Willian José

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Willian José
Willian José with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Willian José da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Porto Calvo, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Betis
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2008 CRB
2008–2009 Grêmio Barueri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Grêmio Barueri 29 (7)
2011–2016 Deportivo Maldonado 0 (0)
2011–2012 → São Paulo (loan) 52 (14)
2013 → Grêmio (loan) 6 (3)
2013 → Santos (loan) 23 (5)
2014 → Real Madrid B (loan) 16 (4)
2014 → Real Madrid (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Zaragoza (loan) 33 (7)
2015–2016 → Las Palmas (loan) 30 (9)
2016–2022 Real Sociedad 143 (52)
2021 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 17 (1)
2021–2022 → Betis (loan) 32 (8)
2022– Betis 54 (12)
International career
2011 Brazil U20 15 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024

Willian José da Silva (born 23 November 1991), known as Willian José, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis.

He began his career with 77 games and 12 goals in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Grêmio Barueri, São Paulo and Santos, as well as representing Grêmio FBPA on loan in 2013.

Willian José spent most of his career in Spain, making over 250 La Liga appearances and scoring over 70 goals, mainly for Real Sociedad and Real Betis, winning a Copa del Rey with each in 2020 and 2022. He also represented Real Madrid and Las Palmas on loan in the division, and had a loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Premier League in 2021.

Club career[edit]

Grêmio Barueri[edit]

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 2–1 loss at Botafogo.[3]

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

São Paulo[edit]

From 2011 to 2016, Willian José's contract was the property of Deportivo Maldonado of Uruguay,[5] a team known for buying players to loan out.[6] On 13 January 2011, Willian José joined São Paulo.[7] 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 and Santos[edit]

On 13 December 2012, Willian José moved to Grêmio,[8] but after appearing rarely he signed with Santos FC in May of the following year.[9] He appeared in 28 matches during his only season at Peixe, scoring five goals.

Real Madrid[edit]

On 8 January 2014 Willian José moved abroad, signing a six-month deal with Real Madrid, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[10] After scoring a hat-trick in a 3–2 win at Recreativo de Huelva,[11] he was called up for the main squad and was on the bench for the matches against Real Sociedad and UD Almería. He made his La Liga debut on 11 May, replacing compatriot Casemiro in a 2–0 loss at Celta de Vigo.[12]

Zaragoza[edit]

Willian José signed a one-year deal with Real Zaragoza in the second level on 29 August 2014.[13] He made his debut for the club on 7 September, replacing David Muñoz in a 4–1 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[edit]

On 30 July 2015, Willian José signed a one-year contract with Las Palmas, newly promoted to the top tier.[14] 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 3–2 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 2–1. He also scored the equalizer against former club Real Madrid on 13 March, but the hosts again lost by 2–1.

Real Sociedad[edit]

Willian José with Real Sociedad in 2016

On 31 July 2016, Willian José signed a five-year deal with fellow league team Real Sociedad.[15] He made his debut on 21 August as the season began with a 3–0 home loss to Real Madrid, replacing David Concha after 55 minutes after starting on the bench due to fitness.[16] In his next game on 9 September, he equalised in a 1–1 draw on Espanyol's visit to the Anoeta Stadium, and 12 days later he netted twice in a 4–1 win over former club Las Palmas.[17] adding a further brace on 10 December in the first 25 minutes of a 3–2 win over Valencia.[18]

Willian José scored four goals on 19 October 2017 in a 6–0 win away to FK Vardar of Macedonia in the Europa League group stage, though his team did not advance.[19] The following 1 October, he extended his contract to 2024, with a release clause increased from €60 million to €70 million and Maldonado keeping 30% of his economic rights.[20]

Loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers[edit]

On 23 January 2021, Willian José joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers for the remainder of the 2020–21 season, with the option to make the deal permanent at its conclusion.[21] He made his first appearance for Wolves as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 27 January, making a vital headed clearance of a goal-bound shot from Kai Havertz in the last minute of added time.[22][23] He made his first start in the next game away to Crystal Palace three days later,[24] and on 17 April he scored his only Wolves goal in a 1–0 home league win over Sheffield United, sealing the Blades' relegation to the EFL Championship.[25]

Real Betis[edit]

On 26 August 2021, Willian José joined fellow La Liga club Real Betis on a season-long loan deal. The deal included the option to make the move permanent until 2025 for a fee of €8.5 million.[26] He made his debut on 13 September in a 2–1 win at fellow Andalusians Granada, as a half-time substitute for Borja Iglesias;[27][28] six days later he started and scored in the first five minutes of a 2–2 home draw with Espanyol.[29] He followed this with a late goal from the bench in a 3–1 win at Osasuna,[30] and both goals in a victory against Getafe at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.[31] Over the season, he competed with Iglesias for the position of manager Manuel Pellegrini's starting centre-forward.[32] In the team's victorious Copa del Rey campaign, he scored a penalty in a 4–0 win on his return to Real Sociedad in the quarter-final,[33] and was an extra-time substitute in the final win over Valencia, scoring the first attempt in the penalty shootout.[34]

International career[edit]

