Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes (born 14 December 1995), known as Willian Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Atlético Goianiense, on loan from Santos.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes | ||
Date of birth | (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Atlético Goianiense (on loan from Santos) | ||
Youth career | |||
2013 | Boavista | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Boavista | 65 | (2) |
2018 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | (0) |
2019 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 27 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Atlético Goianiense | 83 | (0) |
2022 | Bahia | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Santos | 4 | (0) |
2022– | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 1 November 2022 (UTC) |
Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Willian Maranhão was a Boavista youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 January 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thiaguinho in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Madureira.
Willian Maranhão subsequently became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first senior goal on 13 September 2017, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home success against Tigres do Brasil, for the year's Copa Rio.[1]
In June 2018, Willian Maranhão was loaned to Série C side Santa Cruz until the end of the tournament.[2] He was a regular starter during his period at the club before terminating his loan deal on 30 August.[3]
On 5 September 2018, Willian Maranhão was presented at Série A side Vasco da Gama,[4] on loan until the end of the year. He made his top tier debut five days later, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Vitória.[5]
On 4 December 2018, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Vasco until the end of 2022.[6] However, he lost his starting spot in the 2019 campaign, and moved out on loan to América Mineiro until the end of the season in May of that year.[7]
Upon returning from loan, Willian Maranhão failed to appear for the club until rescinding his contract in July 2020.[8]
Shortly after leaving Vasco, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Atlético Goianiense. He immediately became a regular starter, but still left the club on 13 December 2021.[9]
On 9 January 2022, Willian Maranhão signed a two-year contract with Bahia, freshly relegated to the second division.[10] He arrived with a first-choice status, but lost his starting spot to fellow new signing Rezende.
On 25 March 2022, Bahia announced the transfer of Willian Maranhão to Santos, who paid a R$ 500,000 fee for 70% of the player's economic rights.[11] Just hours later, his new club confirmed the deal, with the player signing a contract until December 2024.[12]
Willian Maranhão made his debut for Peixe on 5 April 2022, starting in a 0–1 Copa Sudamericana away loss against Banfield.[13] On 16 July, after just nine matches, he returned to Atlético Goianiense on loan until the end of the year.[14]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boavista | 2014 | Série D | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
2015 | Carioca | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
2016 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
2017 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
2018 | Carioca | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
Subtotal | 18 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | 94 | 2 | |||
Santa Cruz | 2018 | Série C | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Vasco da Gama | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
2019 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
América Mineiro | 2019 | Série B | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Atlético Goianiense | 2020 | Série A | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
2021 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
Subtotal | 56 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 83 | 0 | |||
Bahia | 2022 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Santos | 2022 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 144 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 265 | 2 |
Boavista
Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Goianiense – current squad | |
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