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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willian José da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Porto Calvo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Real Sociedad | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | CRB | ||
2008–2009 | Barueri | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Barueri | 26 | (6) |
2011–2016 | Deportivo Maldonado | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → São Paulo (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2013 | → Grêmio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Santos (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2014 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2014 | → Real Madrid (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 36 | (10) |
2015–2016 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 30 | (9) |
2016– | Real Sociedad | 25 | (11) |
National team | |||
2011 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017. |
Willian José da Silva (born 23 November 1991), known as Willian José, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Sociedad as a striker.
Born in Porto Calvo, Alagoas, Willian José started his career at local CRB's youth setup, before joining Grêmio Barueri in 2008, aged 17. On 1 August 2009 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 loss at Botafogo.
Willian José scored his first goal as a professional on 17 January of the following year, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at Sertãozinho for the Campeonato Paulista championship. He scored six further times during the campaign, which ended in relegation.
On 13 January 2011 Willian José joined São Paulo FC. He was mostly used as a backup to Luís Fabiano and Dagoberto in his first year, and despite the latter leaving for Internacional in 2012, he was still third-choice behind new signing Osvaldo.
On 13 December 2012 Willian José moved to Grêmio, but after appearing rarely he signed with Santos FC in May of the following year. He appeared in 28 matches during his only season at Peixe, scoring five goals.