{{Short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Portuguese name|Ananias|Silva}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Werley | image = Werley.png | caption = Werley playing for Santos in 2015 | full_name = Werley Ananias da Silva | height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Oliveira, Brazil | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Centre back | youthyears1 = 1997–2002 | youthclubs1 = Social | youthyears2 = 2002–2008 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Mineiro | years1 = 2008–2012 | clubs1 = Atlético Mineiro | caps1 = 125 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = → America-RJ (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = → Boavista (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = → Grêmio (loan) | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2013–2016 | clubs5 = Grêmio | caps5 = 129 | goals5 = 15 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → Santos (loan) | caps6 = 44 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2016 | clubs7 = → Figueirense (loan) | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = Coritiba | caps8 = 41 | goals8 = 6 | years9 = 2018–2021 | clubs9 = Vasco da Gama | caps9 = 71 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = Atlético Goianiense | caps10 = 1 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2022 | clubs11 = CSA | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 0 | club-update = 17 September 2022 }} '''Werley Ananias da Silva''' (born 9 September 1988), simply known as '''Werley''', is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
==Club career== Werley was born in Oliveira, Minas Gerais, and joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2002, aged 14, after starting it out at Social.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/esportes/gremio/noticia/2012/10/com-trajetoria-de-superacao-no-futebol-werley-vira-referencia-no-gremio-de-luxa-3908552.html|title=Com trajetória de superação no futebol, Werley vira referência no Grêmio de Luxa|trans-title=With an overcoming path in football, Werley becomes a reference in ''Luxa's'' Grêmio|publisher=Zero Hora|language=pt|date=6 October 2012|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He made his senior debuts while on loan at América-RJ, appearing sparingly in 2008 Campeonato Carioca.
After a loan stint at fellow Rio de Janeiro's club Boavista, Werley was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Emerson Leão. He made his first team debut on 15 February 2009, coming on as a second half substitute for Marcos Rocha in a 1–2 away loss against fierce rivals Cruzeiro for the Campeonato Mineiro championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Campeonato_Mineiro/0,,MUL1003068-9837,00-CRUZEIRO+VENCE+O+GALO+EM+CLASSICO+QUENTE.html|title=Cruzeiro vence o Galo em clássico quente|trans-title=Cruzeiro defeats ''Galo'' in a hot derby|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=15 February 2009|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref>
Werley made his Série A debut on 9 May, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Avaí.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Futebol/0,,CCF29963-9825,00.html|title=Avaí faz dois gols, mas Atlético-MG reage e empata na Ressacada|trans-title=Avaí scores two goals, but Atlético-MG reacts and draws at Ressacada|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=9 May 2009|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 6 October 2010, netting his side's first in a 2–1 home win against Corinthians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2010/2010-10-06/atletico-mg-corinthians.html|title=Galo vira sobre o Timão, mantém sonho e dá alegria a Flu e Cruzeiro|trans-title=''Galo'' completes comeback over ''Timão'', maintains the dream and gives joy to ''Flu'' and Cruzeiro|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=6 October 2010|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref>
On 1 March 2012 Werley was loaned to Grêmio, until December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gremio.net/news/view.aspx?id=13975|title=Zagueiro Werley é o novo reforço do Tricolor|trans-title=Centre-back Werley is the new addition of ''Tricolor''|publisher=Grêmio's official website|language=pt|date=1 March 2012|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> On 29 June, after being a regular starter, he definitely joined the club, after being involved in Victor's transfer to Atlético.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2012/06/gremio/por-r-8-milhoes-e-werley-gremio-vende-victor-para-o-atleticomg.html|title=Por R$ 8 milhões e Werley, Grêmio vende Victor para o Atlético-MG|trans-title=For R$ 8 million and Werley, Grêmio sells Victor to Atlético-MG|publisher=Gazeta Esportiva|language=pt|date=29 June 2012|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He was a regular starter during the following campaigns, but lost his starting spot after the arrival of Pedro Geromel in 2014.
