Ex-Bordeaux star Wendel pleads for match ball from hat-trick performance against PSG... in 2008

Former Bordeaux star Wendel has come out to plead for the match ball from his hat-trick performance against Paris Saint-Germain, despite the game taking place back in 2008.

Wendel played for 11 different clubs across his 18-year career, including Bordeaux, which is where he spent his peak years between 2006 and 2011.

He scored 43 goals in 207 games from midfield for the French club, with a hat-trick coming in a 3-0 victory against PSG on March 2, 2008.

The Brazilian opened the scoring with a fierce strike from 20 yards out in the 33rd minute and doubled his account just after the interval with an audacious volley.

Wendel completed his treble a few minutes later and it turned out to be the best of the lot, with the midfielder heading past the opposition goalkeeper from outside the box after racing onto a cross from the left wing.

Bordeaux went on to finish second in Ligue 1 that season, with Wendel recording 11 goals across 36 appearances, while PSG ended up in 16th.