty spot, in the 2–0 home league victory against Dinamo Bucureşti, taking his tally of goals to 12 in Liga I, and 17 in all competitions. On 26 May, he captained his side in the Romanian Cup final, eventually lost by Vaslui at the penalty shootout. He was named in the Liga I Team of the Year for the 2009–10 season by TOP Gazeta.