Willyan da Silva Barbosa (born 17 February 1994) is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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club

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. He also holds Italian nationality.

Career

Willyan played youth football in homeland Brazil with

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and Leme. In January 2011, he was signed by Italian

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club

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, where he played for their

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until 2013. On 10 August 2013, Willyan was signed by Portuguese Segunda Liga club

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in a temporary deal. He was signed permanently on 29 January 2014 on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

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* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Men's association football wingers Torino FC players S.C. Beira-Mar players C.D. Nacional players Vitória F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Gwangju FC players Gyeongnam FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen players FC Seoul players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players K League 2 players K League 1 players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea {{Italy-footy-forward-1990s-stub