Wanderson Souza Carneiro (born 23 February 1987), known as Baiano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in Correntina,

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, Baiano spent most of his career in his country in the lower leagues. His professional input consisted of six Série B games for

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, who finished in 20th and last position. In late June 2008, Baiano moved to Portugal where he would remain the following decade, starting with

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. He appeared rarely for the

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-based club in his only season, as the team suffered relegation from the

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only to be reinstated due to C.F. Estrela da Amadora's financial irregularities. Baiano signed for fellow top-division side F.C. Paços de Ferreira in summer 2009, where his performances were eventually noted. He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 19 September 2010, helping to a 2–2 home draw against

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. In the 2011 off-season, Baiano joined Braga on a free transfer. He played 42 competitive matches in the 2015–16 campaign, including the final of the

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, won on penalties against

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after a 2–2 draw in 120 minutes. On 2 September 2017,

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Baiano signed for Spanish

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club

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. He totalled more than 3,000 minutes of action during his only season, helping them return to

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after two years. Baiano joined

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of the Turkish

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on 28 June 2018, after his contract expired.

Honours

Braga *

: 2015–16 *

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Rayo Vallecano *

: 2017–18

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baiano 1987 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano players Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.F. Os Belenenses players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players C.D. Nacional players Segunda División players Rayo Vallecano players Süper Lig players Alanyaspor footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen