Willian Maranhão
Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes (born 14 December 1995), known as Willian Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Goianiense as a defensive midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Boavista | 65 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Goianiense | 70 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 15 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Boavista
Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Willian Maranhão was a Boavista youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 January 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thiaguinho in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Madureira.
Willian Maranhão subsequently became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first senior goal on 13 September 2017, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home success against Tigres do Brasil, for the year's Copa Rio.[2]
In June 2018, Willian Maranhão was loaned to Série C side Santa Cruz until the end of the tournament.[3] He was a regular starter during his period at the club before terminating his loan deal on 30 August.[4]
Vasco da Gama
On 5 September 2018, Willian Maranhão was presented at Série A side Vasco da Gama,[5] on loan until the end of the year. He made his top tier debut five days later, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Vitória.[6]
On 4 December 2018, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Vasco until the end of 2022.[7] However, he lost his starting spot in the 2019 campaign, and moved out on loan to América Mineiro until the end of the season in May of that year.[8]
Upon returning from loan, Willian Maranhão failed to appear for the club until rescinding his contract in July 2020.[9]
Atlético Goianiense
Shortly after leaving Vasco, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Atlético Goianiense. He immediately became a regular starter, but still left the club on 13 December 2021.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 15 December 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boavista | 2014 | Série D | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Carioca | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Carioca | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 18 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | 94 | 2 | |||
| Santa Cruz | 2018 | Série C | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Vasco da Gama | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| América Mineiro | 2019 | Série B | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2020 | Série A | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 56 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 83 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 125 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 232 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
References
- "Vasco renova contrato de Willian Maranhão até o fim de 2022" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Com emoção e virada, Boavista derrota o Tigres e se classifica para a final da Copa Rio" [With emotion and comeback, Boavista defeat Tigres and advance to the final of the Copa Rio] (in Portuguese). ge. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Novo volante do Santa Cruz diz que tem bom poder de marcação" [New defensive midfielder of Santa Cruz says he has good marking ability] (in Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Willian Maranhão rescinde com Santa Cruz e encaminha ida para o Vitória" [Willian Maranhão rescinds with Santa Cruz and set move to Vitória] (in Portuguese). ge. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Após dois treinos, Vasco confirma Willian Maranhão como novo reforço" [After two trainings, Vasco confirm Willian Maranhão as new addition] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Online. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Willian Maranhão avalia estreia pelo Vasco e projeta clássico contra o Flamengo" [Willian Maranhão evaluates debut for Vasco and projects derby against Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Vasco renova contrato de Willian Maranhão até o fim de 2022" [Vasco renew contract with Willian Maranhão until the end of 2022] (in Portuguese). ge. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Volante Willian Maranhão é a nova contratação do América" [Defensive midfielder Willian Maranhão is the new signing of América] (in Portuguese). América Futebol Clube. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Willian Maranhão tem rescisão com o Vasco publicada no BID da CBF" [Willian Maranhão has rescision with Vasco published at CBF's BID] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Willian Maranhão, Lucão e Ronald deixam o Atlético-GO" [Willian Maranhão, Lucão and Ronald leave Atlético-GO] (in Portuguese). ge. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- Willian Maranhão at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
External links
- Willian Maranhão at Sambafoot