Willian Maranhão
Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes (born 14 December 1995), known as Willian Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ceará, on loan from Santos.
 Willian Maranhão with Atlético Goianiense in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ceará (on loan from Santos) | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Boavista | 65 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Goianiense | 83 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bahia | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Santos | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Ceará (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:55, 29 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Boavista
Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Willian Maranhão was a Boavista youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 January 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thiaguinho in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Madureira.
Willian Maranhão subsequently became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first senior goal on 13 September 2017, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home success against Tigres do Brasil, for the year's Copa Rio.[1]
In June 2018, Willian Maranhão was loaned to Série C side Santa Cruz until the end of the tournament.[2] He was a regular starter during his period at the club before terminating his loan deal on 30 August.[3]
Vasco da Gama
On 5 September 2018, Willian Maranhão was presented at Série A side Vasco da Gama,[4] on loan until the end of the year. He made his top tier debut five days later, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Vitória.[5]
On 4 December 2018, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Vasco until the end of 2022.[6] However, he lost his starting spot in the 2019 campaign, and moved out on loan to América Mineiro until the end of the season in May of that year.[7]
Upon returning from loan, Willian Maranhão failed to appear for the club until rescinding his contract in July 2020.[8]
Atlético Goianiense
Shortly after leaving Vasco, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Atlético Goianiense. He immediately became a regular starter, but still left the club on 13 December 2021.[9]
Bahia
On 9 January 2022, Willian Maranhão signed a two-year contract with Bahia, freshly relegated to the second division.[10] He arrived with a first-choice status, but lost his starting spot to fellow new signing Rezende.
Santos
On 25 March 2022, Bahia announced the transfer of Willian Maranhão to Santos, who paid a R$ 500,000 fee for 70% of the player's economic rights.[11] Just hours later, his new club confirmed the deal, with the player signing a contract until December 2024.[12]
Willian Maranhão made his debut for Peixe on 5 April 2022, starting in a 0–1 Copa Sudamericana away loss against Banfield.[13] On 16 July, after just nine matches, he returned to Atlético Goianiense on loan until the end of the year.[14]
On 10 February 2023, Willian Maranhão joined Ceará on loan for the 2023 season.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 29 June 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boavista | 2014 | Série D | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Carioca | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Carioca | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 18 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | 94 | 2 | |||
| Santa Cruz | 2018 | Série C | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Vasco da Gama | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| América Mineiro | 2019 | Série B | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2020 | Série A | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 56 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 83 | 0 | |||
| Bahia | 2022 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Santos | 2022 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Ceará (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 157 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 281 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References
- "Com emoção e virada, Boavista derrota o Tigres e se classifica para a final da Copa Rio" [With emotion and comeback, Boavista defeat Tigres and advance to the final of the Copa Rio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Novo volante do Santa Cruz diz que tem bom poder de marcação" [New defensive midfielder of Santa Cruz says he has good marking ability] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Willian Maranhão rescinde com Santa Cruz e encaminha ida para o Vitória" [Willian Maranhão rescinds with Santa Cruz and set move to Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Após dois treinos, Vasco confirma Willian Maranhão como novo reforço" [After two trainings, Vasco confirm Willian Maranhão as new addition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Online. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Willian Maranhão avalia estreia pelo Vasco e projeta clássico contra o Flamengo" [Willian Maranhão evaluates debut for Vasco and projects derby against Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Vasco renova contrato de Willian Maranhão até o fim de 2022" [Vasco renew contract with Willian Maranhão until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Volante Willian Maranhão é a nova contratação do América" [Defensive midfielder Willian Maranhão is the new signing of América] (in Brazilian Portuguese). América Futebol Clube. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Willian Maranhão tem rescisão com o Vasco publicada no BID da CBF" [Willian Maranhão has rescision with Vasco published at CBF's BID] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Willian Maranhão, Lucão e Ronald deixam o Atlético-GO" [Willian Maranhão, Lucão and Ronald leave Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Novo reforço" [New addition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Volante Willian Maranhão é o novo reforço do Santos FC para a temporada" [Defensive midfielder Willian Maranhão is the new addition of Santos FC for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Santos joga mal e perde do Banfield na estreia do time na Copa Sul-Americana" [Santos play poorly and lose to Banfield on their debut in the Copa Sudamericana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Atlético-GO acerta a contratação de Willian Maranhão, do Santos" [Atlético-GO sign Willian Maranhão, from Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Contratação: Willian Maranhão é o novo reforço do Mais Querido para 2023" [Signing: Willian Maranhão is the new addition of the Mais Querido for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- Willian Maranhão at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
External links
- Willian Maranhão at Sambafoot