an 18-yard free-kick eight minutes before the final whistle. On 15 May, he scored his last goal of the season, against Sportul Studenţesc, taking his tally of goals to 13 in Liga I, a personal record since he started playing for Vaslui. He ended third in Liga I with his team, for the second year in a row. 2011–2012 season On 4 August 2011, Wesley has been appointed captain, following Gabriel Cânu's long-term injury. On 15 August, Wesley scored Vaslui's first goal against Concordia Chiajna in a 3–0 victory, which ended a four-game goalless streak for his team. However, he was substituted in the forty-second minute, due to an injury that forced him to miss the first leg of UEFA Europa League play-off match against Sparta Prague. He made his come-back in the second leg, leading his team to a historical qualification in the group stages of UEFA Europa League. It was also Wesley's 100th match played for Vaslui in all competitions. On 11 September, he scored Vaslui's first goal against Dinamo București, in a 3–1 home league victory. It was also Wesley's fifth personal goal against Dinamo, in the last five games. Four days later, Wesley scored two goals in the first match from the group stages of UEFA Europa League, in a 2–2 away draw against Lazio. On 22 September, Wesley scored two goals against Voinţa Livezile in a Romanian Cup match, which ultimately handed Vaslui an 8–0 victory, while at the same time he managed to eclipse Valentin Badea as Vaslui's all-time leading goalscorer. Three days later, he managed to equalize Demollari's record 36-goal tally in Liga I, scoring twice against Voinţa Sibiu. On 3 October, he scored his second Liga I hat-trick against CS Mioveni, becoming Liga I's top foreign player goalscorer. Wesley was sent off in a Europa League match against Sporting CP on 20 October, for hitting João Pereira with his forehead. He was punished with a four-match ban by UEFA, decision contested by SC Vaslui officials. On 30 October, Wesley scored his season's second hat-trick in the 4–0 home league win against FCM Târgu Mureş. On 8 December, he lifted the Foreign Player of the Year Award at the Fanatik Awards Ceremony. On 19 December, Wesley also received the Liga I Foreign of The Year award from LPF and FRF at the Romanian Football Ceremony for the second year in a row. On