Willian (footballer, born 1988)

Willian

Willian with Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Willian Borges da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Ribeirão Pires, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fulham
Number	20
Youth career
1998–2006	Corinthians
2005	→ Mauaense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Corinthians	37	(2)
2007–2013	Shakhtar Donetsk	140	(20)
2013	Anzhi Makhachkala	11	(1)
2013–2020	Chelsea	234	(37)
2020–2021	Arsenal	25	(1)
2021–2022	Corinthians	35	(1)
2022–	Fulham	58	(9)
International career
2007	Brazil U20	12	(0)
2011–2019	Brazil	70	(9)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil Copa América Winner 2019 Brazil South American Youth Championship Winner 2007 Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), known mononymously as Willian, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham.

Willian started his career at Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2007 for a fee of €14 million. In his six years at the club, he won several honours, including four Ukrainian Premier League titles and the UEFA Cup in 2009. In 2013, he briefly signed for Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Chelsea for £30 million, winning the Premier League and League Cup in his second season in England.

Willian made his debut for Brazil in 2011 and has since represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2015 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, and the 2019 Copa América, a tournament Brazil won on home soil.