Wagner Pina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wagner Fabrício Cardoso de Pina | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | CD Gouveia | 23 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Belenenses | 18 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Estoril | 52 | (2) |
| 2025– | Trabzonspor | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Cape Verde | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2026 | |||
Wagner Fabrício Cardoso de Pina (Portuguese: [ˈvag.nɛɾ fɐ.ˈbɾi.si.u kɐɾ.ˈdo.zu dɨ ˈpi.nɐ]; born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]In 2021, Pina started his professional career with CD Gouveia in the Campeonato de Portugal and the following year he moved to Belenenses in Liga 3, joining in July 2022.[2] The following season he joined Estoril and predominantly played initially with their U23 side, but made his senior debut in the Taça da Liga in a victory against Paços de Ferreira in July 2023.[3] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 28 October 2023 against Portimonense and began playing regularly at right-back from the team that autumn.[4] On 24 November 2023, he renewed his contract until 2027.[5]
On 21 June 2025, Süper Lig club Trabzonspor announced the signing of Pina on a four-year contract, for a fee of €3 million.[6]
International career
[edit]Pina made his debut for the Cape Verde national team on 21 March 2024, in a 1–0 win against Guyana.[7] In May 2024, he was called-up for his first competitive fixtures in 2026 World Cup Qualifying matches against Cameroon and Libya.
On 18 May 2026, he was called up by Cape Verde's head coach Bubista for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]Trabzonspor
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wagner Pina". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Wagner Pina arrives from Gouveia with a large margin of progression". osbeleneses. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Estoril: Wagner Pina adds minutes in the Cup and is an alternative to the right". abola.pt. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Full-back Wagner Pina gains space at Estoril". Record.pt. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Estoril renova com Wagner Pina". tvi.oil.pt. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Wagner Pina, Trabzonspor'da". larende.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ↑ "CABO VERDE VS. GUYANA 1 - 0". Soccerway. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/cabo-verde-squad-announcement-world-cup-bubista
- ↑ https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/bubista-s-official-cabo-verde-squad-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-2026-05-19
- ↑ "Trabzonspor is the 2025–2026 Ziraat Turkish Cup champion!". Trabzonspor. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Men's association football full-backs
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Süper Lig players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players