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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Klaus | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Dois Irmãos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 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) |
| 2017 | → Internacional (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Internacional | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Ceará | 39 | (5) |
| 2022 | Botafogo | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Atlético 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventude | 2015 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Internacional | 2017 | Série B | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 119 | 10 | ||
- One appearance in Copa FGF, four appearances in Supercopa Gaúcha
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
References
- "Juventude: Klaus, um zagueiro de números" [Juventude: Klaus, a defender of numbers] (in Portuguese). Rede Esportiva. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- "Na raça, enfim, a primeira vitória!" [Through effort, finally, the first win] (in Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- Klaus at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
External links
- Juventude official profile (in Portuguese)
- Klaus at Soccerway