William Fernando da Silva (born 20 November 1986), known simply as William da Silva or William, is a Brazilian professional
footballer who plays as a
defensive midfielder for
CSA
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. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
Career
Da Silva began his career
Palmeiras, signing a five-year contract with the club in 2003. He made his professional debut for Palmeiras in a 0–1 home defeat to
Grêmio in the
Campeonato Brasileiro on 28 May 2006. Since 2008 he had been loaned out to other Brazilian clubs. His contract was also extended until June 2011. It was renewed again in 2010. He was injured in June and missed the rest of the season.
In July 2012, William moved to
Série B team
Joinville Esporte Clube on a free transfer. The following year, William joined
Busan IPark
Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium.
The club was o ...
of South Korea. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against
Gangwon FC on 3 March 2013, and scored his first goal against
FC Seoul
FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...
two weeks later.
In 2014, da Silva signed with Mexican side
Quéretaro. While at Querétaro he would reach the finals of the
2015 Clausura tournament, finishing runners-up to
Santos Laguna.
On 9 December 2015, it was announced that da Silva was sold to
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
, signing a three-year contract. He called the move to América "one of the most important challenges of my career", and a "dream realized".
Honours
;São Paulo
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Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...
:
2021
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References
External links
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Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Clube Atlético Juventus players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
Ipatinga Futebol Clube players
Joinville Esporte Clube players
Busan IPark players
Querétaro F.C. footballers
Club América footballers
Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
São Paulo FC players
Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
K League 1 players
Liga MX players
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Naturalized citizens of Mexico
1986 births
Living people
Association football midfielders
Footballers from São Paulo