Walisson Moreira Farias Maia (born 21 August 1991), known as Walisson Maia, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Criciúma
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.
Club career
Born in
Natividade, Tocantins
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Geography
The estimated population in 2020 was 9,250, the area is 3,240&nb ...
, Walisson graduated with
Coritiba
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's youth setup. On 5 June 2011 he made his first team – and
Série A – debut, starting in a 5–1 home routing over
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
.
After being demoted to the reserves, Walisson was subsequently loaned to
Ituano,
Fortaleza
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,
ASA
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,
J. Malucelli,
Boa Esporte and
Atlético Sorocaba
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*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
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. With the
Alagoas
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club he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's first in a 2–3 away loss against Boa for the
Série B championship on 7 September 2012.
On 29 September 2014 Walisson was again promoted to the main squad, along with fellow youth graduate
Rafhael Lucas.
In January 2018, having renewed his Coritiba contract until the end of 2019, he joined
Vitória for the 2018 season.
Career statistics
References
External links
Coritiba profile
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tocantins
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Ituano FC players
Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players
J. Malucelli Futebol players
Boa Esporte Clube players
Clube Atlético Sorocaba players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Al-Fahaheel FC players
Kuwait Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Esporte Clube Água Santa players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players