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

Willyan
Willyan in 2024
Personal information
Full name Willyan da Silva Barbosa
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
FC Seoul
Number 94
Youth career
Bahia
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)
2021–2022 Gyeongnam FC 37 (16)
2022–2023 Daejeon Hana Citizen 17 (8)
2023FC Seoul (loan) 33 (8)
2024– FC Seoul 14 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024

Career

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Willyan played youth football in homeland Brazil with Bahia and Leme.[citation needed]

In January 2011, he was signed by Italian Serie B club Torino,[2] where he played for their youth team until 2013.

On 10 August 2013, Willyan was signed by Portuguese Segunda Liga club Beira-Mar in a temporary deal.[3] He was signed permanently on 29 January 2014 on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4][5]

Career Statistics

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As of 23 June 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torino 2012-13 Serie A 0 0 0 0
Beira-Mar 2013-14 Liga Portugal 2 30 5 2 2 5 0 37 7
Nacional 2014-15 Primeira Liga 22 1 2 0 2 0 26 1
2015-16 22 4 3 0 1 0 26 4
2016-17 22 1 1 0 23 1
Total 66 6 5 0 4 0 75 6
Vitória de Setúbal 2017-18 Primeira Liga 14 0 0 0 2 1 16 1
Panetolikos 2017-18 Super League Greece 6 1 6 1
2018-19 22 3 3 0 25 3
Total 28 4 3 0 31 4
Gwangju 2019 K League 2 25 8 0 0 25 8
2020 K League 1 17 5 0 0 17 5
Total 42 13 0 0 42 13
Gyeongnam 2021 K League 2 27 11 1 0 28 11
2022 10 5 0 0 10 5
Total 37 16 1 0 38 16
Daejeon Hana Citizen 2022 K League 2 17 8 0 0 17 8
FC Seoul (loan) 2023 K League 1 33 8 33 8
FC Seoul 2024 14 5 0 0 0 0
Total 33 8 0 0 33 8
Career Total 267 60 11 2 11 1 289 63

References

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  1. ^ "Il Modena bussa al Toro: Barbosa e Stevanovic". Gazzetta di Modena (in Italian). 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Due colpi per il settore giovanile Comi si assicura Sarr e Barbosa". Tuttosport (in Italian). 18 January 2011. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Barbosa al Beira-Mar, Nitride al Bra" (in Italian). Torino FC. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Beira-Mar adquire totalidade do passe de Willyan" (in Portuguese). SC Beira-Mar. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Barbosa al Beira-Mar" (in Italian). Torino FC. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. ^ "WILLYAN". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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