Willian Klaus

Willian Klaus (born 11 January 1994), commonly known as Klaus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club RWDM.

Klaus
Personal information
Full name Willian Klaus
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Place of birth Dois Irmãos, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
RWDM
Number 4
Youth career
Grêmio
Internacional
Juventude
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Juventude 32 (1)
2017Internacional (loan) 19 (4)
2018–2019 Internacional 27 (1)
2020–2021 Ceará 39 (5)
2022 Botafogo 3 (0)
2022Atlético Goianiense (loan) 13 (0)
2023– RWDM 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Club career

Born in Dois Irmãos, Rio Grande do Sul, Klaus represented Grêmio, Internacional and Juventude as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter on 12 March 2015, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against União Frederiquense.[2]

Klaus became a regular starter during the 2016 campaign, as his side achieved promotion from the Série C and reached the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. His first senior goal came on 21 April of that year, the second in a 2–0 home win against former club Grêmio.[3]

On 19 January 2017, Klaus joined Internacional, recently relegated to Série B.[4]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventude 2015 Série C 00105[lower-alpha 1]060
2016 10013180311
Total 1001418050371
Internacional 2017 Série B 14420102[lower-alpha 2]0194
2018 Série A 605040150
2019 100200000120
Total 30490500020464
Ceará 2020 Série A 12031208[lower-alpha 3]3254
2021 2021201[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 3]0111
Total 140524010123365
Career total 5442831701019311910
  1. One appearance in Copa FGF, four appearances in Supercopa Gaúcha
  2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Ceará

References

  1. "Juventude: Klaus, um zagueiro de números" [Juventude: Klaus, a defender of numbers] (in Portuguese). Rede Esportiva. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. "Na raça, enfim, a primeira vitória!" [Through effort, finally, the first win] (in Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. "Grêmio sofre sem Geromel, leva 2 a 0 e se complica na semi do Gauchão" [Grêmio struggle without Geromel, lose by 2–0 and get into trouble in the Gauchão's semi] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. "Após entregada de Ernando, Inter oficializa contratação de Klaus" [After Ernando's fluke, Inter turn official the signing of Klaus] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. Klaus at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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