William de Asevedo Furtado (born 3 April 1995), known as William, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Cruzeiro.

International career

William was a part of the under-23 squad that won Brazil their first gold in football in the

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. 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

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and

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for the

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. He did not play in those games.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Internacional *

Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 The Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 is the official Brazilian national football tournament for U-20 teams. The Rio Grande do Sul Football Association (FGF) created the competition in 2006 and since 2015 it is organized by the Brazilian Football C ...

:2013 *

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: 2014 *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Recopa Gaúcha The Recopa Gaúcha (), is a super cup tournament organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF), disputed between the winners of Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Cam ...

;Individual * Bola de Prata: 2024 *

Troféu Mesa Redonda Troféu Mesa Redonda () is an award held by TV Gazeta and Fundação Cásper Líbero to honor the best players of each season of Brazilian football. History Held for the first time in 2004, the award aims in the same way as the Bola de Ouro, Bola ...

Team of the Year: 2024

International

;Brazil *

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References

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 {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub