Willams

José Willams da Silva Mendonça (born 5 August 1983), known as Willams, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Willams
Personal information
Full name José Willams da Silva Mendonça[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-05) 5 August 1983
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2005 Corinthians-AL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Corinthians-AL
2005–2006 → Gil Vicente (loan) 23 (1)
2006–2007 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 4 (0)
2007–2009 Vizela 54 (4)
2009–2010 Trofense 25 (4)
2010–2011 Braşov 24 (0)
2011–2012 Naval 27 (0)
2012–2013 Feirense 12 (0)
2013–2014 Famalicão 26 (0)
2014–2015 Espinho 13 (0)
2015–2016 Fafe 39 (1)
Total 247 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2022

He spent most of his career in Portugal, amassing totals of 27 games and one goal over the course of two Primeira Liga seasons and adding 118/8 in the Segunda Liga.

Club career

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Willams was a youth product at Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, making his debuts as a senior in 2005. On 5 July of the same year he moved abroad, being loaned to Gil Vicente FC.[2]

Willams made his Primeira Liga debut on 27 August 2005, starting in a 2–0 away win against S.L. Benfica.[3] He scored his first goal in the category on 25 September, netting the last in a home success over F.C. Paços de Ferreira that ended with the same scoreline.[4]

On 21 June 2006, Willams was loaned to Paços de Ferreira in a season-long deal.[5] However, after appearing rarely, he signed a permanent one-year deal with Segunda Liga side F.C. Vizela on 26 May 2007.[6]

In 2009, Willams signed a one-year contract with C.D. Trofense also in the second level. He made his league debut for the club on 16 August, starting and scoring the last in a 3–0 home win over A.D. Carregado.[7]

On 29 June 2010, Willams moved to Romania after agreeing to a one-year deal with FC Brașov.[8] His first appearance in the Liga I occurred on 26 July, in a 1–0 success at ASA Târgu Mureș.[9]

Willams returned to Portugal in 2011, and spent two years with Associação Naval 1º de Maio[10] and C.D. Feirense,[11] both in the second tier. He subsequently resumed his career in Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, representing F.C. Famalicão,[12] S.C. Espinho and AD Fafe.[13]

References
  1. "Jose Mendonca" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. "Três brasileiros com entusiasmo" [Three enthusiastic Brazilians] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. "Benfica-Gil Vicente, 0–2: Teatro de Gil é assim" [Benfica-Gil Vicente, 0–2: Gil theater is like this] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. "Gil Vicente-Paços de Ferreira, 2–0: Laboratório infalível" [Gil Vicente-Paços de Ferreira, 2–0: Infallible laboratory] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. "Williams [sic] e Elias estão garantidos" [Williams and Elias are confirmed] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. "Nuno Sousa chega para fechar ataque" [Nuno Sousa arrives to complete the attack] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. "Trofense-Carregado, 3–0: A lei do mais forte" [Trofense-Carregado, 3–0: The law of the jungle] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. "FC Braşov, în faţa unui nou început" [FC Braşov, in front of a new beginning] (in Romanian). myTEX. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. "Victorie cu "cap" a "galben-negrilor"" ["Head" win for the "yellow-black"] (in Romanian). myTEX. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  10. "Naval contrata Williams [sic] (ex-Brasov) por uma época" [Naval signs Williams (ex-Brasov) for one season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  11. "Williams [sic] é reforço do Feirense" [Williams is an addition of Feirense] (in Portuguese). Football Pacific. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  12. "Apresentado novo plantel do Famalicão" [Famalicão's new squad presented] (in Portuguese). Famalicão's official website. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  13. "Willams fala do próximo jogo diante do Mirandela" [Willams talks about the next game against Mirandela] (in Portuguese). Fafe's official website. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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