William Alves (footballer, born 1991)

William Alves de Oliveira (born 7 December 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
William Alves
Personal information
Full name William Alves de Oliveira
Date of birth (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991
Place of birth Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sreenidi Deccan
Youth career
2009 Friburguense
2010 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Botafogo 11 (0)
2013 Trenčín 32 (9)
2014–2015 Žilina 70 (17)
2016 Kayserispor 8 (0)
2016–2019 Chaves 84 (20)
2019–2020 Al-Faisaly 30 (3)
2020–2021 Al-Fayha 15 (3)
2021 Chaves 4 (0)
2021–2022 Coritiba 19 (1)
2023 Ferroviário 1 (0)
2023– Sreenidi Deccan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Botafogo

William Alves started off career in known Brazilian club Botafogo. He made his debut for Botafogo in Copa Sudamericana match against Colombian Independiente Santa Fe. In this match William netted the equalizing goal.[1] The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

AS Trenčín

He came to AS Trenčín in winter 2012-2013 and signed three and half year contract.[2] He made his debut for AS Trenčín in a friendly match against Czech SFC Opava on 26 January 2013.[3] On 2 March 2013, he made his competitive debut for Trenčín in the league game against Spartak Myjava, when he came on in 77th minute.[4] In winter 2013–2014, he left the club due to a disagreement between AS Trenčín and Botafogo.

MŠK Žilina

William Alves signed a three-year contract with fellow Corgoň liga club MŠK Žilina in January 2014.[5] On 1 March, he scored a goal on his competitive debut for Žilina in a 2–1 league loss to his former club AS Trenčín. On 6 August 2015 he scored a 120th-minute goal against FC Vorskla that allowed Žilina to reach the play-off rounds of Europa League. Two weeks later, William scored a brace against Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Europa League play-off round, which Žilina won 3–2 after having been 2–0 down.[6]

Kayserispor

In January 2016, William Alves was transferred to Turkish club Kayserispor.[7]

References
  1. Botafogo-Indenpediente 1:1 30.09.2011, data2.7m.cn
  2. Brazílčan William podpísal s Trenčínom zmluvu na 3,5 roka 26.01.2013, osporte.sk
  3. Príprava "A" Sobota, 26. január 2013 10.15 26.01.2013, astrencin.sk
  4. "CL - 20. kolo: Slovan zvýšil náskok, domáce prehry Žiliny a Senice" (in Slovak). Slovenský futbalový zväz. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. "William Alves de Oliveira podpísal v Žiline trojročnú zmluvu" (in Slovak). Profutbal. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. "Žilina hearts aflutter after Athletic marvel". UEFA. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. "MŠK Žilina opúšťa už piaty hráč, William odchádza do Turecka" (in Slovak). Šport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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