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Brazilian footballer (born 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Moraes.
Willian Maranhão
Willian Maranhão with Atlético Goianiense in 2021
Personal information
Full name Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes
Date of birth (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Atlético Goianiense
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)
2022–2023 Santos 4 (0)
2022 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 18 (0)
2023 → Ceará (loan) 18 (1)
2024 Avaí 31 (1)
2025– Atlético Goianiense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes (born 14 December 1995), known as Willian Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Atlético Goianiense.

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.

In June 2018, Willian Maranhão was loaned to Série C side Santa Cruz until the end of the tournament. He was a regular starter during his period at the club before terminating his loan deal on 30 August.

Vasco da Gama

On 5 September 2018, Willian Maranhão was presented at Série A side Vasco da Gama, 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.

On 4 December 2018, Willian Maranhão signed a permanent deal with Vasco until the end of 2022. 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.

Upon returning from loan, Willian Maranhão failed to appear for the club until rescinding his contract in July 2020.

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.

Bahia

On 9 January 2022, Willian Maranhão signed a two-year contract with Bahia, freshly relegated to the second division. 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. Just hours later, his new club confirmed the deal, with the player signing a contract until December 2024.

Willian Maranhão made his debut for Peixe on 5 April 2022, starting in a 0–1 Copa Sudamericana away loss against Banfield. On 16 July, after just nine matches, he returned to Atlético Goianiense on loan until the end of the year.

On 10 February 2023, Willian Maranhão joined Ceará on loan for the 2023 season.

Avaí

On 2 January 2024, Maranhão agreed to join Avaí after terminating his contract with Santos.

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2023
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 1 30 1
2015 Carioca — 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2016 Série D 4 0 8 0 — — 4 0 16 0
2017 8 0 7 0 3 0 — 7 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 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 0 9 0
Santos 2022 Série A 4 0 — 1 0 4 0 — 9 0
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2022 Série A 18 0 — — — — 18 0
Ceará (loan) 2023 Série B 18 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 0 21 1
Avaí 2024 Série B 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 165 1 66 0 17 0 9 0 32 2 289 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Boavista

Atlético Goianiense

Ceará

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Novo reforço" [New addition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "Após rescindir com o Santos, Willian Maranhão se apresenta ao Avaí" [After rescinding with Santos, Willian Maranhão presents himself to Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  17. Willian Maranhão at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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