Born in
Marco de Canaveses,
Porto District of
Brazilian descent, Wesllem played youth football for four teams including
FC Porto. He spent the vast majority of his senior career also in Portugal, but mostly in the lower leagues. Wesllem's only season in the
Primeira Liga was
2009–10, when he represented
Rio Ave FC. He only totalled 71 minutes of action during the entire campaign, his debut coming on 16 August 2009 in a 1–1 away draw with
U.D. Leiria. In the summer of 2012, after a further two years in the
second level, Wesllem moved to the
Cypriot Second Division with
Anagennisi Deryneia FC. On 12 August 2013 he signed with another side in the country,
AEK Kouklia FC. He made his first appearance in the
First Division – as the club – against
AEK Larnaca FC on the 31st, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win. ==References==