On 18 January 2015 Werley moved to Santos, in a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,santos-acerta-o-emprestimo-de-um-ano-com-zagueiro-werley-do-gremio,1621609|title=Santos acerta empréstimo de um ano com zagueiro Werley, do Grêmio|trans-title=Santos completes one-year loan of centre-back Werley, from Grêmio|publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo|language=pt|date=18 January 2015|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> A starter during the whole Campeonato Paulista, he lost his starting spot in August, being overtaken by Gustavo Henrique.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/534863_dorival-junior-barra-werley-e-mantem-gustavo-henrique-entre-os-titulares|title=Dorival Júnior barra Werley, e mantém Gustavo Henrique entre os titulares|trans-title=Dorival Júnior puts Werley aside, and keeps Gustavo Henrique among the starters|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=11 August 2015|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>
On 23 December 2016 Werley moved to Coritiba.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/pr/futebol/noticia/2016/12/coritiba-anuncia-zagueiro-werley-ex-figueirense-como-primeiro-reforco.html|title=Coritiba anuncia zagueiro Werley, ex-Figueirense, como primeiro reforço|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=23 December 2016|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== Werley's younger brother Nathan Silva is also a footballer and a centre back. He too was groomed at Atlético.<ref name="GE1">{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/noticia/atletico-mg-libera-zagueiro-nathan-para-fechar-emprestimo-com-a-ponte-preta.ghtml|title=Atlético-MG libera zagueiro Nathan para fechar empréstimo com a Ponte Preta|trans-title=Atlético-MG release stopper Nathan to complete loan with Ponte Preta|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|language=pt-BR|date=20 February 2018|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|1 November 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Werley|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/werley-ananias-da-silva/74179/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |valign="center"|América-RJ |2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fferj.com.br/Campeonatos/RenderDoc?caminho=e%3A%5Chome%5Cfferj2%5Cweb%5Cadmin%5C%2FArquivo%2FDocumentos%2F2008%2F4%2F21%2Ff7cb35b0-e3f2-4ba4-95ec-5ae0044679ee.pdf&titulo=AM%C3%89RICA%20FC%20-%20PROF.%202008&extensao=pdf|title=América FC – Prof. 2008|trans-title=América FC – Professionals 2008|publisher=Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|language=pt|format=PDF|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> |Carioca |colspan="2"|—||7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |valign="center"|Boavista-RJ |2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/gremio/noticia/2013/01/fa-guarda-fichas-dos-200-jogos-de-werley-e-ainda-promete-biografia.html|title=Fã guarda as fichas dos 200 jogos de Werley e ainda promete biografia|trans-title=Fan keeps the reports of Werley's 200 games and still promises biography|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=28 January 2013|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> |Série C |11||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|Atlético Mineiro |2009 |rowspan="4"|Série A |32||0||11||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0 |- |2010 |34||1||14||0||5||0||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SUD">Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||57||1 |- |2011 |14||1||7||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- |2012 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !80!!2!!32!!0!!9!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!125!!2 |- |valign="center"|Grêmio (loan) |2012 |Série A |30||3||8||3||6||1||5<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SUD"/>||2||colspan="2"|—||49||9 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Grêmio |2013 |rowspan="2"|Série A |25||1||15||2||3||1||6<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LIB">Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||49||5 |- |2014 |13||0||9||1||1||0||8<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LIB"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !68!!4!!32!!6!!10!!2!!19!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!129!!15 |- |valign="center"|Santos (loan) |2015 |Série A |23||2||14||1||7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||44||3 |- |valign="center"|Figueirense (loan) |2016 |Série A |21||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SUD"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||26||0 |- |valign="center"|Coritiba |2017 |Série A |25||4||13||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||6 |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Vasco da Gama |2018 |rowspan="3"|Série A |14||0||5||0||1||0||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LIB"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- |2019 |8||0||15||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |2020 |8||0||6||2||3||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SUD"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||19||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!0!!26!!2!!10!!0!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!71!!2 |- |valign="center"|Atlético Goianiense |2021 |Série A |6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |valign="center"|CSA |2022 |Série B |18||0||6||0||4||2||colspan="2"|—||6<ref group="lower-alpha" name="NOR">Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste</ref>||1||34||3 |- !colspan="3"|'''Career total''' !282!!13!!130!!10!!45!!5!!30!!3!!6!!1!!493!!32 |} {{reflist|group="lower-alpha"}}
==Honours== ;Atlético Mineiro *Campeonato Mineiro: 2010, 2012
;Santos *Campeonato Paulista: 2015
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Association football|Brazil}} *[http://www.gremio.net/player/view.aspx?id=1231&language=0&i=plantel Grêmio official profile] {{in lang|pt}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Werley}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Minas Gerais Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players Category:America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Category:Boavista Sport Club players Category:Grêmio FBPA players Category:Santos FC players Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Category:CR Vasco da Gama players Category:Atlético Clube Goianiense players Category:Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Category:People from Oliveira, Minas Gerais Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen