Willer Souza Oliveira (born 18 November 1979) or simply Willer, is a Brazilian former professional

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player.

Career

Willer Souza Oliveira began his career in Brazil with

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before moving to Argentinian club Independiente in 2001.

Eastern Europe

Following a transfer to Russia with

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(36 matches, 2 goals) in 2002. he subsequently signed for FC Dynamo Bryansk (42 matches, 8 goals) in 2004–2005, enjoying popularity from supporters for his flamboyant approach and acrobatic goalscoring celebrations. This success earned Willer a move to Russian Far East side Luch-Energia Vladivostok in 2005 - promoted team to First Division, and he did a considerable impact in a Russian Cup match against FC Rostov. In the summer of 2006, he went on loan to

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until the end of the year (22 matches, 7 goals). In April 2007 Willer completed his move to Lithuanian outfit

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,. scoring 10 goals in 30 matches, as Suduva finished second behind FBK Kaunas. Willer also played UEFA Cup for Sūduva, creating a goal against Northern Ireland's

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in August 2007 (Qualify round - won 4x0). In 2008, Willer joined

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where he played until December (12 matches, 3 goals).

Alianza

In 2009, he moved to

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to play Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B (second division). In 2010, Willer joined first division club Alianza of

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. He was considered the best foreign soccer player in the Apertura 2010 and He did 5 goals and 7 assistances in 20 matches. He was the number 10 and appeared in all games. Alianza went to final after 6 years but lost on penalties (3 x 4 Metapan). He moved to Horizonte in 2011 to play Brazil Cup and State Cup of Ceará Province. He moved to

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on 30 June 2011. He returned to Alianza before the 2012 Clausura.

Istiqlol Dushanbe

In January 2013, Willer signed a contract with Tajik League side Istiqlol Dushanbe, joining them in March of the same year. Willer went on to be named 'Best Player' for May 2013 by

Tajikistan Football Federation The Tajikistan Football Federation (russian: Федерация футбола Таджикистана; tg, Федеросиюни футболи Тоҷикистон, Federosijuni futboli Toçikiston, or FFT) is the governing body of football i ...

Halcones Return

In June 2014, Willer returned to Halcones FC.

Career statistics

2014 FC Istiklol season The FC Istiklol 2014 season was Istiklol's sixth Tajik League season. They won the League for the third time, whilst also winning the Supercup and defending their Tajik Cup title. Mubin Ergashev was appointed the club's new manager 13 January 2014, ...

Honors

;Istiklol * Tajik Cup (1): 2013 * Tajik Super Cup (1): 2014

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