Recent Sheffield Wednesday trialist turns out for Owls' League One rivals in pre-season fixture
Wanya Marçal is now with another League One club following his recent stint at Sheffield Wednesday.
Former Sheffield Wednesday trialist Wanya Marçal featured for a Peterborough United XI in a 1-0 win over Peterborough Sports in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday evening.
The Star revealed at the end of last month that Marçal had been training with the Owls following his departure from Leicester City. He was part of the squad that spent a week at St George’s Park earlier this month.
Both Wednesday and the winger were understood to be weighing up the suitability of a potential move. However, despite featuring in last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Preston North End at their Euxton training ground, he was not included in the squad that flew to Hungary the following day.
Owls manager Henrik Pedersen has since confirmed that the club will not be signing Marçal, meaning the 23-year-old will now have to look elsewhere to try to secure a contract, and that somewhere could be Peterborough.
He featured in their latest pre-season outing earlier this week, being listed on the teamsheet as a ‘trialist’. It remains to be seen how long he will spend with the Cambridgeshire outfit and whether he will do enough to earn a contract with them.
Prior to joining Leicester in 2015, Marçal spent time in Peterborough’s academy after being scouted as a ten-year-old. He joined the club in 2013.
The winger, who has represented Portugal at Under-20s level, made 10 appearances during his time at Leicester, scoring one goal. His last appearance, which was his only outing of the 2025/26 campaign, saw him come on as a late substitute in a 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup third round in January.