Alessandro Faria

Alessandro Faria (born June 7, 1978), known simply as Bill, is a naturalized Togolese football striker,[4] who plays for Cometa in Brazil.

Bill
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Faria
Date of birth (1978-06-07) 7 June 1978
Place of birth Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Cometa
Youth career
Vila Nova
Ponte Preta-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ponte Preta-SP (–)
2000 El Paso Patriots 8 (–)
2001 Caxias (–)
2002 Guarany de Bagé (–)
2003–2004 Chapecoense ? (10)
2004–2005 15 de Novembro (–)
2005 Tubarão F.C.[1] ? (3)
2006 São José de Porto Alegre (–)
2006 Pelotas[2] (–)
2006 River (Ipauí) (–)
2006–2007 Novo Hamburgo (–)
2007 Bragantino (–)
2007 Bagé (–)
2007–2008 BSV Rehden (–)
2008 Oeste de Chapecó (–)
2009 Atlético de Ibirama[3] (–)
2009 Videira (–)
2010–2011 CENE
2011 Riopardense (–)
2011 Aimoré (–)
2012 Glória
2012– Cometa
National team
2003–2004 Togo 6 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2009

Career

He was signed by BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden in November 2007,[5] and returned to Brazil for Oeste de Chapecó in September 2008.[6]

International career

Bill made his Togo national team debut on June 8, 2003, in a 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match against Cape Verde, in Lomé. That day Les Eperviers (the nickname of Togo national football team) won by 5-2 and he scored one of the Togolese goals.[7]
Bill also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on 29 June 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Cape Verde 1 – 0 5 – 2 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
2 22 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Kenya 1 – 0 2 – 0 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
3 22 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Kenya 2 – 0 2 – 0 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2009-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Centroavante Bill é o novo reforço do Lobão". Esporte Clube Pelotas. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2006-03-31.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Samba mix inspires Togo". BBC Sport. 2003-06-23. Retrieved 2003-06-23.
  5. CBF 2007 transfer list Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. CBF 2008 transfer list Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "International Matches 2003 - Africa". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  • BillFIFA competition record
  • Bill at National-Football-Teams.com
  • "CBF" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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