Willyan (footballer)

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

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)
2023	→ FC Seoul (loan)	33	(8)
2024–	FC Seoul	14	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024

Career

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

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

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.

External links

• Willyan – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Willyan at Soccerway