William (footballer, born 1995)
 William during the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William de Asevedo Furtado | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pelotas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Juventude | ||
| 2012–2014 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Internacional | 118 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 83 | (5) |
| 2021 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cruzeiro | 28 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U23 | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 | |||
William de Asevedo Furtado (born 3 April 1995), known as William, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Cruzeiro.[1]
International career
[edit]William was a part of the under-23 squad that won Brazil their first gold in football in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He was a reserve in all six matches behind Zeca, coming in on the second half in all three games of the group stage.
On 29 August 2024, William was called up for the full Brazilian national team, replacing the injured Yan Couto for the matches against Ecuador and Paraguay for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2] He did not play in those games.
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2015 | Série A | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2016 | Série A | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 118 | 1 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 142 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 210 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil and DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Copa Libertadores and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho, Primeira Liga and Bundesliga relegation play-offs
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Internacional
- Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20:2013
- Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2014
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2015, 2016
- Recopa Gaúcha: 2016
International
[edit]- Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ "William joins FC Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Dorival Junior convoca William, do Cruzeiro, para os jogos das Eliminatórias" [Dorival Junior calls up Cruzeiro's William for World Cup Qualification matches]. cbf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ William at Soccerway
- ^ William at WorldFootball.net
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- SC Internacional players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Bundesliga players
- Men's association football defenders
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Olympic footballers for Brazil
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Footballers from Pelotas
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football defender, 1990s birth stubs