Willyan da Silva Barbosa

Willyan da Silva Barbosa (born 17 February 1994) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Gwangju FC. He also holds Italian nationality.[1]

Willyan
Personal information
Full name Willyan da Silva Barbosa
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994
Place of birth Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2009–2010 Leme
2011–2013 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Beira-Mar 30 (5)
2014–2017 Nacional 66 (6)
2017–2018 Vitória de Setúbal 14 (0)
2018–2019 Panetolikos 28 (4)
2019–2020 Gwangju FC 42 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2021

Biography

Willyan started his career at Rio de Janeiro club Leme Futebol Clube.[2] In January 2011 Willyan[3] was signed by Italian Serie B club Torino despite under 18, the minimum age of international transfer. He played 2 seasons for the Primavera. On 10 August 2013 Willyan was signed by Portuguese Segunda Liga club Beira-Mar in a temporary deal.[4] He was signed outright on 29 January 2014 for €250,000 in 3½ year contract (30 June 2017).[5][6]

References
  1. "Il Modena bussa al Toro: Barbosa e Stevanovic". Gazzetta di Modena (in Italian). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. "Boletim Oficial Nº7824" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FFERJ. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. Tuttosport 18 January 2011 (in Italian)
  4. "Barbosa al Beira-Mar, Nitride al Bra" (in Italian). Torino FC. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. "Beira-Mar adquire totalidade do passe de Willyan" (in Portuguese). SC Beira-Mar. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. "Barbosa al Beira-Mar" (in Italian). Torino FC. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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