Willians (footballer, born 1986)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willians Domingos Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nova Mutum | ||
Youth career | |||
Santos | |||
Santo André | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Santo André | 57 | (5) |
2009–2012 | Flamengo | 91 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Udinese | 5 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Internacional | 59 | (3) |
2015–2018 | Cruzeiro | 29 | (2) |
2016 | → Corinthians (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2017 | → Goiás (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018 | CRB | 2 | (0) |
2019 | São Caetano | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 14 December 2018 (UTC) |
Willians Domingos Fernandes (born 29 January 1986), known as Willians, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Nova Mutum.
Career
[edit]Flamengo
[edit]Born in Praia Grande, São Paulo, Willians debuted for Flamengo playing in the first team in the season opener against Friburguense in the 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League.[1][2]
On the 2009 Brazilian Série A Willians led the league in ball stealing. On 27 January 2010 Willians renewed his contract with Flamengo for another four years, until December 2014, with a release fee set for €10 million.[citation needed] In March 2011 Willians renewed his contract again.[3] On 7 June 2012, Willians was confirmed by Udinese. In site of italian side, the player was nicknamed as "pitbull" and "bulldog".[4]
Internacional
[edit]On 11 January 2012, Willians was bought by circa of 2.5 million euros and will defend, in 2013, Internacional, a Brazilian side. He will be a substitute for Guiñazú, who left the club and current is player of paraguayan side Libertad.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- (Correct as of 12 September 2016[update])
Club | Season | League | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | State League | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santo André | 2007 | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 2 |
2008 | 30 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 | |
Total | 57 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 5 | |
Flamengo | 2009 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 56 | 3 |
2010 | 29 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
2011 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 91 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 176 | 5 | |
Internacional | 2013 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 47 | 4 |
2014 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
Total | 59 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 121 | 4 | |
Cruzeiro | 2015 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
Corinthians | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Career total | 241 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 2 | 414 | 16 |
according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[6] and Flestatística.[7]
- In 2007 and 2008 Willians played for Santo André in the Brazilian Série B.
Honours
[edit]- Flamengo
- Internacional
Individual
[edit]- 2011 Campeonato Carioca Best Defensive Midfielder
References
[edit]- ^ Arbitragem ajuda, e Flamengo vence o Friburguense no Maracanã (in Portuguese)
- ^ Cuca aprova a estreia de Willians (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Confederação Brasileira de Futebol". bid.cbf.com.br. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Udinese anuncia Willians, ex-Fla, e já apelida atleta de 'Pitbull' e 'Bulldog'".
- ^ Inter compra Willians e deve apresentar volante já na segunda-feira (Inter bought Willians and must present the midfielder on monday)
- ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- ^ Flestatística (in Portuguese)
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Udinese Calcio players
- SC Internacional players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Serie A players
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Praia Grande
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen