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For another footballer, see William José de Souza.
Willian José
Willian José with Brazil in 2018
Personal information
Full name Willian José da Silva
Date of birth (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Porto Calvo, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 9
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 (10)
2016– Real Sociedad 112 (46)
International career
2011 Brazil U20 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2020

Willian José da Silva (born 23 November 1991), known as Willian José, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for English club Tottenham Hotspur and Brazil national team as a striker.

Club career

Grêmio Barueri

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.[1]

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.[2] He scored six further times during the campaign, which ended in relegation.

São Paulo

On 13 January 2011 Willian José joined São Paulo FC.[3] 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.

Grêmio / Santos

On 13 December 2012 Willian José moved to Grêmio,[4] but after appearing rarely he signed with Santos FC in May of the following year.[5] He appeared in 28 matches during his only season at Peixe, scoring five goals.

Real Madrid

On 8 January 2014 Willian José moved abroad, signing a six-month deal with Real Madrid, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[6] After scoring a hat-trick in a 3–2 win at Recreativo de Huelva,[7] he was called up for the main squad and was on the bench for the matches against Real Sociedad and UD Almería.

Willian José made his La Liga debut on 11 May, replacing compatriot Casemiro in a 0–2 loss at Celta de Vigo.[8] In June, however, he was released.

Zaragoza

Willian José with Real Sociedad in 2016

Willian José signed a one-year deal with Real Zaragoza in the second level on 29 August 2014.[9] He made his debut for the club on 7 September, replacing David Muñoz in a 1–4 heavy loss at FC Barcelona B.

Willian José scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2014, in a 3–3 away draw against CD Lugo. He also scored braces against UD Las Palmas (3–5 away defeat) and Girona FC (4–1 away win), finishing the campaign with ten goals as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

Las Palmas

On 30 July 2015, Willian José signed a one-year contract with Las Palmas, newly promoted to the top tier.[10] His first goal in the category occurred on 12 December, the game's only in a home success against Real Betis.

On 25 January 2016, Willian José scored a brace in a 2–3 loss at Levante UD. On 20 February, he scored a first-half equalizer against league leaders FC Barcelona, but the hosts would eventually lose by 1–2. He also scored the equalizer against former club Real Madrid on 13 March, but the hosts again lost by 1–2.

Real Sociedad

On 31 July 2016, Willian José signed a five-year deal with fellow league team Real Sociedad.[11] On 21 September, he scored a double in a 4–1 home routing of former club Las Palmas.

International career

In 2011, Willian José was a member of both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and South American Youth Championship winning squads with Brazil, scoring twice in the former and thrice in the latter.

On 12 March 2018, he received his first call-up for the senior team for two friendly matches against Russia and Germany.[12]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2019[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio Barueri 2009 Série A 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
2010 19 6 0 0 2[a] 0 3[b] 1 24 7
Subtotal 26 6 0 0 2 0 3 1 31 7
São Paulo 2011 Série A 9 0 3 0 0 0 10[b] 1 22 1
2012 19 1 4 0 7[a] 3 14[b] 11 44 15
Subtotal 28 1 7 0 7 3 24 12 66 16
Grêmio 2013 Série A 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 6[d] 3 9 3
Santos 2013 Série A 23 5 2 0 — — 25 5
Real Madrid B 2013–14 Segunda División 16 4 — — — 16 4
Real Madrid 2013–14 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Zaragoza 2014–15 Segunda División 33 7 1 0 — 4[e] 3 38 10
Las Palmas 2015–16 La Liga 30 9 4 1 — — 34 10
Real Sociedad 2016–17 La Liga 28 12 6 2 — — 34 14
2017–18 34 15 0 0 6[f] 5 — 40 20
2018–19 31 11 3 0 — — 34 11
2019–20 18 7 3 0 — — 21 7
Subtotal 111 45 10 2 6 5 — 121 52
Total 268 77 26 3 18 8 37 19 349 107
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  3. ^ All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ All appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  5. ^ All appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs
  6. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

São Paulo
Real Madrid

International

Brazil U20

References

  1. ^ André Lima dá vitória ao Botafogo contra o Barueri... Nos acréscimos (André Lima gives victory to Botafogo against Barueri... in the stoppage time); Globo Esporte, 1 August 2009 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ No interior, Sertãozinho empate com Barueri e Azulão vence Paulista (In the countryside, Sertãozinho draws with Barueri and Azulão beats Paulista); Globo Esporte, 17 January 2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Willian José acerta contrato de dois anos com o São Paulo (Willian José agrees a two-year deal with São Paulo); Diário Lance!, 13 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Willian José confirma acerto com o Grêmio: 'Espero ser muito feliz' (Willian José confirms deal with Grêmio: 'I hope to be very happy'); Globo Esporte, 13 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Santos apresenta Willian José, e atacante promete muitos gols (Santos presents Willian José, and forward promises a lot of goals); Globo Esporte, 28 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Willian José, otro brasileño para el Real Madrid Castilla (Willian José, another Brazilian to Real Madrid Castilla); Marca, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Willian José, con un 'hat-trick', distancia al filial de la zona baja (Willian José, with a 'hat-trick', takes the reserves away from the drop zone); Marca, 15 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Sin pena ni gloria (Unnoticed); Marca, 11 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Willian José, nuevo refuerzo para el ataque zaragocista (Willian José, new signing for the zaragocista attack); Real Zaragoza, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El delantero William José llega cedido hasta final de temporada (Forward Willian José arrives on loan until the end of the season); UD Las Palmas, 30 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Principio de acuerdo para el traspaso de Willian José (Agreement in principle for the transfer of Willian José); Real Sociedad, 31 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Convocados para amistosos contra Rússia e Alemanha (Call-ups for friendlies against Russia and Germany); CBF, 12 March 2018 (in Portuguese)
  13. ^ Willian José at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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