William Alves (footballer, born 1991)

William Alves
Personal information
Full name	William Alves de Oliveira
Date of birth	7 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sreenidi Deccan
Youth career
2009	Friburguense
2010	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Botafogo
2013	Trenčín
2014–2015	Žilina
2016	Kayserispor
2016–2019	Chaves
2019–2020	Al-Faisaly
2020–2021	Al-Fayha
2021	Chaves
2021–2022	Coritiba
2023	Ferroviário
2023–	Sreenidi Deccan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

William Alves de Oliveira (born 7 December 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.

Career

Botafogo

William Alves started off career in known Brazilian club Botafogo. He made his debut for Botafogo in Copa Sudamericana match against Colombian Independiente Santa Fe. In this match William netted the equalizing goal.^[1] The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

AS Trenčín

William Alves came to AS Trenčín in winter 2012–13 and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[2] He made his debut for AS Trenčín in a friendly match against Czech SFC Opava on 26 January 2013.^[3] On 2 March 2013, he made his competitive debut for Trenčín in the league game against Spartak Myjava, when he came on in 77th minute.^[4] In winter 2013–14, he left the club due to a disagreement between AS Trenčín and Botafogo.

MŠK Žilina

William Alves signed a three-year contract with fellow Corgoň liga club MŠK Žilina in January 2014.^[5] On 1 March, he scored a goal on his competitive debut for Žilina in a 2–1 league loss to his former club AS Trenčín. On 6 August 2015, he scored a 120th-minute goal against FC Vorskla that allowed Žilina to reach the play-off rounds of Europa League. Two weeks later, William scored a brace against Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Europa League play-off round, which Žilina won 3–2 after having been 2–0 down.^[6]

Kayserispor

In January 2016, William Alves was transferred to Turkish club Kayserispor.^[7]

References

^ Botafogo-Indenpediente 1:1 30 September 2011, data2.7m.cn
^ Brazílčan William podpísal s Trenčínom zmluvu na 3,5 roka 26 January 2013, osporte.sk
^ Príprava "A" Sobota, 26. január 2013 10.15 26 January 2013, astrencin.sk
^ "CL - 20. kolo: Slovan zvýšil náskok, domáce prehry Žiliny a Senice" (in Slovak). Slovenský futbalový zväz. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
^ "William Alves de Oliveira podpísal v Žiline trojročnú zmluvu" (in Slovak). Profutbal. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ "Žilina hearts aflutter after Athletic marvel". UEFA. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
^ "MŠK Žilina opúšťa už piaty hráč, William odchádza do Turecka" (in Slovak). Šport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links

William Alves at Soccerway
William Alves at Sambafoot
Data2.7m Profile
William Alves de Oliveira at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)

[1] Botafogo-Indenpediente 1:1 30 September 2011, data2.7m.cn

[2] Brazílčan William podpísal s Trenčínom zmluvu na 3,5 roka 26 January 2013, osporte.sk

[3] Príprava "A" Sobota, 26. január 2013 10.15 26 January 2013, astrencin.sk

[4] "CL - 20. kolo: Slovan zvýšil náskok, domáce prehry Žiliny a Senice" (in Slovak). Slovenský futbalový zväz. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

[5] "William Alves de Oliveira podpísal v Žiline trojročnú zmluvu" (in Slovak). Profutbal. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

[6] "Žilina hearts aflutter after Athletic marvel". UEFA. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

[7] "MŠK Žilina opúšťa už piaty hráč, William odchádza do Turecka" (in Slovak). Šport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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