William Matheus da Silva (born 2 April 1990), known as William Matheus, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian f ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Career

William Matheus came through the youth ranks at

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

and graduated to the first team in 2008, playing

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

games in that season. William Matheus then had loan spells with Botafogo (DF), Tombense and Democrata-GV playing state league football. In June 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Boca Júnior (SE) and loaned to

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

in the same month, and became a member of their U23 team. He played in

2011 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia 2011 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia was the 13th edition of Bahia State Cup, and the third edition as Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia. Eight teams participated in the tournament. The winner qualified for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série ...

. He remained at Bahia for the first part of 2012, playing for the first team in

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, but was released from his loan contract in June having suffered from injury and not been able to get back into the team. Later that month he signed on loan with

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

until the end of 2012, to play in the

2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (known as the Brasileirão Petrobras 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the d ...

. Having played 21 games, including 19 starts, for Vasco in Série A he obtained a contract for 2013 with

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. Despite interest from the board, he chose not to sign a new contract with Goiás, and left at the end of the season having played in 59 games and scored 3 goals in all competitions. In January 2014, William Matheus signed with

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

to play the 2014 season, the year of the centenary of the club. After just sixteen appearances, Palmeiras accepted an offer from French club

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to sign him in July 2014. William Matheus signed a four-year contract with Toulouse on 29 July 2014. He made his

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debut on 9 August 2014 in a 3–2 defeat against

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. After two seasons in France he returned to Brazil on a loan agreement with

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

. He left Toulouse permanently on 4 February 2017, signing a deal with

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

. In 2019, despite being a regular for Coritiba, he was loaned to Guarani for the

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