Alessandro Faria

Bill
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Faria
Date of birth	7 June 1978 (1978-06-07) (age 33)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	CENE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000	El Paso Patriots	–	(–)
2001	Caxias	–	(–)
2002	Guarany de Bagé	–	(–)
2003–2004	Chapecoense	?	(10)
2004–2005	15 de Novembro	–	(–)
2005	Tubarão F.C.^[1]	?	(3)
2006	São José de Porto Alegre	–	(–)
2006	Pelotas^[2]	–	(–)
2006	River (Ipauí)	–	(–)
2006–2007	Novo Hamburgo	–	(–)
2007	Bragantino	–	(–)
2007	Bagé	–	(–)
2007–2008	BSV Rehden	–	(–)
2008	Oeste de Chapecó	–	(–)
2009	Atlético de Ibirama^[3]	–	(–)
2009	Videira	–	(–)
2010–	CENE
National team^‡
2003–2004	Togo	6	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2009

Alessandro Faria (born June 7, 1978 in Porto Alegre, Brazil), known simply as Bill, is a naturalized Togolese football striker,^[4] who plays for CENE in the Brazilian Série D.

Career

He was signed by BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden in November 2007,^[5] and returned to Brazil for Oeste de Chapecó in September 2008.^[6]

Bill made his Togo national team debut on June 8, 2003 in a 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match against Cape Verde, in Lomé. That day Les Eperviers (the nickname of Togo national football team) won by 5-2 and he scored one of the Togolese goals.^[7]
Bill also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on 29 June 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.^[8]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 2003	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Cape Verde	1 – 0	5 - 2	2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
2	22 June 2003	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Kenya	1 – 0	2 - 0	2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match
3	22 June 2003	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Kenya	2 – 0	2 - 0	2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match