Wagner Pina
{{short description|Cape Verdean association football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Cardoso|de Pina}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Wagner Pina
|fullname = Wagner Fabrício Cardoso de Pina
|birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|3|df=y}}
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Estoril
|clubnumber = 79
|youthyears1 =
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|years1 = 2021-2022
|clubs1 = CD Gouveia
|caps1 = 23
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2022–2023
|clubs2 = Belenenaes
|caps2 = 18
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2023–
|clubs3 = Estoril
|caps3 = 45
|goals3 = 2
|nationalyears1 = 2024–
|nationalteam1 = Cape Verde
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 27 February 2025
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Wagner Fabrício Cardoso de Pina (born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Estoril in the Primeira Liga. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.{{cite web|title=Wagner Pina|website=Soccerway|accessdate=30 May 2024|url=https://gh.soccerway.com/players/wagner-fabricio-cardoso-pina/770880/}}
Club career
In 2021, he started his professional career with CD Gouveia in the Campeonato de Portugal and the following year he moved to Belenenses in the Terceira Liga, joining in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.osbelenenses.com/2022/07/wagner-pina-chega-do-gouveia-com-grande-margem-de-progressao/|website=osbeleneses|accessdate=30 May 2024|title= Wagner Pina arrives from Gouveia with a large margin of progression|date=7 June 2022}} 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 FC Paços de Ferreira in July 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/estoril-wagner-pina-soma-minutos-na-taca-e-e-alternativa-para-a-direita-2023102316233649768 |website=abola.pt|accessdate=30 May 2024|title= Estoril: Wagner Pina adds minutes in the Cup and is an alternative to the right|date=23 October 2023}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/estoril/detalhe/lateral-wagner-pina-ganha-espaco|date=5 November 2023|title=Full-back Wagner Pina gains space at Estoril|website=Record.pt|accessdate=30 May 2024}} On 24 November 2023, he renewed his contract until 2027.{{cite web|url=https://tvi.iol.pt/noticias/estoril/liga/estoril-renova-com-wagner-pina|website=tvi.oil.pt|access-date=30 May 2024|title= Estoril renova com Wagner Pina|date=24 November 2024}}
International career
He made his debut for the Cape Verde national football team on 21 March 2024, in a 1-0 win against Guyana.{{cite web|url= https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/21/world/friendlies/cape-verde-islands/guyana/4327963/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=30 May 2024|date=21 March 2024|title= CABO VERDE VS. GUYANA 1 - 0}} In May 2024, he was called-up for his first competitive fixtures in 2026 World Cup Qualifying matches against Cameroon and Libya.
References
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Category:Footballers from Lisbon
Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers
Category:21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Primeira Liga players