{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wesley Dual | image = | fullname = Wesley Dual da Rocha | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|1|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Lleida, Spain | height = 1.71 m | currentclub = Beroe | clubnumber = 17 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Damm | youthyears2 = 2019–2024 | youthclubs2 = Barcelona | youthyears3 = 2024–2025 | youthclubs3 = Palmeiras | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = Beroe | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 |club-update = 4 March 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Wesley Dual da Rocha''' (born January 15, 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Beroe Stara Zagora.
==Early life==
Dual is nicknamed "Wes".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/primera/wesley-el-kante-del-filial-del-barcelona-vinicius-es-mi-idolo-en-el-madrid-n/|title=Wesley: "Vinicius es mi ídolo en el Madrid"|date=2 October 2023 |publisher=as.com}}</ref> He is of Brazilian descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20220921/1001872234/barca-ata-joyas-wesley-dual-kante-masia.html|title=Wesley Dual, el 'Kanté' de La Masia|publisher=mundodeportivo.com (Archived)|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=13 December 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231213122224/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20220921/1001872234/barca-ata-joyas-wesley-dual-kante-masia.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
==Career==
Dual has represented Spain internationally at youth level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/es/deportes/nuevo-busquets-fc-barcelona-firma-joan-laporta-2025-rechaza-real-madrid_1103679_102.html|title=El nuevo Busquets del Barça firma con Joan Laporta hasta 2025 y rechaza al Real Madrid|date=October 3, 2023|website=ElNacional.cat}}</ref>
==Style of play==
Dual mainly operates as a midfielder and has been described as "more of an interior midfielder but can also play as a pivot when needed and stands out for his dynamism and ability to cover every blade of grass on the pitch. Good at ball recovery, his positioning is also a strong facet".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/five-la-masia-talents-barcelona-could-turn-to-as-options-for-the-pivot-midfield-position-38370648|title=Five La Masia talents Barcelona could turn to as options for the pivot midfield position|date=December 24, 2023|website=OneFootball}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Dual is a native of Lleida, Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/pivotes-masia-ahorrarle-club-fichar-93189868|title=Los pivotes de La Masia que pueden ahorrarle al club tener que fichar un '6'|date=October 11, 2023|website=www.sport.es}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{PFC Beroe Stara Zagora squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dual, Wesley}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish men's footballers Category:PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Category:Spanish people of Brazilian descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen