Willian Dias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Dias.

Willian da Silva Dias (born 10 May 1994) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FK Iskra Danilovgrad as an attacking midfielder.

Willian Dias

Personal information
Full name	Willian da Silva Dias[1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Porto Ferreira, Brazil[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	FK Iskra Danilovgrad
Youth career
	São Carlos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	São Carlos	32	(5)
2016	→ Grêmio Prudente (loan)
2017	Paulista	15	(2)
2017–2019	Famalicão	47	(9)
2019	Arouca	10	(1)
2019–2021	Varzim	6	(1)
2021-	FK Iskra Danilovgrad	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Porto Ferreira, Dias graduated from the youth academy of local São Carlos Futebol Clube. In 2011, at the age of 17, he made his professional debut for the club in Paulista A2. He scored six goals for the reserve team in the 2014 Campeonato Paulista under-20 championship.^[3] After having scored three goals in the 2016 season, he joined Grêmio Prudente on a loan deal on 1 July.^[4] On 25 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Taboão da Serra.^[5] In September, he returned to his parent club and was included in the Copa Paulista squad.^[6] He switched to Paulista Futebol Clube in January 2017.^[1]

Dias switched clubs and countries and moved to Portuguese second tier club F.C. Famalicão on 28 June 2017.^[7] On 6 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory over F.C. Arouca.^[8]

On 27 January 2019, Dias joined F.C. Arouca.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 May 2018

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Carlos	2011[2]	Paulista A3	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2013[2]	Paulista A3	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014[2]	Paulista A3	10	2	0	0	—		—		10	2
	2016[2]	Paulista A3	20	3	8	0	—		—		28	3
	Total		32	5	9	0	—		—		41	5
Paulista	2017[2]	Paulista A3	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
Famalicão	2017–18[10]	LigaPro	34	9	2	0	1	0	—		37	9
Career total			81	16	11	0	1	0	0	0	93	16

Style of play

Dias not only has an attacking role in the team, he can also mark the opposition players.^[3]

References

1. "Galo tem 21 inscritos. Restam sete vagas [Rooster has 21 subscribers. Seven vacancies remain]" (in Portuguese). Torcida Jundai. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
2. "Willian". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. "Meia do São Carlos é o grande destaque no Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 [São Carlos midfielder is the highlight in the Campeonato Paulista Sub-20]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. "Segundona: Grêmio Prudente anuncia meia-atacante Willian Dias [Segundona: Grêmio Prudente announces striker Willian Dias]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. "Segundona: Após primeiro gol pelo Grêmio Prudente, Willian Dias só pensa em melhorar [Segundona: After first goal by Grêmio Prudente, Willian Dias only thinks about improving]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
6. "São Carlos anuncia duas contraçoes e retorno de meia para a Copa Paulista [Sao Carlos announces two signings and half return for the Copa Paulista]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
7. "Leonardo Rodrigues e Willian Dias são mais dois reforços assegurados. [Leonardo Rodrigues and Willian Dias are two more reinforcements assured.]" (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
8. "FC Famalicão 2 - 0 Arouca". SAPO Desporto. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
9. Willian Dias deixa o Famalicão e segue para Arouca, ojogo.pt, 27 January 2019
10. "Willian Dias". Foradejogo. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

External links

• Willian Dias at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Willian Dias at Soccerway