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, but he didn't play either one.[35]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 31 March 2024[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 3 1 0 0 2[c] 0 — 24 7
Subtotal 26 6 3 1 0 0 2 0 — 31 7
São Paulo (loan) 2011 Série A 9 0 10 1 3 0 0 0 — 22 1
2012 19 1 14 11 4 0 7[c] 3 — 44 15
Total 28 1 24 12 7 0 7 3 — 66 16
Grêmio (loan) 2013 Série A 0 0 6 3 0 0 3[d] 0 — 9 3
Santos (loan) 2013 Série A 23 5 — 2 0 — — 25 5
Real Madrid B (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 16 4 — — — — 16 4
Real Madrid (loan) 2013–14 La Liga 1 0 — 0 0 — — 1 0
Zaragoza (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 33 7 — 1 0 — 4[e] 3 38 10
Las Palmas (loan) 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 37 11 — 4 0 — — 41 11
2020–21 14 3 — 1 2 6[f] 1 1[g] 0 22 6
Total 144 52 — 14 4 12 6 1 0 171 62
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 17 1 — 1 0 — — 18 1
Real Betis (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 32 8 — 4 1 8[f] 1 — 44 10
Real Betis 2022–23 La Liga 28 2 — 2 1 8[f] 2 1[g] 0 39 5
2023–24 26 10 — 3 4 7[h] 0 — 36 14
Total 86 20 — 9 6 23 3 1 0 119 29
Career total 405 105 34 17 37 10 47 12 6 3 528 147
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa de España
  8. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours[edit]

São Paulo

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Real Betis

Brazil U20

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Willian José". Real Betis. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Wright, Nick (7 February 2021). "Willian Jose exclusive interview: Wolves striker making an impact after long road to the Premier League". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ Aarons, Ed (10 October 2016). "Welcome to Deportivo Maldonado, where the big names never actually play". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ Chaves, Lincoln (28 May 2013). Santos apresenta Willian José, e atacante promete muitos gols (Santos presents Willian José, and forward promises a lot of goals); Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ^ Cerezo, Hugo (8 January 2014). Willian José, otro brasileño para el Real Madrid Castilla (Willian José, another Brazilian to Real Madrid Castilla); Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. ^ Huelva, Efe (15 March 2014). 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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. ^ Siguero, Santiago (11 May 2014). Sin pena ni gloria (Unnoticed); Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ^ Willian José, nuevo refuerzo para el ataque zaragocista. Archived 1 September 2014 via Wayback from the original. Real Zaragoza, 29 August 2014, (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ Badallo, Oscar (31 July 2016). "La Real hace oficial el fichaje de Willian José hasta 2021" [Real Sociedad make official the signing of Willian José until 2021]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  16. ^ Badallo, Oscar (21 August 2016). "Real Sociedad host Real Madrid with star man fit". Marca. Adapted by Pablo Mosquera. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  17. ^ Castillo, Luis (22 September 2016). "Willian José protagoniza la pesadilla de Las Palmas" [Willian José stars in Las Palmas' nightmare]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  18. ^ Martin, Richard (12 December 2016). "Fallen giants Valencia head for Christmas in drop zone". Reuters. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Com quatro gols de Willian José, Real Sociedad atropela o Vardar na Macedônia" [With four goals from Willian José, Real Sociedad thrash Vardar in Macedonia]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  20. ^ Ramajo, Roberto (1 October 2018). "Willian José renueva hasta 2024" [Willian José renews until 2024]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Willian Jose: Wolves sign Real Sociedad striker on loan". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021.
  22. ^ Johnston, Neil (27 January 2021). "Chelsea 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Thomas Tuchel suffers a frustrating start". BBC Sport.
  23. ^ "Report: Chelsea 0-0 Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  24. ^ Johnston, Neil (30 January 2021). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Wolves: Eberechi Eze scores winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  25. ^ Stone, Simon (17 April 2021). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United: Blades relegated after defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  26. ^ López, Ángel (26 August 2021). "Oficial: Willian José, cedido al Betis" [Official: Willian José, loaned to Betis]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  27. ^ Lagos, Daniel (4 September 2021). "Willian José, objetivo Granada" [Willian José, objective Granada]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  28. ^ Morán, Miguel Á. (14 September 2021). "La magia de Canales tumba al Granada sobre la bocina" [Canales' magic sinks Granada at the death]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Willian José: "Tenemos que matar los partidos"" [Wilian José: "We have to kill off matches"]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  30. ^ "Vídeo: Un golazo de Willian José sentencia a Osasuna en El Sadar" [Video: A wondergoal from Willian José sentences Osasuna at El Sadar]. El Correo (in Spanish). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  31. ^ "Willian José: "No esperaba este inicio"" [Willian José: "I wasn't expecting this start"]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  32. ^ Cala, Rafa (15 November 2021). "Borja Iglesias vs. Willian José ¿Quién debe ser el '9' titular del Real Betis?" [Borja Iglesias vs. Willian José. Who should be Real Betis' starting '9'?]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Un gran Betis golea a la Real Sociedad y pasa a semifinales" [A great Betis thrash Real Sociedad and advance to the semi-finals] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  34. ^ "Real Betis beat Valencia on penalties to win Copa del Rey". France 24. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  35. ^ Convocados para amistosos contra Rússia e Alemanha (Call-ups for friendlies against Russia and Germany); CBF, 12 March 2018 (in Portuguese)
  36. ^ Willian José at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  37. ^ Reidy, Paul (4 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  38. ^ "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

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