Willian (footballer, born 1988)
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Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), known mononymously as Willian, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham.
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Full name | Willian Borges da Silva[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 35)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ribeirão Pires, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2006 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | → Mauaense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Corinthians | 37 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 140 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2020 | Chelsea | 234 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Arsenal | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Corinthians | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Fulham | 56 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Brazil U20 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | Brazil | 70 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Willian started his career at Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2007 for a fee of €14 million. In his six years at the club, he won honours including four Ukrainian Premier League titles and the UEFA Cup in 2009. In 2013, he briefly signed for Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Chelsea for £30 million, winning the Premier League and League Cup in his second season in England.
Willian made his debut for Brazil in 2011 and has since represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2015 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, and the 2019 Copa América, a tournament Brazil won on home soil.