William Cordeiro Melo

William Cordeiro
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Cordeiro Melo
Date of birth15 July 1993
Place of birthItabuna, Brazil
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Figueirense
Number20
Youth career
Oeste
Marcílio Dias
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Marcílio Dias19(1)
2013Juventus-SC7(1)
2013–Figueirense23(0)
2014→ Hermann Aichinger (loan)1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

William Cordeiro Melo (born 15 July 1993), known as William Cordeiro or simply William, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Figueirense as a right back.

Club career

Born in Itabuna, Bahia, William made his senior debuts with Marcílio Dias in 2011. In November of the following year he signed for Juventus de Jaraguá, after nearly joining Avaí in July.

On 24 April 2013 William joined Figueirense.[1] He made his first team debut for the club on 25 May, starting in a 3–2 home win against América-RN for the Série B championship.[2]

On 6 March 2014 William was loaned to Atlético Hermann Aichinger,[3] but returned to Figueira after only one match due to an injury.[4]

On 10 September 2014 William made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Fluminense.[5] Ahead of the 2015 campaign, he renewed his link with the club.[6]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Ofuscado, lateral-direito chega ao Figueirense (Hindered, right-back arrives at Figueirense); INfoesporte, 24 April 2013 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Na estreia na Série B, Figueirense oscila e vira sobre o América-RN (In Série B's debut, Figueirense oscilates and completes comeback over América-RN); Globo Esporte, 25 May 2013 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Atlético confirma dois reforços para o hexagonal (Atlético confirms two additions for the hexagonal); Esporte Alto Vale, 6 March 2014 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Lateral William Cordeiro deixa Atlético de Ibirama após apenas uma partida (Full back William Cordeiro leaves Atlético de Ibirama after only one match); Globo Esporte, 6 March 2014 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Com emoção até o fim, Figueirense e Fluminense empatam em Floripa (With emotion until the end, Figueirense and Fluminense draw in Floripa); 10 September 2014 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ De contrato renovado com o Figueira, William Cordeiro revela expectativa para 2015 (With a contract renewed with Figueira, William Cordeiro reveals expectaions for 2015); AV Acessoria, 9 January 2015 (Portuguese)

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