Willians Domingos Fernandes (born 29 January 1986), known as Willians, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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for

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Career

Flamengo

Born in

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, Willians debuted for Flamengo playing in the first team in the season opener against Friburguense in the 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League. On the 2009 Brazilian Série A Willians led the league in ball stealing. On 27 January 2010 Willians renewed his contract with

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for another four years, until December 2014, with a release fee set for €10 million. In March 2011 Willians renewed his contract again. On 7 June 2012, Willians was confirmed by

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. In site of

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n side, the player was nicknamed as "pitbull" and "bulldog".

Internacional

On 11 January 2012, Willians was bought by circa of 2.5 million euros and will defend, in 2013,

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, a Brazilian side. He will be a substitute for Guiñazú, who left the club and current is player of

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an side Libertad.

Career statistics

:''(Correct )'' ''according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flestatística.Flestatística
(in Portuguese)'' * In 2007 and 2008 Willians played for

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in the

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Honours

;Flamengo * Rio de Janeiro State League:

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;Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

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Individual

2011 Campeonato Carioca The 2011 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 110th edition of the top tier football in Rio de Janeiro. It was organized by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FERJ). The competition bega ...

Best Defensive Midfielder

References

External links

Willians
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Willians 1986 births Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Esporte Clube Santo André players CR Flamengo footballers Udinese Calcio players Sport Club Internacional players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Living people Men's association football midfielders People from Praia Grande Footballers from São Paulo (state)