Wendell Silva Lira (born 7 January 1989) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker and current FIFA esports player.

Wendell started his career at Goiás and was the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 top scorer in 2006, being promoted to the senior squad in the following year.

He made his professional debut in a 0–2 away defeat to São Paulo in the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 12, 2007, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Fabrício Carvalho.

Wendell played for Vila Nova early in the 2016 season, but he was released on 3 May, having failed to score goals for his club.

[7] Wendell Lira played for the Brazil national under-20 football team in a friendly tournament in Japan in 2006,[8] scoring once.